Posted on 04/01/2003 4:05:46 PM PST by HAL9000
AS SAYLIYA CAMP, Qatar (Reuters) - A U.S. military official said on Wednesday U.S. forces were engaged in major fighting with Iraq's Republican Guard near Kerbala, the last big city before Baghdad for U.S. troops advancing from the south."This is the big battle," the U.S. military official at Central Command forward headquarters told Reuters.
Asked if the fighting represented a much anticipated new push toward the Iraqi capital, the official said: "It well could be."
Kerbala is 68 miles southwest of Baghdad and lies to the west of the Euphrates river. U.S. troops are also pushing north on the eastern side of the Euphrates.
Reuters reporters traveling with invading U.S. and British troops earlier said a pause of several days in their advance toward Baghdad -- under heavy bombardment since the war started 13 days ago -- appeared to be over and armor was moving again.
Reporters with U.S. forces who arrived near Kerbala, a site of Shi'ite Muslim pilgrimage, in the last few days have reported heavy overnight artillery fire on Republican Guard positions.
Republican Guards defending Baghdad's southern outskirts have also been heavily bombarded from the air in recent days.
On Monday, U.S. troops fought Iraqi militia and Republican Guard units near the site of ancient Babylon, across the Euphrates from Kerbala on the eastern bank of the river.
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Maranatha!
(Romans 10:17)
Rom 10:13 For whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Rom 10:14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
Rom 10:15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things?
Rom 10:16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
Rom 10:17 So then, faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Rom 10:18 But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.
Rom 10:19 But I say, Did not Israel know? First, Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by [them that are] no people, [and] by a foolish nation I will anger you.
Rom 10:20 But Isaiah is very bold, and saith, I was found by them that sought me not; I was made manifest to them that asked not for me.
Rom 10:21 But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands to a disobedient and gainsaying people.
St. John 1:10-12.......but,.....BUT,......Amen!!!
Maranatha!
(Romans 10:17)
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