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American Morning
War Recap
Aired March 26, 2003 - 07:46 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Now day seven in the war in Iraq, and there's been substantial developments only in the past 12 hours alone.
Renay San Miguel quickly now has a look back at some of the key developments happening now in the area.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
RENAY SAN MIGUEL, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): 8:55 p.m. Eastern, 4:55 a.m. in Iraq, explosions are heard in Baghdad and smoke is seen rising from Iraqi TV buildings and the Ministry of Information. Pentagon sources confirm Iraqi TV was the target of a coalition strike. Iraqi TV satellite signal becomes intermittent, and the station's domestic land signal is off the air for several hours.
11:42, the Associated Press reports a second officer has died from Sunday's grenade attack inside Camp Pennsylvania. The Air Force major died at an Army field hospital in Kuwait, according to the AP.
2:07 a.m., CNN's Kevin Sites reports from Chamchamal in northern Iraq that coalition bombers have been pounding a ridge line in the area and have taken out at least one Iraqi command bunker.
2:56 a.m., CNN's Tom Mintier at CENTCOM headquarters in Qatar reports that the streets of Basra are now quiet. A British spokesman tells Tom that overnight Iraqi troops fired mortars at civilians in Basra to stop an uprising in opposition to Saddam Hussein. British troops used their own mortars and an airstrike to stop the Iraqi troops' mortar fire.
3:10 a.m., CNN's Walter Rodgers, traveling with the 3rd Squadron, 7th Calvary, reports the 7th Cav is getting relatively close to Baghdad, but commanders have stopped their forward progress for the moment. Earlier, Walt reported hostile fire from Iraqi forces, disabled two M1A1 Abrams tanks. No U.S. soldiers were injured.
4:05 a.m., the waterways leading to the port city of Umm Qasr are now clear of mines, according to British officers there. That will clear the way for a British ship bringing food and other humanitarian aid.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
HEMMER: Renay San Miguel over the past 12 hours.
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Aired March 26, 2003 - 07:46 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Now day seven in the war in Iraq, and there's been substantial developments only in the past 12 hours alone.
Renay San Miguel quickly now has a look back at some of the key developments happening now in the area.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
RENAY SAN MIGUEL, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): 8:55 p.m. Eastern, 4:55 a.m. in Iraq, explosions are heard in Baghdad and smoke is seen rising from Iraqi TV buildings and the Ministry of Information. Pentagon sources confirm Iraqi TV was the target of a coalition strike. Iraqi TV satellite signal becomes intermittent, and the station's domestic land signal is off the air for several hours.
11:42, the Associated Press reports a second officer has died from Sunday's grenade attack inside Camp Pennsylvania. The Air Force major died at an Army field hospital in Kuwait, according to the AP.
2:07 a.m., CNN's Kevin Sites reports from Chamchamal in northern Iraq that coalition bombers have been pounding a ridge line in the area and have taken out at least one Iraqi command bunker.
2:56 a.m., CNN's Tom Mintier at CENTCOM headquarters in Qatar reports that the streets of Basra are now quiet. A British spokesman tells Tom that overnight Iraqi troops fired mortars at civilians in Basra to stop an uprising in opposition to Saddam Hussein. British troops used their own mortars and an airstrike to stop the Iraqi troops' mortar fire.
3:10 a.m., CNN's Walter Rodgers, traveling with the 3rd Squadron, 7th Calvary, reports the 7th Cav is getting relatively close to Baghdad, but commanders have stopped their forward progress for the moment. Earlier, Walt reported hostile fire from Iraqi forces, disabled two M1A1 Abrams tanks. No U.S. soldiers were injured.
4:05 a.m., the waterways leading to the port city of Umm Qasr are now clear of mines, according to British officers there. That will clear the way for a British ship bringing food and other humanitarian aid.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
HEMMER: Renay San Miguel over the past 12 hours.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.
