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U.S. says Nassiriya in southern Iraq captured
Reuters
| 3/22/03
Posted on 03/22/2003 4:28:19 AM PST by kattracks
U.S. says Nassiriya in southern Iraq captured AS SAYLIYA CAMP, Qatar, March 22 (Reuters) - U.S.-led forces have captured the southern Iraqi town of Nassiriya, U.S. military spokesman Stuart Upton told Reuters on Saturday.
"Nassiriya has fallen," he said from the U.S. Central Comand headquarters in Qatar. He declined to give further details.
The town is a key crossing point on the Euphrates river about 320 km (200 miles) southeast of the capital, Baghdad.
TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: assayliyacamp; embeddedreport; nassiriya; roadtobaghdad; warlist
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posted on
03/22/2003 4:28:19 AM PST
by
kattracks
To: kattracks
All Your Nassiriya belong to US !
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posted on
03/22/2003 4:38:12 AM PST
by
demlosers
To: kattracks
The town is a key crossing point on the Euphrates river about 320 km (200 miles) southeast of the capital, Baghdad. One quick look at the map shows 6 major roadways going through and around the city of Nassiriya.
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posted on
03/22/2003 4:45:30 AM PST
by
demlosers
To: demlosers
captured with or w/o bridge intact ?
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posted on
03/22/2003 4:47:55 AM PST
by
vooch
To: kattracks
Wow! This city is immediately near to UR, the city of our forefather in faith, Abraham. Our God made a covenant with this Abraham from UR!
We're going right back to our spiritual roots!
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posted on
03/22/2003 4:51:09 AM PST
by
joyful1
To: vooch
That I don't know.
I'm sure the 3rd ID has enough pontoon bridges to bridge a Greatlake.
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posted on
03/22/2003 4:53:18 AM PST
by
demlosers
To: vooch
Ted Kople of ABC said the bridge was captured in tact.
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posted on
03/22/2003 4:53:41 AM PST
by
ChadGore
(No matter where you go, there you are.)
To: kattracks
this cant be I just woke up and I was sure this war would be a quagmire by now like ramsey clark and international answer said it would be
To: kattracks
V
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posted on
03/22/2003 4:55:05 AM PST
by
Beck_isright
( V ......................... use this instead of bttt... for victory)
To: ChadGore
beautiful !
drive up left, right, and center (once Basra falls)
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posted on
03/22/2003 4:58:27 AM PST
by
vooch
To: kattracks
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posted on
03/22/2003 5:48:09 AM PST
by
InShanghai
(I was born on the crest of a wave, and rocked in the cradle of the deep.)
To: vooch
reports are we have the bridge intacted
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posted on
03/22/2003 5:49:43 AM PST
by
mware
To: mware; vooch
BBC streaming just reported two bridges and "most" of the city.
V
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posted on
03/22/2003 6:01:34 AM PST
by
InShanghai
(I was born on the crest of a wave, and rocked in the cradle of the deep.)
To: *war_list
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posted on
03/22/2003 8:24:36 AM PST
by
Free the USA
(Stooge for the Rich)
To: kattracks
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posted on
03/22/2003 11:12:59 AM PST
by
bdeaner
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