LIVE THREAD: Coalition Forces Move into Kuwait/Iraq DMZ

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[Petronski]

Nothing further.

[Petronski]

They said that the story is developing (breaking hard?); and E.D. said 'this COULD BE' the beginning of Allied operations.

[Keith in Iowa]

CNBC reporting same - Reuters sourced...

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

For and friends say that this is from Kuwaiti sources and they're still trying to verify it.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Last should read Fox And Friends.

[colette_g]

Got another source for you :

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1084182,00.html

REPORTS: TROOPS ENTER DEMILITARISED ZONE

US troops have entered the demilitarised zone on the Iraqi border with Kuwait, according to reports.

More follows...

Last Updated: 11:26 UK, Wednesday March 19, 2003

[Petronski]

Second Source: Excellent, thanks.

[lorrainer]

Fox and Friends DID say this, but didn't seem to excited about it.

[Petronski]

Shhhhhhhhhhhhh....bong!

U.S. Military will not confirm or deny, but British Army says the forces have taken up 'forward battle positions.'

[lorrainer]

"tens of thousands of troops are now in DMZ" per Kuwait
"US will not confirm or deny"
"shots have been fired"

[colette_g]

Now mentioned on the BBC News ticker at http://news.bbc.co.uk , they don't put anything on their news page unless they are fairly sure of their facts. I'll keep an eye out for more ...

[Petronski]

CNN/PMSNBC still silent on the issue.

[colette_g]

Sky News updated :

US troops have entered the demilitarised zone on the Iraqi border with Kuwait, according to reports.

This comes as planes in the gulf get ready to attack Iraq. One RAF Tornado has been armed with what is believed to be a cruise missile.

Sky News defence expert Francis Tusa said the weapon, slung below the belly of the plane, was a Stormshadow.

The Stormshadow is the RAF's air-launched cruise missile, as opposed to missiles like the Tomahawk which are usually fired from land or sea.

Tusa said the missile fitted to the Tornado was live, not a practice weapon.

He said live weapons were only loaded onto aircraft hours before they were expected to be used.

He said the Stormshadow was more proof that war will break out soon.

[JustPiper]

Well, Saddam and his stupid sons refused to leave why wait until 4am tomorrow right?

[kattracks]

From Haaretz Flash News: 13:28 Kuwaiti security sources: U.S.-led forces move into demilitarised zone on Iraq-Kuwait border

[kattracks]

U.S. Forces Move Into Kuwait-Iraq DMZ -Sources
Wed March 19, 2003 06:32 AM ET
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwaiti security sources said on Wednesday that U.S.-led forces had moved into the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that straddles the Iraq-Kuwait border, apparently in preparation for an imminent attack on Iraq.

"Troops walked into the DMZ this morning at around 11 a.m. (3 a.m. EST)," a Kuwaiti security force source working in the Umm Qasr area in the east of the zone said. "American convoys are still driving toward Umm Qasr."

Tens of thousands of U.S. and British troops are in the desert in north Kuwait preparing to attack. President Bush has said his forces will invade if Iraqi President Saddam Hussein does not flee by early Thursday.

A U.S. military spokesman said he could not confirm or deny that troops were inside the DMZ. A British army spokesman said only that soldiers had taken up "forward battle positions."

The DMZ extends three miles into Kuwait and six miles into Iraq. It was not clear how far in the troops were. United Nations observers pulled out of the DMZ on Monday. Small groups of engineers slipped in last week to cut gates in the fence but combat units were now in place there, the sources said.

[Petronski]

Thanks. This is FreeRepublic at its best.

[mhking]

The racers all pull up to the starting line...engines revving.....just waiting for that green flag....

[JustPiper]

Petronski and your one of us ;)...Btw does this fall under the shhh no info on military manuevers?

[Petronski]

Baghdad sunset is at about 10:13 am est.