The best feel-good story of the war occurred today after seven American POWs were released by the Iraqis into the custody of the coalition. Five are from the Army's 507th Maintenance Company that were seized in an ambush. The other two are two Apache helicopter pilots who were shot down and captured on the same day.
In other significant news, Saddam Hussein's chief advisor on chemical and biological weapons has surrendered to the allies. Amer al-Saadi came forward and gave himself up after learning he was wanted by U.S. officials, and insists Iraq has been truthful about its weapons of mass destruction program all along.
Meanwhile, Tikrit continues to be the battlefront focus as U.S. Marines clash with Iraqi forces on the southern outskirts of the city.
Posted by uswarblog
at 1:26 PM EDT
Updated: Sunday, 13 April 2003 1:56 PM EDT
