War briefing

Khazar

* U.S. warplanes bomb Iraqi troop positions.

Mosul

*Kurdish fighters and U.S. Special Forces close in on Mosul, as allied aircraft bomb areas nearby.

Baghdad

* The Army’s 3rd Infantry Division secures part of Saddam International Airport; 1st Marine Expeditionary Force pushes northwest along the Tigris River toward the capital

* Power outage darkens most of city as bombing continues.

Numaniyah

*Marines consolidate control of town, setting up checkpoints, securing main bridge and searching for Iraqi fighters.

Al Kut

* Marines repulse suicide charge of about a dozen Iraqi fighters and defeat Republican Guards. At least 60 Iraqis surrender.

Najaf

*101st Airborne Division allows Iraqi opposition leader to blow up statue of Saddam Hussein.

Basra

* British troops establish first camp inside the city.