Iraq says more than 40 civilians and 62 soldiers were killed in the U.S.-British strikes on some 100 targets described as military and defense related sites. Iraq says civilian sites also were hit. The Babil newspaper, owned by President Saddam Hussein's eldest son Odai, warned that the United States and Britain might use force again. The government has kept the military on alert. Road junctions, strategic sites and main roundabouts in Baghdad are still patrolled by militia of the ruling Baath party, a move taken just before the airstrikes began.
Air defenses remain active.
Iraq has not taken foreign reporters to military sites hit during the four-day bombing. But the impact of the bombing on civilian life is evident. Telephone lines between Baghdad and the rest of the country remain cut. The popular Shebab Channel, or youth television, run by Odai, is off the air. Iraq's satellite television channel also no longer broadcasts.