Facts about the war
Advertiser Staff
Casualties
U.S. military: 105 dead, 11 missing and seven captured
British military: 31 dead
Iraqi forces: Coalition commanders estimate at least 3,000 Iraqi solders have been killed in the defense of Baghdad.
— Advertiser news services
Q & A
Q. What is the system of officers' ranks in the different branches of service?
A. The Army, Air Force and Marines use the same rankings for officers, with general being the highest designation, followed by lieutenant general, major general, brigadier general, colonel, lieutenant colonel, major, captain, first lieutenant and second lieutenant. For the Navy and Coast Guard, it's admiral, vice admiral, rear admiral upper half, rear admiral lower half, captain, commander, lieutenant commander, lieutenant, lieutenant junior grade, and ensign.
Quote
"We are suffering here, and our children are suffering over there, and essentially it's two wars — my son over there and me, fighting my anxiety here."
— Jose Hernandez of Alton, Texas, father of Army Spc. Edgar Hernandez, 21, who is listed as a POW.
BY THE NUMBERS
4 — U.S. Marines wounded by suicide bomber yesterday
10 — Iraqi Republican Army divisions remain in major cities
19 — Iraqi tanks remaining
2,600 — Iraqi tanks before start of war
40,000 — Turkish troops massed along northern Iraqi border
70,000 — Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq
80,000 — Iraqi troops between Baghdad and the northern border
112 billion — barrels in Iraq's total proven crude reserves
OIL PRICES
New York: Down $1.39, or 4.8 percent, to $27.46 a barrel. It was the biggest one-day decline since March 19 and lowest closing price since March 21.
London: Down 78 cents, or 3.1 percent, to $24.47 a barrel, the lowest closing price since March 21
The time
Iraq is 14 hours ahead of Hawai'i time.
Persian Gulf weather
Tomorrow's forecast:
Baghdad — Day: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Night: 54 degrees.
Basra — Day: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Night: 63 degrees.
Kuwait City — Day: 88 degrees, partly cloudy. Night: 60 degrees.
Unit spotlight
332nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron
"The Tip of the Spear"
The 332nd's A-10 Thunderbolt II tank-killers destroyed nearly all of Iraq's tanks, smoothing the path for ground troops and eliminating one of Iraq's most lethal military assets. "Warthog,"a two-engine warplane, can maneuver at low altitudes and blast tanks with AGM Maverick missiles and a Gatling gun that can fire 3,900 rounds per minute.
Home base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait
