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Coalition Forces Surround Baghdad, Friendly Fire Kills 10

Aired April 06, 2003 - 09:17   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.


HEIDI COLLINS, ANCHOR: Let's take a minute now to recap the major war developments over the last few hours. Here's Leon Harris.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

LEON HARRIS, ANCHOR (voice-over): 1:14 a.m., CNN's Rym Brahimi reports that Baghdad residents endured another night of heavy bombing, this as Iraqi authorities announce that all entrances to Baghdad will be closed from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., effective Sunday night.

1:55 a.m., CNN's Martin Savidge reports Marines are slowly moving through the southeast suburbs of Baghdad and says he has seen a burned-out U.S. tank and a lot of Iraqi bodies, evidence that forward elements are seeing heavy resistance.

3:13 a.m. From CNN's Kathleen Koch, Pentagon officials say that U.S. forces will operate when they want, where they want, despite any closure of entrances to Baghdad.

5:40 a.m., Tom Mintier reports the body guard of Chemical Ali, a top Hussein aide accused of gassing villagers in 1988, has been found dead in the rubble of an air strike that destroyed Ali's home. There's no word of Ali's fate.

6:33 a.m., CNN's James Martone reports from northern Iraq, where the BBC reports a U.S. warplane mistakenly dropped a bomb on a U.S.- Kurdish convoy. The report says at least ten people died and many more were injured.

6:36 a.m., Iraq's information minister says in fighting around Baghdad's international airport, Iraqi forces killed 50 coalition troops and destroyed or severely damaged 16 tanks.

7:01 a.m., U.S. Central Command says the coalition force is growing stronger every day and that the outcome of Operation Iraqi Freedom is not in doubt.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

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Aired April 6, 2003 - 09:17   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
HEIDI COLLINS, ANCHOR: Let's take a minute now to recap the major war developments over the last few hours. Here's Leon Harris.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

LEON HARRIS, ANCHOR (voice-over): 1:14 a.m., CNN's Rym Brahimi reports that Baghdad residents endured another night of heavy bombing, this as Iraqi authorities announce that all entrances to Baghdad will be closed from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., effective Sunday night.

1:55 a.m., CNN's Martin Savidge reports Marines are slowly moving through the southeast suburbs of Baghdad and says he has seen a burned-out U.S. tank and a lot of Iraqi bodies, evidence that forward elements are seeing heavy resistance.

3:13 a.m. From CNN's Kathleen Koch, Pentagon officials say that U.S. forces will operate when they want, where they want, despite any closure of entrances to Baghdad.

5:40 a.m., Tom Mintier reports the body guard of Chemical Ali, a top Hussein aide accused of gassing villagers in 1988, has been found dead in the rubble of an air strike that destroyed Ali's home. There's no word of Ali's fate.

6:33 a.m., CNN's James Martone reports from northern Iraq, where the BBC reports a U.S. warplane mistakenly dropped a bomb on a U.S.- Kurdish convoy. The report says at least ten people died and many more were injured.

6:36 a.m., Iraq's information minister says in fighting around Baghdad's international airport, Iraqi forces killed 50 coalition troops and destroyed or severely damaged 16 tanks.

7:01 a.m., U.S. Central Command says the coalition force is growing stronger every day and that the outcome of Operation Iraqi Freedom is not in doubt.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com