American troops moved to capture Baghdad’s Saddam International Airport as the Iraqi capital came under renewed bombing. Coalition forces occupied around 75% of the sprawling site and initial reports said they met little opposition from Iraqi forces.

By Ellen Knickmeyer and Chris Tomlinson US TROOPS seized Baghdad’s international airport last night after pushing through the outskirts of the darkened capital.

US troops have tonight captured Baghdad’s Saddam Hussein international airport with tanks and armoured units, the US ABC television network reported.