2:00pm CST

The bombing aould come and go in waves, nothing too heavy and not yet comparable to what was going on in 91. all radio and TV stations are still on and while the air raid began the Iraqi TV was showing patriotic songs and didn’t even bother to inform viewers that we are under attack. at the moment they are re-airing yesterday’s interview with the minister of interior affairs. THe sounds of the anti-aircarft artillery is still louder than the booms and bangs which means that they are still far from where we live, but the images we saw on Al Arabia news channel showed a building burning near one of my aunts house, hotel pax was a good idea. we have two safe rooms one with “international media” and the other with the Iraqi TV on. every body is waitingwaitingwaiting. phones are still ok, we called around the city a moment ago to check on friends. Information is what they need. Iraqi TV says nothing, shows nothing. what good are patriotic songs when bombs are dropping

- Where is Raed? (Iraqi Blogger)

2:01pm CST
Air raid sirens sound in Baghdad. Attack incoming. – Sky News broadcast

2:21pm CST
Air raid sirens in Mosul – Fox News broadcast

1:00pm CST
President Bush will be briefing his full cabinet in about 15 minutes. The event will be televised. – Fox News broadcast

1:02pm CST
“Indications that the Iraqi military is breaking from within” – Fox News broadcast

1:04pm CST
FA-18 Jets launching from the U.S.S. Constellation – Sky News broadcast

1:07pm CST
Cruise missles launched against republican guard – AP

1:11pm CST
Multiple reports of Iraqi’s surrendering – Fox News broadcast

1:16pm CST
Sirens in Baghdad again.

1:18pm CST
First town in Iraq (Umm Qasr) has been taken, Tony Blair to address UK at 4pm CST – Fox News broadcast

1:20pm CST
British Harrier Jumpjets have been hunting and killing scuds – Sky News broadcast

1:26pm CST
Added Paul Robichaux and Joy Shepherd to the Blogs of War Wall of Honor. Thank you both.

1:29pm CST
Saddam family home targeted and hit. All clear sirens in Baghdad – Fox News broadcast

1:40pm CST
U.S. and UK firing artillery rockets in Iraq – Sky News broadcast

1:44pm CST
U.S. and Kurdish troops (up to 100,000 strong) uniting for operations in Northern Iraq – Fox News broadcast

1:51pm CST
Good news:

Two pilots in the Illinois Air National Guard should be spared from courts-martial for a fatal friendly-fire bombing in Afghanistan, an Air Force hearing officer says.

- STLtoday.com

12:00pm CST
Air raid sirens in Baghdad. No signs of strike yet. – Sky New broadcast

12:10pm CST
Air raid sirens in Baghdad. No signs of strike yet. – Sky New broadcast

12:03pm CST
John Little weakens. Pepperoni pizza reported incoming. There is still hope.

12:06pm CST
Great video on CNN. Huge explosion near reporters. I think Nic Robertson is going to hyperventilate. Can’t say I blame him.

12:21pm CST
Explosions near Iraqi intelligence HQ and two of Saddam’s palaces – Sky News broadcast

12:30pm CST
Military officials say “major war has begun”. – MSNBC broadcast

12:32pm CST
MSNBC has video of a burning building in Baghdad. Reportedly a building near the Ministry of Information. – MSNBC broadcast

12:48pm CST
Current strikes still being described as preparatory by MSNBC military contacts.

12:50pm CST
Iraqi’s must have a great deal of faith in our precision and compassion. Pedestrians strolling the streets in the midst of attacks.

12:55pm CST
Royal Marines begin offensive in Southern Iraq – Sky News broadcast

11:05am CST
Live footage of the ground action in Southern Iraq on Fox News (and Sky News) broadcast now.

11:16am CST
Rick Leventhal is live on Fox News. Reporting that incoming artillery is landing “very close” to his position. – Fox News broadcast

11:20am CST
MSNBC features live nightvision video of downtown Baghdad on their video page.

11:25am CST
White House briefing in 5 minutes.

11:30am CST

Two-thirds of Iraq’s conscript army are ready to surrender without a fight, according to US military sources in Kuwait.

Two army divisions totaling 20,000 troops based in the south of Iraq are set to give themselves up to Allied forces in nearby Kuwait, the sources told Sky News reporter Colin Brazier.

- Sky News Online

11:31am CST
Fox News broadcast is reporting large explosions around Basra. Sky News is reporting “over 100 shells fired across the border”.