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U.S. Army Battles Its Way Into Hindiyah, Dozens of Republican Guard Reported Captured
Associated Press ^
| 3/31/03
| Chris Tomlinson Associated Press Writer
Posted on 03/31/2003 6:40:59 AM PST by Fighting Irish
HINDIYAH, Iraq (AP) - Trading fire with Iraqis hidden behind brick walls and hedges, U.S. Army forces spearheading the drive on Baghdad battled their way into this town 50 miles from the capital Monday and captured dozens of members of Saddam Hussein's vaunted Republican Guard.
The street-to-street fighting at the key Euphrates River crossing was the war's closest known battle to Baghdad.
Farther south, the Army encircled the Shiite Muslim holy city of Najaf and said it killed about 100 paramilitary fighters and captured about 50 Iraqis.
Soldiers said they saw pickup trucks with children interspersed among Saddam's Fedayeen fighters in Hindiyah before the attack began in the town, according to field reports.
(Excerpt) Read more at ap.tbo.com ...
TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News
KEYWORDS: iraqifreedom; pows; republicanguard; roadtobaghdad; streettostreet
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Sounds like we are kicking arse and taking names...AGAIN!
To: Fighting Irish
Is this part of the coalition retreat that the Iraqi FM was talking about??
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posted on
03/31/2003 6:57:34 AM PST
by
sd-joe
To: Fighting Irish
Boy this is a quagmire.
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posted on
03/31/2003 7:00:56 AM PST
by
KevinDavis
(Ad Astra!)
To: Fighting Irish
Wow, if this is the kind of impact we make while on a 5-6 day hiatus, just think how we'll clean their clocks when Spring Break is over!
To: Fighting Irish
But what about the Ho-Chi-Minh trail and the resupply routes? This quagmire has me worried.
V
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posted on
03/31/2003 7:01:56 AM PST
by
Beck_isright
(If CNN hires Peter Arnett would we really be suprised?)
To: KevinDavis
I think the cease fire crap was nothing more than 'mis- information' purposely planted with news outlets.
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posted on
03/31/2003 7:07:16 AM PST
by
rintense
(The tyrant will soon be gone... or extremely dead.)
To: Fighting Irish
MOTHER OF ALL QUAGMIRES bump!
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posted on
03/31/2003 7:11:00 AM PST
by
Smile-n-Win
(V stands for Victory, and W is its plural!)
To: Beck_isright
But what about the Ho-Chi-Minh trail and the resupply routes? This quagmire has me worried. Yeah, and don't forget the BRUTAL AFGHAN WINTER and the MIGHTY PASHTUN WARRIOR!
V
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posted on
03/31/2003 7:12:46 AM PST
by
Smile-n-Win
(V stands for Victory, and W is its plural!)
To: Fighting Irish
Soldiers said they saw pickup trucks with children interspersed among Saddam's Fedayeen fighters in Hindiyah before the attack began in the town, according to field reports. Filthy bastards. Filthy cowardly bastards.
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posted on
03/31/2003 7:15:10 AM PST
by
r9etb
To: Fighting Irish
Damn Quagmire and 1,000 day stand down that Rummy and the Evil GW forced our troops into. (Massive Sarcasm Off!)
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posted on
03/31/2003 7:16:00 AM PST
by
Grampa Dave
("Those who are kind to the cruel end up being cruel to the kind!")
To: Fighting Irish
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posted on
03/31/2003 7:20:08 AM PST
by
Grampa Dave
("Those who are kind to the cruel end up being cruel to the kind!")
To: Smile-n-Win
Yeah, those Taliban might cross Iran and joing the Iraqis then we'll all wet our britches. </sarcasm off
V
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posted on
03/31/2003 7:20:33 AM PST
by
Beck_isright
(If CNN hires Peter Arnett would we really be suprised?)
To: Fighting Irish
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posted on
03/31/2003 7:21:06 AM PST
by
Grampa Dave
("Those who are kind to the cruel end up being cruel to the kind!")
To: Grampa Dave
Ooops try this again:
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posted on
03/31/2003 7:22:03 AM PST
by
Grampa Dave
("Those who are kind to the cruel end up being cruel to the kind!")
To: Fighting Irish
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posted on
03/31/2003 7:23:06 AM PST
by
Grampa Dave
("Those who are kind to the cruel end up being cruel to the kind!")
To: Fighting Irish
Let me pose a question here to all. Is it not possible that Saddam, before the confict, put many of his most trusted and reliable units to the EXTREME edges of the defense to try to drive up the cost there and win the propaganda war?
What if in fact most of the guys we have been fighting at Basra and al-Nasariyah were in fact RG and as we get closer, we get MORE of the conscripts, not fewer?
It seems odd that the closer we get, the worse they fight.
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posted on
03/31/2003 7:31:34 AM PST
by
LS
To: Beck_isright
Well, I suppose they could get resupply from Russia via Iran.
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posted on
03/31/2003 7:34:35 AM PST
by
CatoRenasci
(Ceterum Censeo Mesopotamiam Esse Delendam)
To: Fighting Irish
To: Fighting Irish
But, but the media tells us that Americans can't fight in urban areas.
To: Fighting Irish
Gulf War 1991: 100 hours, 300 KIA.
Gulf War 2003: 200+ hours, less than 100 KIA.
Has anyone heard any talking head speculate on why Saddam is so UNSUCCESSFUL in inflicting casualties on coalition troops?
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