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TS(‘Thu Mar 20 17:34:52 CST 2003’): Iraqi assets frozen. The Bush administration is seizing $1.74 billion in Iraqi assets already frozen in the U.S., saying it will use the money for humanitarian purposes in Iraq, AP reports. More  »
TS(‘Thu Mar 20 17:05:52 CST 2003’): Scuds busted. The very missiles Saddam Hussein fired at U.S. forces in Kuwait appear to have been the same weapons he either claimed not to possess or agreed to destroy, AP reports. More  »
TS(‘Thu Mar 20 16:45:52 CST 2003’): Ground troop action. U.S. ground troops cross into southern Iraq from Kuwait.
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TS(‘Thu Mar 20 16:15:52 CST 2003’): Iraqi troops scattered. U.S. intelligence suggests that there is no evidence that Saddam Hussein or anyone else, is in overall command of Iraq’s security or military operations, the Associated Press is reporting. More  »
TS(‘Thu Mar 20 16:06:52 CST 2003’): British forces join attack. Prime Minister Tony Blair says British forces have joined the war in Iraq by land, sea and air.
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TS(‘Thu Mar 20 14:52:12 CST 2003’): Congress supports troops. Lawmakers today largely set aside differences over President Bush’s handling of Iraq and called for unity in support of American troops. More  »
TS(‘3/20/03 2:17 pm CST’): Bush speaks, but doesn’t say much. In his first public appearance since declaring the onset of U.S. action against Iraq, President Bush told reporters at the White House that U.S. troops have performed with “great skill and great bravery” in the opening hours of war in Iraq.
TS(‘3/20/03 1:46 pm CST’) Democrats don’t give up. Even as U.S. military action unfolds in Iraq, some Democrats in the U.S. House are calling for convening a party caucus to discuss more peaceful ways to disarm Saddam Hussein. More  »
TS(‘3/20/03 1:25 pm CST’): Bush to speak. President Bush reportedly will make some public remarks in about 20 minutes.
TS(‘Thu Mar 20 13:04:02 CST 2003’) Fires in Baghdad. Reporters familiar with the city said television pictures apparently showed Saddam Hussein’s main presidential complex on fire, the Associated Press reports.
TS(‘3/20/03 12:21 pm CST’): Explosions in Baghdad. Heavy detonations and the crackle of anti-aircraft fire were heard in Baghdad this hour.
TS(‘3/20/03 11:54 am CST’): Protests around the world. Hundreds of thousands today marched on American embassies worldwide. In Egypt, riot police used water cannons on about 1,000 stone-throwing demonstrators. More  »
TS(‘3/20/03 11:48 am CST’): Double or nothing? Was the man who appeared on Iraqi TV last night indeed Saddam Hussein himself? Compare the photos: More  »
TS(‘3/20/03 11:20 am CST’): Ground war begins? In what appears to be the first stage of a ground war, the U.S. Army fires heavy artillery at Iraqi troops in southern Iraq.
TS(‘3/20/03 10:57 am CST’): Nuke plant threat. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham says terrorists may have targeted the Palo Verde nuclear power plant in Arizona. Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano has ordered National Guard troops to provide additional security at the plant.
TS(‘3/20/03 10:46 am CST’): Turkey’s on board. Turkey’s parliament has voted to allow the U.S. military to use Turkish airspace for a war in Iraq, a decision that took on added urgency now that U.S. bombers have begun striking Iraq.
TS(‘3/20/03 10:45 am CST’): Burning fields. Witnesses report seeing orange flames on the northern horizon in the direction of the southern Iraqi oil center Basra. A Marine commander reports three wells have been set afire.
TS(‘3/20/03 10:44 am CST’): What they hit. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says the initial U.S. strikes on Iraq reached a senior Iraqi leadership position. A damage assessment is pending today.
The Associated Press, Reuters, Tribune wire services and Tribune staff contributed to this report.
