Latest developments at a glance
:: 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.
:: ABC reporter Bob Schmidt, embedded with the 3rd Infantry Division, said US forces encountered very little Iraqi resistance at the airport. Some units did encounter scattered firing by Iraqi foot soldiers and men in pick-up trucks, Schmidt said.




