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Heck, he might have video of the Euphrates!!!

Look at this map:

http://www.mideastweb.org/baghdad.htm

See the curving road by Darwah, reaching the Euphrates then veering to the airport? I think that's where they were.

AP story
U.S. Tanks Push Into South Baghdad
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By Luke Baker

NEAR BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. tanks pushed into southern Baghdad on Saturday in the closest land advance to the heart of the Iraqi capital since the U.S.-led war started 17 days ago, military sources said.

At least 20 Abrams battle tanks and 10 Bradley fighting vehicles rumbled up the main southern highway into Baghdad on a reconnaissance mission through the Dawra suburb about 7 to 8 miles from the center of the sprawling capital.

They appeared to be heading to join up with units of the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division, which says it captured Baghdad airport on the southwest of the city on Friday.

The sources told this correspondent, traveling with the 3rd Infantry Division, that the tanks reached a loop in the Tigris -- across the river from Baghdad University -- where the road swings to the west.

The tanks would then apparently follow a road toward the airport, which is about 12 miles to the southwest of the city center.

There was no immediate word on any resistance or casualties from the mission. U.S. and British forces fear that they could be sucked into bloody street-by-street fighting in the city of five million people.

The tanks were a task force of two companies -- a company usually has about 14 tanks.