A NATION AT WAR -- AN OVERVIEW: APRIL 13, 2003; Battle for Tikrit …
WEBApr 14, 2003 · American marines gained a foothold in Tikrit in northern Iraq after encountering significant resistance. Not far away, in Samarra, there were celebrations among another group of Marines who...
Task Force Tripoli - Wikipedia
WEBTask Force Tripoli (TFT) was a United States Marine Corps air-ground task force formed after the fall of Baghdad during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. [1] This ad-hoc formation was tasked with continuing the attack north to secure the city of Tikrit . [ 2 ]
Marines Find 7 G.I.'s Who Were Captured by Iraqis
WEBTIKRIT, Iraq, April 13 — Seven American prisoners of war were found alive in a town north of Baghdad today, more than three weeks after they vanished during fighting with the Iraqis. The seven...
Marines free seven U.S. POWs in Iraq - Apr. 13, 2003 - CNN
WEBApr 14, 2003 · U.S. Marines advancing on Tikrit -- the last major Iraqi city not under coalition control -- freed seven U.S. prisoners of war Sunday before racing to the front.
POWs Found; Marines Enter Tikrit - Los Angeles Times
WEBApr 14, 2003 · U.S. Marines on Sunday rolled into Tikrit, Saddam Hussein’s hometown and the last significant stronghold of his regime, as the military recovered seven American prisoners of war just south of...
U.S. Marines Enter Tikrit, Meet Scattered Resistance
WEBApr 13, 2003 · U.S. forces have met some resistance from Iraqi fighters as they push into Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, the last major city not yet controlled by the coalition.
A NATION AT WAR: COMBAT; U.S. TROOPS POISED TO OUST LOYALISTS …
WEBApril 14, 2003. American marines moved today into the edges of Tikrit, the ancestral home of Saddam Hussein, after intense bombardment by jets and helicopter gunships. Marine officers said the...
CNN.com - Marines advance into Tikrit - Apr. 13, 2003
WEBApr 13, 2003 · The Marine march to Tikrit turned up seven American troops who had been held by Iraqi soldiers. The recovery took place north of Samarra, a town about 25 miles south of Tikrit, sources told...
Marines rescue 7 POWs; push on Tikrit continues
WEBApr 13, 2003 · A light armored detachment of Marines on their way north to clear away holdouts in Tikrit, former president Saddam Hussein's ancestral home town, burst in on the captured U.S. soldiers in a...
U.S. Marines target final major Iraqi city - Apr. 13, 2003 - CNN
WEBApr 12, 2003 · (CNN) --Elements of the U.S. 1st Marine Expeditionary Force set out Saturday toward Tikrit -- the only major Iraqi city not under U.S.-led coalition control.