Iraqi President Saddam Hussein said that the treatment of the Antihirac coalition soldiers will comply with international standards. "Iraq complies with international laws and will comply with them in relation to prisoners of war," the Baghdad television said in his statement on Saturday, Interfax reports.

After the start of today's evening bombardment of US Aviation Central regions of Baghdad, at least 7 strong explosions were already heard in the city. Recall that the new air raid of the forces of the American-British coalition was undertaken soon after the sunset. The sky over the Iraqi capital was lit by the lights of anti-aircraft artillery shells, ITAR-TASS reports. The bombing began with five strong explosions in the suburbs of Baghdad.

The Ministry of Defense expresses surprise to the frequent reconnaissance of the U-2 American reconnaissance aircraft along the Russian-Georgian border. This was stated on Saturday by RIA "Novosti" The head of the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Nikolai Deryabin.

American marine infantrymen have not yet completely mastered the city of UMM KASR in the south of Iraq. The city is backwards of the resistance of Iraqi units. This fact was recognized by Colonel Thomas Waldhauser, commander of the 15th Expeditionary Corps of the US Marine Corps, reports Reuters. According to him, from 400 to 450 Iraqi soldiers were captured in the UMM Kasre.

In the missile unit number 73306, based under Pereslavl-Zalessky, under unexplained circumstances, soldier Dmitry Dobryakov died, ITAR-TASS was told in the military prosecutor's office. According to the prosecutor’s office, at 18 o’clock on Thursday, Dobryakov entered the guard of the warehouse. Two hours later, the officer on duty, while checking the outfit, found an ordinary with a shot head. Nearby lay a machine gun and a shot sleeve.

Iraq completely stopped the shipment of oil, which was carried out as part of the UN program "Oil in exchange for food." This was announced on Saturday by "Interfax" Iraq Ambassador to Russia Abbas Galaf. "The Americans themselves suspended the" oil in exchange for food "and the shipment of Iraqi oil was completely discontinued," the halaf emphasized. On Friday, the drop in oil prices continued, which have already lost 30 percent over the past week.

Iran Foreign Ministry stated a sharp protest in connection with the violation of the country's allied aircraft. The text of the statement on Saturday at night was received by the Ambassador of Great Britain and the ambassador of Switzerland, representing the interests of the United States in Tehran. As stated in the statement of the foreign policy of Iran, in two days the aircraft of the United States and Great Britain twice violated the airspace of Iran.

On Friday, family members of Wakeors Bey gathered in their house in Baltimore, looking at the photos that depict Kendall Damon Waters Bey, one of the four American marine infantrymen who died as a result of a helicopter fall in Kuwait, The Washingtom Post writes. “I am crushed by grief. My first and only son left us forever,” said Kendalla's father Michael Wateers Bey. The 48-year-old Michael knew that his son was in Kuwait, but he did not know anything that Kendall was in the war zone.

Since as a result of the American airstrike, Iraq's ground -based communication lines were damaged, and wireless - violated, the active use of satellite communication should be expected.

Airplanes that flew at night from the deck of the Airon Roosevelt aircraft carrier apply air strikes on Iraq. The bombardment underwent, in particular, the government and telecommunication facilities to the west and south of the center of the country, ITAR-TASS reports. All 7 squadrons take part in the raid on Iraq, which are included in the 8th Aviation Basic on this aircraft carrier. Bombs of the JDBM type are used in the raid.

Two helicopters of the Navy Sea King brand forces of the anti -Irac coalition suffered a catastrophe over the Persian Gulf on Saturday. Seven crew members died. This information came from the headquarters of the British Air Force in El Kuwait. Representatives of the British army say that helicopters were not shot by Iraq. Details of the incident are specified. The incident occurred in international waters, reports the Air Force .

The 3rd Infantry Division of the United States on armored vehicles, with the support of tanks without a fight, occupied the city of Safwan and continues to move north to Baghdad, having traveled about a third of the journey to the capital of Iraq along deserted desert areas along the western bank of the Euphrates River. At the same time, an attack on Basra, the largest city in the south of the country, has been suspended, reports ITAR-TASS.

US President George Bush said that the military operation in Iraq "could be longer and more difficult than some predicted." Bush stated this in his weekly Saturday radio, where he explained that the Iraqi military operation takes place "on a heavy landscape and in a long country." At the same time, the head of the White House said that the operation aims to complete the complete cleansing of Iraq of weapons of mass destruction and "will not be a half -dead campaign." He also assured the

Four soldiers of the American army were injured during the battles in the central part of Iraq. This was reported by the correspondent of the Sky TV television company, which is located with the 3rd mechanized US brigade. The soldiers were injured as a result of an attack on the Iraqi troops. Two jeeps of the 1st Brigade of the 3rd Mechanized Division of the United States, which were reconnaissance, were fired from reactive grenade launchers. Four soldiers who were in them were injured.

Iraq underwent the most powerful missile and bombing on the night of Friday to Saturday. On the third day of the military operation, the armed forces of the United States and Great Britain began massive bombing not only Baghdad, but also other large cities of the country - Basra, Mosul and Kirkuk. In addition, Tikrite, the birthplace of President Saddam Hussein, also fell into the zone of operation of the allied aviation.