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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

1 posted on 03/22/2003 4:28:19 AM PST by kattracks
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To: kattracks
All Your Nassiriya belong to US !
2 posted on 03/22/2003 4:38:12 AM PST by demlosers
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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.

3 posted on 03/22/2003 4:45:30 AM PST by demlosers
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To: demlosers
captured with or w/o bridge intact ?
4 posted on 03/22/2003 4:47:55 AM PST by vooch
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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!

5 posted on 03/22/2003 4:51:09 AM PST by joyful1
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To: vooch
That I don't know.

I'm sure the 3rd ID has enough pontoon bridges to bridge a Greatlake.

6 posted on 03/22/2003 4:53:18 AM PST by demlosers
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To: vooch
Ted Kople of ABC said the bridge was captured in tact.
7 posted on 03/22/2003 4:53:41 AM PST by ChadGore (No matter where you go, there you are.)
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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
8 posted on 03/22/2003 4:54:38 AM PST by TheRedSoxWinThePennant
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To: kattracks

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9 posted on 03/22/2003 4:55:05 AM PST by Beck_isright ( V ......................... use this instead of bttt... for victory)
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To: ChadGore
beautiful !

drive up left, right, and center (once Basra falls)

10 posted on 03/22/2003 4:58:27 AM PST by vooch
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To: kattracks
EXCELLENT!
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11 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.)
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To: vooch
reports are we have the bridge intacted
12 posted on 03/22/2003 5:49:43 AM PST by mware
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To: mware; vooch
BBC streaming just reported two bridges and "most" of the city.
V

13 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.)
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14 posted on 03/22/2003 8:24:36 AM PST by Free the USA (Stooge for the Rich)
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To: kattracks
Here's a map, FYI.
15 posted on 03/22/2003 11:12:59 AM PST by bdeaner
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