Facts about the war
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Casualties
U.S. military: 114 dead, five missing and seven captured
British military: 31 dead
Iraq: Coalition commanders estimate at least 3,000 Iraqi solders have been killed in the defense of Baghdad. There is no reliable estimate of Iraqi civilian deaths.
Q&A
Q. What is the U.S. responsibility for keeping the peace in lawless Baghdad?
A. The United States and its allies are viewed by the international community as occupying powers in Iraq. Thus, the Geneva Conventions apply. That document, adopted in 1949 by most countries including the United States, says occupying powers must make sure that:
- All institutions devoted to the care and education of children are working.
- Food and medicine gets to the local population, hospitals are running and medical workers are free to do their jobs.
By the numbers
40 — percent of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq who died in incidents unrelated to direct enemy fire
310 — suicide-bomb vests found in a Baghdad elementary school
1,000 — U.S. paratroopers arrive in northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk
2,000 — British troops returning to England
1,200 — American police and judicial officers sent to Iraq
11,000 — protesters in Paris yesterday demanding withdrawal of U.S.-led forces from Iraq
24,000 — pounds of medical supplies sent by Kuwait to Baghdad
170,000 — artifacts, some dating to 5,000 B.C., looted from Iraq's National Museum
Oil prices
New York: Up 68 cents, or 2.5 percent, to $28.14 a barrel.
London: Up 28 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $24.75 a barrel.
The time
Iraq is 14 hours ahead of Hawai'i time.
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Persian Gulf weather
Monday's forecast:
Baghdad — Day: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Night: 61 degrees.
Basra — Day: 90 degrees, mostly sunny. Night: 67 degrees.
Kuwait City — Day: 89 degrees, mostly sunny. Night: 64 degrees.
Unit spotlight
3rd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment
"Widowmakers"
About 1,200 soldiers from the 502nd entered the southern section of Baghdad on Friday. They swooped in by helicopter air assault to help the Army's 3rd Infantry Division and the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force clear the city of remnants of Iraqi forces and to bring order even as looting and lawlessness gripped parts of Baghdad since Saddam Hussein's regime collapsed.
- Home base: Fort Campbell, Ky.
- Commanding officer: Lt. Col. Chris Holden
