Bret Baier:
"Republican Guard in and around Baghdad continue to be pounded by US and coalition (forces)."
"Expect those to continue as the Iraqi troops pop up" ....targetted opportunities.
Our guys could be in Baghdad by Sunday night.
May our aim be true .Free Iraq.
US forces move towards town of Najaf
By Charles Clover in Camp Pennsylvania, Kuwait
Published: March 22 2003 20:16 | Last Updated: March 22 2003 20:16
US troops pushed the western flank of their invasion over 300 km into southern Iraq on Saturday, reaching an important objective just to the south of the Shia holy city of Najaf, and seizing a key bridge across the Euphrates river just north of Nasiriya.
The 3rd Infantry Division, leading the advance, met with light resistance along the way from lightly armed paramilitary units, but reported no casualties.
On Saturday evening, advance elements of the 3rd Division were fighting with a unit of Baath Party militia to the south west of Najaf. They earlier encountered a unit of Al Quds paramilitary forces outside the town of Samawa, which lies between Nasiriya and Najaf on the Euphrates river.
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