Facts about the war
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Casualties
U.S. military: 46 dead, 15 missing, seven captured
British military: 26 dead, none captured or missing
Iraqi forces: No estimate of military or civilian casualties
— Associated Press
Q&A
Q. Kurdish militiamen have joined with U.S. forces in Iraq. What is the Kurds' religion? Do they have their own language?
A. Most Kurds belong to the Sunni branch of Islam — the same branch as Saddam Hussein and much of Iraq's leadership. The Kurdish language is related to Persian.
Quote
"Sometimes you don't find out who the enemy is until they're shooting at you."
— Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill of the 101st Airborne Division
By the numbers
6 — Iraqi generals captured by coalition forces
17 — missiles launched toward Kuwait from Iraq since the war began
50 — percent of Iraq's population under the age of 15
30 — percent estimated to suffer from malnutrition
100 — degrees is the expected temperatures in south Iraq in June
120 — degrees in July
300 — number of Iraqi men held on suspicion of involvement with Iraqi militias
8,000 — Iraqi prisoners of war
50,000 — U.S. Marines in Iraq
200,000 — tons of food a month needed by Iraq
600,000 — gallons of water arriving per day through new Kuwait-Iraq pipeline
$200,000,000 — amount war has cost Israel, including production losses and security preparations.
Oil prices
New York: Down $1.26, or 4.1 percent, to $29.78 a barrel
London: Down 82 cents, or 3 percent, to $26.36 a barrel
The time
Iraq's time zone is 14 hours ahead of Hawai'i time.
Persian Gulf weather
Tomorrow's forecast:
Baghdad — Day: 88 degrees, partly cloudy. Night: 57 degrees.
Basra — Day: 91 degrees, mostly sunny. Night: 61 degrees.
Kuwait City — Day: 88 degrees, sunny. Night: 60 degrees.
Unit spotlight
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As many as 30 ships arriving from Turkey will unload in the next month. The equipment made a detour to Kuwait after Turkey's government refused to allow passage of U.S. ground troops.
- Motto: "Steadfast and loyal"
- Commanding officer: Maj. Gen. Ray Odierno
- Home base: Fort Hood, Texas
