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Posted on 03/27/2003 2:05:01 AM PST by HAL9000
CAMP AS SAYLIYAH, Qatar (AP) - Coalition forces announced plans Thursday to increase attacks against Iraqi forces in the coming hours and days.Forecasts indicate "pretty good weather" in the next three days, a senior official at U.S. Central Command said Thursday, speaking on condition of anonymity.
"I think you'll certainly see us increase our activity in the coming hours, days given the clearing weather," the official said.
The official also confirmed that coalition forces have suffered "multiple casualties" in several incidents but refused to give specifics on numbers or locations.The worst sandstorm in decades, with winds whipping at 50 mph and upward, began Tuesday and stalled thousands of U.S. and British soldiers headed toward Baghdad.
In the Iraqi capital, residents said the sandstorm was the worst in memory, and they woke up Thursday to find everything from cars to dining tables, windows and books under a coat of fine yellow desert sand.
The sandstorm also swept over the Gulf, interrupting bombing missions from at least one aircraft carrier and grounding coalition helicopters in southern Iraq.
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