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Summary.     Click for More > U.S troops enter Baghdad British taking control of Basra Baghdad falls to US forces
Apr.1  Iraq  Major ground offensive towards Baghdad
 Iraq  Saddam a no-show for address
Apr.2  Southern Philippines  Wharf bomb kills 16
 Baghdad  U.S. forces within 25 miles of Baghdad
 Iraq  2 US aircraft downed over Iraq
Apr.4   Baghdad
Apr.5  Switzerland  WHO: SARS cases over 2,400
 Baghdad  U.S. troops fighting in Baghdad
Apr.6  Kurdistan  Friendly fire attack kills 18
 Iraq  British found body of 'Chemical Ali'
 Baghdad  US troops attack central Baghdad
Apr.7   Southern Iraq
 Iraq  Airstrike targets senior Iraqi officials
Apr.8  Baghdad  Fierce battles erupt in Baghdad
 Baghdad  U.S. says Baghdad resistance crumbling
Apr.9   Baghdad  
  A looting breaks out amid scenes of jubilation. U.S. troops tear down a statue of Saddam
  Baghdad     Statue falls, Saddam's regime in disarray  The toppling of a giant bronze statue in Baghdad is being greeted as the symbolic crumbling of Saddam Hussein's regime  London  Concorde services to end October Apr.10  Iraq  Clerics killed at Shiite shrine Apr.11   Kurdistan Chaos as Mosul falls to Kurds  Baghdad  U.S. issues Iraqi 'most-wanted' list  Yemen  Cole bomb suspects in jailbreak  Baghdad  Baghdad descends into chaos Apr.12  Iraq  Saddam aide surrenders  Baghdad  US pledges to control looters Apr.13   Sunni Triangle US rescues soldiers held by Iraq Apr.14   Sunni Triangle U.S. troops sweep into Tikrit   Syria Pressure mounts on Syria  San Francisco Bay Area  Laci Peterson, infant bodies found Apr.15  Baghdad  Meeting for new civil authority  Iraq  U.S. captures Abu Abbas Apr.16  Greece  Violence erupts near EU summit  Washington  End Iraq sanctions, says Bush Apr.17  Washington  Powell plans visit to Syria  Sunni Triangle  Saddam's half-brother 'captured' Apr.18  Beijing  China hid SARS patients  North Korea  N. Korea 'reprocessing fuel rods' Apr.19  Hong Kong  12 more people have died from SARS  Texas  Former POWs return to bases Apr.20  Beijing  Heads roll over SARS spread  Iraq  Saddam son-in-law surrenders Apr.21  Iraq  Clerics challenge US rule  Iraq  U.S. arrests former Iraq PM Apr.22   Iraq Shiite pilgrims flock to Karbala  Nigeria  Obasanjo won re-election by landslide Apr.23  China  WHO increases SARS travel warnings Apr.24   Iraq Deputy PM Tariq Aziz in custody Apr.25  USA  American Airlines saved from the brink Apr.26  Iraq  14 feared dead in ammo blast Apr.27   Beijing SARS closes Beijing venues  Argentina  Vote goes to run-off Apr.28  San Francisco Bay Area  Apple launches online music service  Baghdad  Interim government to start within month  Iraq  Ex-oil minister gives up Apr.29  Sunni Triangle  Shootout kills 'at least 15'  Tel Aviv  Four dead in terror bombing Apr.30   Israel     New Mid-East peace plan launched  International mediators have presented their 'roadmap' to Sharon and Mahmoud Abbas  Turkey  Scores dead in quake


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Major ground offensive towards Baghdad  Offensive is against at least 2 Republican Guard divisions, the Medina and Baghdad Saddam a no-show for address Wharf bomb kills 16 U.S. forces within 25 miles of Baghdad 2 US aircraft downed over Iraq U.S troops enter Baghdad

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April 1 ... more > Top ^

Apr.1  Baghdad  U.S. braces for battle of Baghdad
 Florida  Plane hijacked in Cuba lands in Key West
  Iraq  
  Iraq

April 2 ... more > Top ^

Apr.2   Southern Philippines
  Baghdad
 Hong Kong  WHO issues HK virus travel warning
 Iraq  U.S. troops within 15 miles of Baghdad
  Iraq
 Iraq  Torture chamber found

April 3 ... more > Top ^

Apr.3  China  WHO reaches virus epicenter
 Baghdad  Army within 12 miles of Baghdad center
 Baghdad  Baghdad airport attacked
 Baghdad  Baghdad pounded

April 4 ... more > Top ^

Apr.4  Sunni Triangle  5 die in 'suicide attack'
 Iraq  Saddam: Fight with what you have
  Baghdad  
  U.S. soldiers and tanks are operating inside the city on a reconnaissance mission

April 5 ... more > Top ^

Apr.5  Baghdad  U.S. troops reach Baghdad center   Switzerland WHO: SARS cases over 2,400   Baghdad U.S. troops fighting in Baghdad  Honduras  At least 94 dead in jail riot  Iraq  Republican Guard 'finished'  Iraq  Aid concern over civilian toll

April 6 ... more > Top ^

Apr.6   Kurdistan Friendly fire attack kills 18  Congo  U.N. probe: almost 1000 dead in raids  Southern Iraq  UK troops storm Basra  Baghdad  Baghdad surrounded  Southern Iraq  'Large parts' of Basra under UK control   Iraq   British found body of 'Chemical Ali'  A notorious general was a cousin of Saddam and the most trusted advisor   Baghdad   US troops attack central Baghdad  US forces had control of the centre of the city and the heart of the Iraqi government structure

April 7 ... more > Top ^

Apr.7  Iraq  'Desertions' among Saddam troops  Siberia  School fire kills 22   Southern Iraq   British taking control of Basra
  British forces are setting up a base inside Iraq's second-largest city. 3 British soldiers were killed
 Iraq  Drums may be chemical weapons materials  Northern Ireland  Bush, Blair see U.N. advisor role   Iraq   Airstrike targets senior Iraqi officials  The U.S. military dropped 4 2,000-pound bombs on a building in a residential neighborhood of Baghdad  USA  Syracuse won its first NCAA national title  Baghdad  US expands Baghdad control

April 8 ... more > Top ^

Apr.8   Baghdad Fierce battles erupt in Baghdad  Baghdad  U.S. strikes at heart of Baghdad   Baghdad U.S. says Baghdad resistance crumbling  Pakistan  Bin Laden tape urges suicide attacks  Gaza  Israeli airstrikes kill 6

April 9 ... more > Top ^

Apr.9   Baghdad   Baghdad falls to US forces
  A looting breaks out amid scenes of jubilation. U.S. troops tear down a statue of Saddam
 France  France, UK back U.N. role in Iraq   Baghdad     Statue falls, Saddam's regime in disarray
  The toppling of a giant bronze statue in Baghdad is being greeted as the symbolic crumbling of Saddam Hussein's regime
  London Concorde services to end October  Iraq  Aid plea as chaos threatens  Baghdad  Fighting flares up in Baghdad  North Caucasus  Deaf school blaze kills 28

April 10 ... more > Top ^

Apr.10  Kurdistan  Saddam statue tumbles in Kirkuk   Iraq Clerics killed at Shiite shrine  Kurdistan  Northern Iraq cities falling  Northern Iraq  US troops heading for Mosul

April 11 ... more > Top ^

Apr.11   Kurdistan   Chaos as Mosul falls to Kurds
  Widespread looting has broken out, after the Iraqi army abandoned the city. People picking up banknotes from the street
  Baghdad     U.S. issues Iraqi 'most-wanted' list  Saddam Hussein is the 'ace of spades' in a 55-card deck of the list of Iraqi officials who may be pursued, killed or captured   Yemen Cole bomb suspects in jailbreak   Baghdad Baghdad descends into chaos  Sunni Triangle  Battle looming at Tikrit  Cuba  Ferry hijackers executed  Kurdistan  Kurds start to leave Kirkuk  Iraq  Battle to restore law and order

April 12 ... more > Top ^

Apr.12   Iraq     Saddam aide surrenders  Saddam's chief scientific adviser General Amir al-Saadi is the first from a list of 55 high ranking officials wanted by the U.S.  Iraq  Nerve agent traces found   Baghdad US pledges to control looters  Hungary  Yes to EU  Sunni Triangle  Tikrit appears abandoned  Nigeria  Vote in key test for civilian rule

April 13 ... more > Top ^

Apr.13   Sunni Triangle   US rescues soldiers held by Iraq
  Marines came across the prisoners near the town of Samarra while moving up the highway towards Tikrit
 Sunni Triangle  US forces enter Tikrit  Sunni Triangle  Battle begins for Tikrit  US Georgia  Weir wins Masters title  Sunni Triangle  US forces seize central Tikrit

April 14 ... more > Top ^

Apr.14   Sunni Triangle   U.S. troops sweep into Tikrit
  The fight over Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit was the only "significant" combat action going on
  Syria     Pressure mounts on Syria
  U.S. and British are accusing Syria of developing chemical weapons and warning not to harbor members of Saddam's regime
  San Francisco Bay Area Laci Peterson, infant bodies found  Iraq  Divided Iraqis to hold post-war talks

April 15 ... more > Top ^

Apr.15   Baghdad Meeting for new civil authority  Netherlands  Fortuyn killer jailed for 18 years   Iraq   U.S. captures Abu Abbas  A convicted Palestinian terrorist masterminded the 1985 hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro  Gulf  Gulf states warn US over Syria

April 16 ... more > Top ^

Apr.16   Greece Violence erupts near EU summit  Northern Iraq  U.S. Troops working to calm Mosul  North Korea  Breakthrough on N Korean talks  Italy  Italy wants Abu Abbas   Washington End Iraq sanctions, says Bush  Philadelphia  Jordan's career ends with 15 points  Syria  U.S.: Ex-Iraqi intel chief in Syria  Greece  EU leaders build bridges over Iraq

April 17 ... more > Top ^

Apr.17   Washington Powell plans visit to Syria   Sunni Triangle Saddam's half-brother 'captured'  England  Billionaire Getty dies  Iraq  1,000-man team to hunt for WMD  Egypt  Egypt, Syria urge quick pullout  Malaysia  Anwar loses appeal  San Francisco Bay Area  Bechtel wins giant Iraq contract

April 18 ... more > Top ^

Apr.18   Beijing     China hid SARS patients  Authorities have gone to staggering lengths to hide patients from visiting World Health Organization inspectors   North Korea N. Korea 'reprocessing fuel rods'  Iraq  Protesters denounce 'occupation'  Washington  N. Korea move puts talks in jeopardy  Saudi Arabia  Iraq's neighbours urge US withdrawal

April 19 ... more > Top ^

Apr.19   Hong Kong 12 more people have died from SARS  Nigeria  Landmark poll closes  Germany  Rescued U.S. POWs homeward bound   Texas Former POWs return to bases  Gaza  Israeli troops storm Rafah camp  Vatican  Pope leads Catholics into Easter

April 20 ... more > Top ^

Apr.20   Beijing Heads roll over SARS spread  Nigeria  Obasanjo leads in vote  San Marino  Schumacher wins GP after mother dies   Iraq Saddam son-in-law surrenders  Iraq  Gen. Garner, Iraq's interim leader, flies in

April 21 ... more > Top ^

Apr.21  Baghdad  Interim 'leader' tours Baghdad  Hong Kong  HK hopeful on SARS outbreak effort   Iraq Clerics challenge US rule   Iraq U.S. arrests former Iraq PM  China  China facing big SARS spread - WHO  Bangladesh  Scores dead in ferries

April 22 ... more > Top ^

Apr.22   Iraq   Shiite pilgrims flock to Karbala
  Exuberant Shiite Muslims are reviving a religious tradition that was not allowed under Saddam Hussein
  Nigeria   Obasanjo won re-election by landslide  Obasanjo leading with 60% of the vote. The vote was marred by charges of massive fraud  UN Security Council  Blix, U.S. dispute inspectors' role in Iraq  Washington  US signals action against France

April 23 ... more > Top ^

Apr.23   China     WHO increases SARS travel warnings  The World Health Organization is urging people to avoid unnecessary trips to Shanxi Province, Beijing and Toronto, Ontario  West Bank  Compromise in Arafat Cabinet standoff  Iraq  Pilgrims flood Karbala on final holy day  Iraq  3 more Iraqi officials seized  Beijing  Hospital sealed off  Israel  Suicide bomber kills 1, wounds 14

April 24 ... more > Top ^

Apr.24   Iraq   Deputy PM Tariq Aziz in custody
  Aziz was often the public face of the regime on the international stage. He was No. 43 on the list of the most-wanted Iraqis
 China  Number of new SARS cases soars  North Korea  N. Korea 'admits having nukes'

April 25 ... more > Top ^

Apr.25  Beijing  Mass SARS quarantine   USA American Airlines saved from the brink  Washington  Bush might announce end to Iraqi combat  Kazakhstan  Rocket Soyuz blasts off

April 26 ... more > Top ^

Apr.26   Iraq   14 feared dead in ammo blast  Hundreds of Iraqis protested against the U.S. after a cache of Iraqi weapons exploded, destroying at least 4 houses  Malaysia  Asia leaders meet over SARS crisis  Germany  Bayern clinches Bundesliga title  Beijing  Cinemas closed over SARS  Iraq  US testing Iraq chemical find  Indonesia  11 injured in blast at Jakarta airport

April 27 ... more > Top ^

Apr.27  Washington  Rumsfeld: U.S. focusing on Iraq's future  Baghdad  US arrests 'Baghdad mayor'   Beijing     SARS closes Beijing venues
  Authorities ordered the temporary closure of theaters and libraries and suspended the approval of marriages
  Argentina Vote goes to run-off  South Korea  S. Korea presses 'nuclear' North  Vietnam  Vietnam praised for SARS victory

April 28 ... more > Top ^

Apr.28  North Korea  Don't meddle, N. Korea warns Seoul  Iraq  Garner to Iraqis: Embrace freedom   San Francisco Bay Area   Apple launches online music service  iTunes Music Store draws from all 5 major record labels in offering 200,000 songs at 99 cents a download   Baghdad Interim government to start within month   Iraq Ex-oil minister gives up  North Korea  N. Korea: U.S. needs to act

April 29 ... more > Top ^

Apr.29   Sunni Triangle   Shootout kills 'at least 15'  At least another 53 injured during a gunfight with U.S. troops in the town of Fallujah  Saudi Arabia  US pulls out of Saudi Arabia  Thailand  Asia adopts SARS war plan   Tel Aviv     Four dead in terror bombing  A guard at a beachfront cafe blocked a suicide bomber, but the bomber blew himself up at the cafe's door  Beijing  SARS: Beijing faces critical week

April 30 ... more > Top ^

Apr.30   Israel     New Mid-East peace plan launched
  International mediators have presented their 'roadmap' to Sharon and Mahmoud Abbas
 England  'Saddam letter' urges resistance  West Bank  Bomb 'message to Abu Mazen'  Jerusalem  Changes sought to Mideast road map  Pakistan  Top al Qaeda operative arrested   Turkey Scores dead in quake

Major ground offensive towards Baghdad  Offensive is against at least 2 Republican Guard divisions, the Medina and Baghdad U.S. forces within 25 miles of Baghdad 2 US aircraft downed over Iraq U.S troops enter Baghdad



World, April 2003 War & Army Timeline ... See World War & Army timeline Top ^
2003
Apr.1  Baghdad  U.S. braces for battle of Baghdad
Apr.1   Iraq
Apr.2   Baghdad
Apr.2  Iraq  U.S. troops within 15 miles of Baghdad
Apr.2   Iraq
Apr.3  Baghdad  Army within 12 miles of Baghdad center
Apr.3  Baghdad  Baghdad airport attacked
Apr.3  Baghdad  Baghdad pounded
Apr.4  Sunni Triangle  5 die in 'suicide attack'
Apr.4  Iraq  Saddam: Fight with what you have
Apr.4   Baghdad
  U.S. soldiers and tanks are operating inside the city on a reconnaissance mission
Apr.5  Baghdad  U.S. troops reach Baghdad center Apr.5   Baghdad U.S. troops fighting in Baghdad Apr.5  Iraq  Republican Guard 'finished' Apr.6   Kurdistan Friendly fire attack kills 18 Apr.6  Southern Iraq  UK troops storm Basra Apr.6  Baghdad  Baghdad surrounded Apr.6  Southern Iraq  'Large parts' of Basra under UK control Apr.6   Iraq British found body of 'Chemical Ali'  A notorious general was a cousin of Saddam and the most trusted advisor Apr.6   Baghdad US troops attack central Baghdad  US forces had control of the centre of the city and the heart of the Iraqi government structure Apr.7  Iraq  'Desertions' among Saddam troops Apr.7   Southern Iraq British taking control of Basra
  British forces are setting up a base inside Iraq's second-largest city. 3 British soldiers were killed
Apr.7  Iraq  Drums may be chemical weapons materials Apr.7   Iraq Airstrike targets senior Iraqi officials  The U.S. military dropped 4 2,000-pound bombs on a building in a residential neighborhood of Baghdad Apr.7  Baghdad  US expands Baghdad control Apr.8   Baghdad Fierce battles erupt in Baghdad Apr.8  Baghdad  U.S. strikes at heart of Baghdad Apr.8   Baghdad U.S. says Baghdad resistance crumbling Apr.8  Gaza  Israeli airstrikes kill 6 Apr.9   Baghdad Baghdad falls to US forces
  A looting breaks out amid scenes of jubilation. U.S. troops tear down a statue of Saddam
Apr.9  Baghdad  Fighting flares up in Baghdad Apr.10  Kurdistan  Northern Iraq cities falling Apr.10  Northern Iraq  US troops heading for Mosul Apr.11   Kurdistan Chaos as Mosul falls to Kurds
  Widespread looting has broken out, after the Iraqi army abandoned the city. People picking up banknotes from the street
Apr.11  Sunni Triangle  Battle looming at Tikrit Apr.11  Kurdistan  Kurds start to leave Kirkuk Apr.11  Iraq  Battle to restore law and order Apr.12   Iraq   Saddam aide surrenders  Saddam's chief scientific adviser General Amir al-Saadi is the first from a list of 55 high ranking officials wanted by the U.S. Apr.12  Iraq  Nerve agent traces found Apr.12  Sunni Triangle  Tikrit appears abandoned Apr.13   Sunni Triangle US rescues soldiers held by Iraq
  Marines came across the prisoners near the town of Samarra while moving up the highway towards Tikrit
Apr.13  Sunni Triangle  US forces enter Tikrit Apr.13  Sunni Triangle  Battle begins for Tikrit Apr.13  Sunni Triangle  US forces seize central Tikrit Apr.14   Sunni Triangle U.S. troops sweep into Tikrit
  The fight over Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit was the only "significant" combat action going on
Apr.16  Northern Iraq  U.S. Troops working to calm Mosul Apr.17   Sunni Triangle Saddam's half-brother 'captured' Apr.17  Iraq  1,000-man team to hunt for WMD Apr.18   North Korea N. Korea 'reprocessing fuel rods' Apr.19  Germany  Rescued U.S. POWs homeward bound Apr.19   Texas Former POWs return to bases Apr.19  Gaza  Israeli troops storm Rafah camp Apr.20   Iraq Saddam son-in-law surrenders Apr.24  North Korea  N. Korea 'admits having nukes' Apr.25  Washington  Bush might announce end to Iraqi combat Apr.26  Iraq  US testing Iraq chemical find Apr.27  Washington  Rumsfeld: U.S. focusing on Iraq's future Apr.27  South Korea  S. Korea presses 'nuclear' North Apr.29   Sunni Triangle Shootout kills 'at least 15'  At least another 53 injured during a gunfight with U.S. troops in the town of Fallujah Apr.29  Saudi Arabia  US pulls out of Saudi Arabia


World, April 2003 Disasters Timeline ... See World Disasters timeline Top ^
2003 Apr.2  Hong Kong  WHO issues HK virus travel warning Apr.3  China  WHO reaches virus epicenter Apr.5   Switzerland WHO: SARS cases over 2,400 Apr.5  Iraq  Aid concern over civilian toll Apr.7  Siberia  School fire kills 22 Apr.9  Iraq  Aid plea as chaos threatens Apr.9  North Caucasus  Deaf school blaze kills 28 Apr.19   Hong Kong 12 more people have died from SARS Apr.20   Beijing Heads roll over SARS spread Apr.21  Hong Kong  HK hopeful on SARS outbreak effort Apr.21  China  China facing big SARS spread - WHO Apr.21  Bangladesh  Scores dead in ferries Apr.23   China   WHO increases SARS travel warnings  The World Health Organization is urging people to avoid unnecessary trips to Shanxi Province, Beijing and Toronto, Ontario Apr.23  Beijing  Hospital sealed off Apr.24  China  Number of new SARS cases soars Apr.25  Beijing  Mass SARS quarantine Apr.26  Malaysia  Asia leaders meet over SARS crisis Apr.27   Beijing   SARS closes Beijing venues
  Authorities ordered the temporary closure of theaters and libraries and suspended the approval of marriages
Apr.27  Vietnam  Vietnam praised for SARS victory Apr.29  Thailand  Asia adopts SARS war plan Apr.29  Beijing  SARS: Beijing faces critical week Apr.30   Turkey Scores dead in quake


World, April 2003 Business Timeline ... See World Business timeline Top ^
2003 Apr.9   London Concorde services to end October Apr.17  England  Billionaire Getty dies Apr.17  San Francisco Bay Area  Bechtel wins giant Iraq contract Apr.25   USA American Airlines saved from the brink Apr.26  Beijing  Cinemas closed over SARS Apr.28   San Francisco Bay Area Apple launches online music service  iTunes Music Store draws from all 5 major record labels in offering 200,000 songs at 99 cents a download Apr.28   Iraq Ex-oil minister gives up


World, April 2003 Sports Timeline ... See World Sports timeline Top ^
2003 Apr.7  USA  Syracuse won its first NCAA national title Apr.13  US Georgia  Weir wins Masters title Apr.16  Philadelphia  Jordan's career ends with 15 points Ap