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Iraqi counterattack under way -- HanJian - (516 Byte) 2003-3-26 周三, 下午11:41 (389 reads) |
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作者：Anonymous 在 罕见奇谈 发贴, 来自 http://www.hjclub.org
Latest Items About the War
Iraqi Republican Guard on the Move
Wednesday, Mar 26, 2003; 3:08 PM
A large contingent of Iraq's Republican Guard headed south under cover of blinding sandstorms in a convoy of vehicles Wednesday toward central Iraq -- site of the heaviest fighting of the war.
Cobra pilots resupplying Marines in central Iraq cited military intelligence reports that columns of 3,000 Republican Guard troops were moving from Baghdad to the city of Kut along Highway 7, and 2,000 more were seen south of Kut.
"I don't have a number, but we have seen reports of Republican Guards coming south in significant numbers, in strong and significant numbers," said Navy Capt. Frank Thorp, a spokesman at U.S. Central Command in Qatar.
Thorp later said he was not referring to Republican Guards but Iraqi forces.
Coalition forces may find it difficult to attack the columns because sandstorms sweeping across Iraq for a second day have grounded helicopter flights throughout the area and significantly reduced the number of flights off carriers in the Persian Gulf and eastern Mediterranean.
The blinding storms also hampered resupply efforts. Most aircraft have been grounded since Tuesday morning, including helicopters bearing food, water and ammunition. Some that were able to fly Wednesday picked up casualties.
The Iraqis, meanwhile, issued their first report of battlefield action by the Republican Guards. A military spokesman said a Guard special forces unit attacked coalition troops in south-central Iraq, destroying six armored vehicles and inflicting unspecified casualties. There was no allied confirmation of such an attack.
- The Associated Press
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