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| GROUND WAR |
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• Baghdad airport: The United States has a "substantial number of forces" holding Baghdad's international airport, 12 miles outside the city center, but they are still facing sporadic resistance there, Maj. Gen. Stanley McChrystal said Friday. Full Story | Gallery: Airport battle
• Saddam on TV: Videotape aired Friday by Lebanese Broadcasting Corp. showed a man who appeared to be Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein walking through the streets of Baghdad in the midst of an excited, cheering crowd. Hussein made reference to the downing of a helicopter in the war, suggesting he survived a coalition air strike. Full story |  Video
• Special guard: U.S. troops may have encountered elements of the elite Special Republican Guard at the airport after battling past the Republican Guard units, a U.S. official said. Special Republican Guard
• Heavy fighting: CNN Correspondent Walter Rodgers, embedded with the U.S. Army's 7th Cavalry near the airport, said U.S. M1A1 Abrams tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles punched through the Iraqi resistance, fighting back against ambushes from both sides of the road in what Rodgers described as a "substantial push through a free-fire zone."
Full Story | 3D model: M1A1 Abrams tank
• Republican Guard surrender: Some 2,500 Iraqi soldiers with the Republican Guard's Baghdad Division have surrendered to U.S. Marines between Kut and Baghdad, said Capt. Frank Thorp, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command.
• Checkpoint bombing: Three coalition soldiers were killed and two wounded in a car bomb attack at a western Iraq checkpoint overnight Friday, according to U.S. Central Command. Officials said a pregnant woman got out of a car and began screaming in fear at the checkpoint approximately 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Haditha Dam. The woman and the car's driver also were killed. Full Story
• Khazar captured: Kurdish forces captured the town of Khazar in northern Iraq Friday after more than a day of fighting. Coalition special operations forces in white Land Rovers were seen spotting targets for airstrikes and after several hours of bombing, Iraqi soldiers retreated and Kurdish forces -- known as Peshmerga or "those who face death" -- moved in. Full Story
• Iraq supply route: U.S. Marines were guarding a major highway south of Baghdad Friday to keep the route open for the transport of ammunition, food and other supplies, CNN's Art Harris reported.
• Iraqi informer: An Iraqi man who helped U.S. Marines plan the rescue of Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch has been granted refugee status and has been described by the Marines as a "hero." Full Story
Gallery: War photos | Map: Troop movements
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• Baghdad bombed: Coalition forces unleashed a barrage of air attacks on the Iraqi capital Friday as ground forces closed in. Anti-aircraft fire was visible over the city, a day after the lights went out. Full Story
• Mosul bombing: Heavy bombing could be heard Friday from the direction of Mosul, said CNN crews near the northern Iraqi city.
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• Coalition: 81 coalition deaths reported.
List of coalition fatalities
• Iraq: The Iraqi government has not released any military casualty details but has said that 420 civilians have been killed. CNN cannot independently verify Iraq's numbers.
• Journalist killed: Atlantic Monthly editor-at-large Michael Kelly was killed Thursday, the first U.S. journalist to die in Iraq.
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• Missing or captured: Seven U.S. troops are being held as POWs, and 15 are listed as missing in action.
Coalition POWs/MIAs
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Rodgers: Treating wounded Iraqi
Gupta: Docs grasp war through wounded
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• Food found: A food distribution complex seized Wednesday by coalition forces in Basra contained massive amounts of food. Also found were large quantities of cash and documents. Coalition officials said they hope the documents will help smooth out the food distribution process in this food-deprived city. 
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