Sign up to The Irish Times Archive (1859 - 2008)My Account »
Wed 04 Apr 2003WarBriefing
DAY THIRTEEN: At a glance
1. BAGHDAD: Fresh missile strikes hit one of Saddam Hussein's palaces and the Iraqi Olympic Committee, headed by Saddam's eldest son, Uday. US marines shoot dead an unarmed driver and badly wound his passenger at a roadblock. Iraq puts civilian death toll at 653. Saddam, in an address to the nation read by his information minister, calls for a jihad - holy war - against the "invaders."
Choose a Subscription type - required
