Asked when the inspectors would try to enter the presidential compounds, he only said, "I hope soon."

The future presidential compound of the PA is being built on the street.

Clashes near the presidential compound killed three and wounded 15 before the two sides agreed to a cease-fire.

Small crowds of people watching the attack on the presidential compound cheered each time a plane attacked the executive office complex.

Their actions eventually spread to the presidential compound and other army bases.

From the outside, the presidential compound resembles an ancient Arab fort.

The building, because of its location inside the presidential compound, was left unguarded .

The next stage will be the critical one, and Iraq has already said that it would bar access to presidential compounds and other places.

"That is getting lost because I got trapped in the presidential compound."

But many say they will believe it only when they see him actually leave the presidential compound in Abuja, the new capital.