Posted on 04/04/2003 4:01:13 AM PST by kattracks
Edited on 05/26/2004 5:13:12 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
April 4, 2003 -- Using tanks, troops and warplanes, U.S. forces fought a fierce battle to capture Baghdad's strategic airport last night, after swiftly sweeping to the city's southern outskirts.
More than 100 blasts rocked the airport - 10 miles southwest of the city - and at least 320 Iraqi troops were killed in the fighting for the facility, which coalition forces hope to use to airlift troops and equipment.
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