An hour and a half prior the strike Washington has warned Israeli PM Ariel Sharon for the start of the operation "Iraqi Freedom", Israeli radio reported this morning, quoting governmental sources. US State Secretary Colin Powell called the PM to inform hi
Interview of US pilots at Sarafovo airport for private national TV channel bTV* Q: Were some of the US tankers here in the air last night during the first strike against Iraq?
The Bulgarian Parliament gathered on Wednesday on Iraq hours after US launched a war against Iraq. Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg addressed Parliament.
Today we face the danger of being dragged into war, Rumen Ovcharov, deputy leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party said. He assessed the pro-American stance of the Bulgarian government as unilateral.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard says Australian forces have already begun combat operations against Iraq.
Iraq changes radio frequencies in order to avert US psychological war and publicity, Iran's news agency IRNA reported.
In New York, the city who suffered the terrible terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, people greeted the start of military action against Saddam Hussein with both support and sadness, CNN reported. But there are also arguments against the military acti
Muslim groups were also quick to condemn the action.
Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the attack was "a black mark in history" with "the world now seeing might is right".
Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt deplored the start of war and denounced the flouting of international law, the French news agency AFP reported.
Iran denounced the US attacks as "unjustifiable and illegitimate". Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi condemned the American military operations in neighbouring Iraq but said Iran would not take sides in the conflict.
Japan issued a statement backing the American stance. Words of support also came from the Philippines and South Korea.
China has called on Washington to halt its operations immediately and continue the search for peace, the state news agency Xinhua said.
Iraq remained defiant after first U-S attack on Baghdad. State-run radio sent a message to the Americans, saying "it's an inferno that awaits," and adding, "Let them try their faltering luck.
The first move of the U.S.
Saddam appeared on television, wearing a military uniform, vowing that "Iraq will be victorious," about two hours after U.S.
The emotions of the average people recall the sentiments during the strikes in Kosovo, former President Petar Stoyanov commented in an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio hours after the US attacked Iraq.
Bulgaria's Ambassador to the United States Elena Poptodorova said that there were no new requests from the United States for additional support from Bulgaria. "There are no signs that this will happen in the future," she added in an interview for local na
Parliament Speaker Ognyan Gerdzhikov assured that there was no risk for Bulgaria because of the war in Iraq that began early Thursday.
Artillery fire was heard on Thursday near the Iraq-Kuwait border, Reuters reported, citing eye-witnesses.
Planes at Sofia airport will continue to fly as scheduled. Security measures will be tightened only during luggage checks.
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