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Iraqi troops have been spotted between US and Iraqi battle lines wearing full chemical protection suits and unloading 50 gallon drums from trucks, a US intelligence official has saidThe official said US intelligence does not know what was in the drums, but fear it could be chemicals. Generals have said that the closer invading forces get to Baghdad, the higher the possibility that a cornered regime will launch an attack with chemical weapons or other weapons of mass destruction, which Saddam Hussein has denied he has

Royal Marines practise their chemical attack drill. US INTELLIGENCE officials claim to have fresh evidence that Saddam Hussein may be preparing to use chemical weapons against coalition forces in the battle for Baghdad. Iraqi troops have reportedly been spotted wearing full chemical protection suits and unloading large 50 gallon drums from lorries in an area south of the capital city. The content of the drums is unknown but the information has renewed fears that US and British soldiers could face a chemical attack. US marines fighting Iraqi resistance at An Nasiriyah, in southern Iraq, have already found proof that...