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3,000 sites in Iraq identified for bomb attack WASHINGTON, MARCH 21. Finding the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq digging in and defiant and with the "right'' people not coming forward to surrender, the United States military has started the "shock and awe'' campaign. A massive air assault on ... 
U.S. seizes crucial airfieldsWASHINGTON, MARCH 21. The Pentagon here has announced that the American forces have seized crucial airfields in western Iraq, known as H-2 and H-3, without much resistance. And the Defence Department has claimed that hundreds of Iraqis were ... Blair admits `deep divisions' LONDON, MARCH 21. At the end of the first day of the war, denounced here by critics as a "day of shame'' for Britain, with eight British troops already killed, the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, admitted that the country was deeply divided over his ... Allies seek to capture southern oil fields MANAMA (BAHRAIN), MARCH 21. Surprised by the Iraqi retaliation with missiles on Thursday but keen not to lose the military initiative, U.S. and Britain have taken the risk of launching their ground offensive ahead of schedule. On the second day ... Russia warns of global instability MOSCOW, MARCH 21.The war in Iraq is fraught with a global political fallout, the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has warned. ``The crisis has gone beyond the framework a regional conflict and has today become a potential source of instability ... Arab regimes worried over reaction MANAMA (BAHRAIN), MARCH 21. While the start of the U.S. military campaign against Iraq has triggered some street protests in Egypt, Syria and Lebanon, the bombing is yet to stir the "Arab street". In the Persian Gulf countries — most of ... Iraq casts shadow over E.U. summit BRUSSELS, MARCH 21.Friday's summit of the15 European Union heads of Government is widely rated as the "frostiest" of its kind in background of the current British-French rancour, which spoiled the mood at summit dinner hosted by Greece. ... Ricin found at Paris railway station PARIS, MARCH 21. Police in France discovered two vials of the deadly poison ricin in a locker at Paris' Gare de Lyon train station. The vials were found during scheduled searches of luggage lockers at railway stations under the reinforced ... Ending infiltration into J&K is our key goal: Rocca WASHINGTON, MARCH 21.One of the greatest challenges in advancing the American goals of ``moderation, stability and development'' in South Asia ``is the continuing tension between India and Pakistan, primarily over Kashmir'', says the U.S. ... Other Stories
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