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Monday, April 14, 2003

Tikrit palace
CNN - War Tracker: "U.S. Marines have secured the presidential palace in Tikrit, said U.S. Central Command spokesman Army Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks on Monday morning. He added that the Tikrit fighting was the only "significant combat action" in the past 24 hours.
? Treated well: Seven American POWs rescued by U.S. Marines said they were treated well during their captivity but were constantly afraid they might be killed, The Washington Post reported Monday. Full Story
? Oil fields: All oil fields in Iraq are now under coalition control, Brooks said Monday.
? Iraqi most wanted: U.S. Central Command spokesman Capt. Frank Thorp confirmed Monday that the two of the 55 most wanted Iraqi leaders in U.S. military custody. But he told CNN that the coalition was "leaving it up in the air as to whether or not those are the only two of the 55 we have in custody, or maybe we have some others."
? Kut cleanup: Blasts resonated through Kut Sunday, the same day U.S. Marines peacefully took control of the city, as U.S. forces exploded thousands of mortar rounds, water-propelled grenades and long-range artillery shells left behind by Iraqi soldiers.
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