The head of the Central Command of the United States Tommy Frank, at a press conferences on Sunday, could not answer the question of whether the war in Iraq is possible until the summer. “Nobody knows this,” he said at a press conference at the headquarters of American troops in Qatar.

On Sunday, at about 16 hours of Moscow time, Baghdad was again attacked by the aircraft of the US-British coalition, RIA Novosti reports. The outskirts fell into the bombardment zone. As the correspondents of a number of satellite radio stations noted, distant breaks were heard, but the shooting of Iraqi air defense was not heard. Prior to this, at about 12 o’clock Moscow time, the Katar channel Al-Jazeera showed the next airplane of the Air Force Coalition to the outskirts of Baghdad.

The troops of the anti -Irac coalition are regrouped in anticipation of the new stage of the campaign. This was announced today by the state minister in the Foreign Ministry of the United Kingdom Mike O'Brien. So he explained the reports from the region about the decision of the command of the United States and Britain to make a briefly pause before the decisive storm of Baghdad and Basra, ITAR-TASS reports.

Thousands of citizens of various Arab states have arrived in Iraq from the moment the war began to participate in Jihad against the coalition forces. According to Iraqi television, there are more than 4 thousand Algerians, Libyans, Tunisians, Egyptians, Syrians and Saudis, who are ready to conduct stocks of suicide bombers against Americans and British. As the vice-president of Iraq, Takh Yasin Ramadan, Arab volunteers will be equipped with everything necessary to combat aggressors.

The United States is ready to continue to promote Ukraine in the process of its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), the US Ambassador to Ukraine said Carlos Paskual. "I can assure that from the USA there is a serious interest in helping Ukraine in the issue of joining the WTO, since this is good for both of our countries," he said, answering the question of Interfax agency during communication with journalists on Saturday in Kyiv.

The American command stated that during the Saturday and Sunday bombing of Baghdad, the main training base of the militarized organization Fedayeen, located in the east of the city, one of the President of Saddam Hussein, two objects of the Karada reconnaissance complex and several anti -aircraft guns were destroyed. Blows were struck by satellite guidance bombs, noted in the command, ABC News reports. Links on the topic

Yaroslavl "Lokomotiv" reached the final of the Championship of the Russian Hockey Super League. In the third match of the semi -final series, the wards of Vladimir Vuytek won the Togliatti Lada - 2: 1. In this meeting, Lada had nowhere to retreat, because after the defeat in the first two matches in front of their fans, it was necessary to show what the Togliatti team was capable of. However, Lokomotiv certainly wanted to win precisely today in order to better tune in to the finals.

In a number of Iraq regions, American troops are faced with "rather stubborn" enemy resistance. The US Minister of Defense Donald Ramsfeld said this on Sunday, answering questions from journalists. Ramsfeld denied previously widespread on Sunday reports that the offensive on Baghdad will be suspended for several weeks, reports Reuters. At the same time, the head of the Pentagon emphasized that it will be even harder for the troops when they come closer to Baghdad.

The United States landed a landing in the province of Ramadi 150 km west of Baghdad. The Al-Jazeera television channel reports that American soldiers blocked the highway, connecting the Iraqi capital with Jordan in the Al-Muhammadi bridge through the Euphrates. They search all cars passing in both directions and check passengers. Links on the topic

On Sunday, the British television porter was found dead near the hotel in the north of Iraq. According to Reuters, his death is not directly related to the military campaign in Iraq. Gabi Roy was the owner of several professional awards and worked for the British Channel Channel 4. Roaded died in the city of Silaimania, located in the Iraqi area controlled by the Kurds, 80 kilometers from the front line.

The World Health Organization announced the death of an Italian doctor who was the first to identify a new form of a deadly respiratory disease, called atypical pneumonia. 46-year-old Carlo Urbani discovered a new disease with an American businessman hospitalized in Hanoi in February.

The driver of the truck that crashed this afternoon on the basis of Kemp-Uderi in North Kuwait into a group of American military personnel, as well as his satellite, were detained and sent to a military commandant’s office, representatives of the US Army said. According to him, the territory of the base is tightly numb, before the end of the investigation, other details of the incident will not be announced. The truck crashed into a group of soldiers standing in line to a military store.

From today, a ban on smoking in most bars, restaurants and a number of other public places has entered into force in New York. The owners of the institutions in which this resolution of the city council is violated will be fined $ 400. Repeated violations can lead to deprivation of a license.

The captain of the England national team David Beckham will be exchanged in the Madrid Real Madrid for Ronaldo. It is interesting that this deal should benefit not to Real Madrid and Manchester United, but Nike and Adidas. The newspaper The Sunday Mirror reported the possibility of such a super -seizure, which claims that Real and Mu pushes for this exchange of sponsors.

The representative of the Central Command of the Allies stated on Sunday that in the battles near Basra, the Iraqi general was captured by the British troops, reports Reuters. “I don’t know what unit he is from,” said Captain Al Lokwood, “I only know that we detained the general.” According to him, Iraqi officers were captured during the battle in the southeastern part of the Basra between the Iraqi "half-willed formations" led by Iraqi officers and the British special systems.