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03-21-2003, 12:33 PM
1825 GMT - Fighting has been reported near the Iraqi-Iranian border involving Kurdish forces.
1821 GMT - Reports from Baghdad say that one of the largest explosions of the air campaign March 21 was seen at the Project 2000 National Command Bunker in Baghdad.
1818 GMT - Stratfor sources outside RAF Fairford Air Force Base report that six B-52s are still on the ground and have not yet armed. Also, the sources say the level of activity at Fairford is fairly calm at the moment.
1815 GMT - Reports of C-130s taking off from Kuwaiti airfields in the hour before the air attacks on Baghdad suggest the MOAB fuel-air bomb might be used in the attacks. The MOAB is only deployed from C-130 aircraft.
1809 GMT - Anti-aircraft fire and explosions are being reported in Kirkuk, according Haaretz.
1806 GMT - Reports are coming in from various sources that the vice presidential palace and various administration buildings have been stuck in Baghdad. Ten major buildings have been destroyed in two minutes.
1802 GMT - News footage shows large amounts of air ordnance being dropped over Baghdad.
1802 GMT - Coalition planes engaged in the bombing of Baghdad and other Iraqi cities
are currently using Turkish air space, Pentagon officials said.
1755 GMT - At least two targets located in Baghdad's suburbs have been hit by bombs.
1747 GMT - The USS Bunker Hill has launched eight cruise missiles toward Iraq, Britain's ITV has reported.
1734 GMT - Mosul is currently being bombed, Al Jazeera reports.
1730 GMT - Explosions have been reported to the west of Baghdad near presidential
palaces and Republican Guard bases.
1730 GMT - Another second Marine from the 1st MEU was killed in combat, with another injured, U.S. defense officials confirmed. The Marines took fire during an operation near Rumaila.
1726 GMT - Pentagon officials have reportedly said, "This is A-Day" -- the beginning of the major air campaign against Iraq.
1712 GMT - Anti-aircraft fire has been reported in parts of Baghdad
1821 GMT - Reports from Baghdad say that one of the largest explosions of the air campaign March 21 was seen at the Project 2000 National Command Bunker in Baghdad.
1818 GMT - Stratfor sources outside RAF Fairford Air Force Base report that six B-52s are still on the ground and have not yet armed. Also, the sources say the level of activity at Fairford is fairly calm at the moment.
1815 GMT - Reports of C-130s taking off from Kuwaiti airfields in the hour before the air attacks on Baghdad suggest the MOAB fuel-air bomb might be used in the attacks. The MOAB is only deployed from C-130 aircraft.
1809 GMT - Anti-aircraft fire and explosions are being reported in Kirkuk, according Haaretz.
1806 GMT - Reports are coming in from various sources that the vice presidential palace and various administration buildings have been stuck in Baghdad. Ten major buildings have been destroyed in two minutes.
1802 GMT - News footage shows large amounts of air ordnance being dropped over Baghdad.
1802 GMT - Coalition planes engaged in the bombing of Baghdad and other Iraqi cities
are currently using Turkish air space, Pentagon officials said.
1755 GMT - At least two targets located in Baghdad's suburbs have been hit by bombs.
1747 GMT - The USS Bunker Hill has launched eight cruise missiles toward Iraq, Britain's ITV has reported.
1734 GMT - Mosul is currently being bombed, Al Jazeera reports.
1730 GMT - Explosions have been reported to the west of Baghdad near presidential
palaces and Republican Guard bases.
1730 GMT - Another second Marine from the 1st MEU was killed in combat, with another injured, U.S. defense officials confirmed. The Marines took fire during an operation near Rumaila.
1726 GMT - Pentagon officials have reportedly said, "This is A-Day" -- the beginning of the major air campaign against Iraq.
1712 GMT - Anti-aircraft fire has been reported in parts of Baghdad