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Encyclopedia > October 20, 2004

October 20, 2004

  • Conflict in Iraq:
    • U.S. war planes strike a building in Fallujah. Local sources say the strike killed a family of six, including four children. The U.S. military, however, denies a family was killed and issues a statement saying that "intelligence sources indicate a known Zarqawi propagandist is passing false reports to the media". (Reuters: 1, 2)
    • In Samarra, two car bombs kill at least 8 civilians, including a child, and wound 11 U.S. soldiers. In Baghdad, an adviser to the political party of Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi is killed in a drive-by shooting. (Reuters)
    • CARE International, a health and water aid agency, announces that it is suspending operations in Iraq. Its local manager, Margaret Hassan, was abducted yesterday. (BBC)
  • U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Ivan Frederick pleads guilty to conspiracy, dereliction of duty, maltreatment of detainees, assault, and committing an indecent act for his actions in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal. He is the third person to plead guilty in the scandal. (CNN)
  • Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri resigns and says he will leave the government, ending several weeks of conflict between Hariri and the Syrian-backed President, Émile Lahoud. Lahoud's term in office was extended last month, allegedly as a result of pressure from Syria; in response, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution condemning foreign interference in Lebanon and demanding the withdrawal of foreign troops. (Reuters) (Daily Star [Lebanon]) (ABC)
  • The Boston Red Sox top the Yankees in the 2004 ALCS, and win the series after being down 3-0, winning four straight games. The Red Sox continue on to face the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series.
October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... This article deals with the post-invasion period in Iraq and its occupation. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... This article is about the city of Fallujah in Iraq. ... Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in an undated AP photograph. ... U.S. propaganda poster, depicting a Nazi stabbing a Bible. ... Map showing Samarra near Baghdad Sāmarrā (سامراء) is a town in Iraq (, ). It stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the province of Salah ad Din, 125 km north of Baghdad and, in 2002, had an estimated population of 201,700. ... A civilian is a person who is not a member of a military. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... Location of Baghdad within Iraq Baghdad (Arabic: ‎ translit: , Kurdish: Bexda, from Persian Baagh-daad meaning given by God) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate. ... The Iraqi Interim Government was created by the United States and its coalition allies as a caretaker government to govern Iraq until elections are conducted on January 30th, 2005. ... Iyad Allawi Dr. Iyad Allawi (Arabic: ) (born 1945) is an Iraqi politician, and was the interim Prime Minister of Iraq prior to Iraqs 2005 legislative elections. ... A drive-by shooting (sometimes referred to merely as a drive-by) is an attack on a person carried out with one or more firearms from a moving vehicle (or a momentarily stopped vehicle). ... Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE) is one of the largest private international humanitarian organizations in the world, with programmes in over 72 countries. ... Margaret Hassan Margaret Hassan (also known as Madam Margaret) (April 18, 1945– November 2004) was an aid worker who worked in Iraq for many years and was kidnapped and killed there at the age of 59, apparently by members of the Iraqi insurgency, in late 2004. ... US Army Seal The United States Army is the branch of the United States armed forces that has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... United States Military Staff Sergeant insignia (U.S. Air Force) Staff Sergeant is the fifth enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force, just above Senior Airman and below Technical Sergeant. ... Sgt. ... {{{mWf}}} Caution: This article contains several potentially morbid photographs that depict nude, abused, and deceased persons. ... Rafiq Bahaa Edine Hariri (born November, 1944) is a Lebanese billionaire businessman, and was Prime Minister of Lebanon until his resignation on October 20, 2004. ... Lebanon has a unique form of parliamentary democracy in which the highest offices are reserved for certain ethnic groups. ... Émile Lahoud General Émile Geamil Lahoud (Arabic:اميل لحود) (born January 12, 1936) is the current President of Lebanon. ... The United Nations Security Council (Arabic:مجلس الأمن الأمم المتحدة; Chinese: 联合国安全理事会; French: Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies; Russian: Совет Безопасности Организации Объединённых Наций; Spanish: Consejo de Seguridad de Naciones Unidas) is the most powerful organ of the United Nations (UN). ...


 

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