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DAY SIX: SANDSTORM HALTS
U.S.
JUGGERNAUT
One Important Advance by U.S. Forces: British
Forces Held at Bay at Basrah
[IRAQI FORCES HOLDING OUT WITHOUT AIR COVER.]
Civilian Losses Rising Steeply as Bombing
Continues: 600 Missiles 2000 bombs
[Our purpose in war reporting is to try and sift
out obvious propaganda from
seemingly correct reports. New Trend is open to
correction -Ed.]
On March 25, the sixth day of the U.S.
assault on Iraq there was a
severe sandstorm in Iraq which brought the
American armies advance to a halt.
The U.S. seems to have made one important
advance. It appears that the
Iraqis were unable to blow up the bridge over the
Euphrates river at
Nasiriya. Although stiff fighting continues in
Nasiriya, considerable U.S.
forces seem to be crossing over the Euphrates,
thus reaching about 60 miles
from Baghdad.
EPIC BATTLE OF NASIRIYA: American armored
columns, backed by intense air
attacks, have failed to defeat lightly armed
Iraqis, often dressed in flimsy
shirts, pants, sandals, somewhat like the Viet
Cong in Vietnam. After three
days of battle, Nasiriya is still in Iraqi hands.
At Basrah, the Desert Rats, Britain's most
famous military force which
was beaten back by the Iraqis on March 24, were
held at bay all day on March
25.
Most of Umm Qasr was reported (finally) in
British hands at 10 PM (EST)
(6 AM Iraq time March 26), but pockets of
resistance are still holding out. A
force of only 150 Iraqis held back the British
there for six days.
There have been no significant Iraqi
surrenders. The 51st Infantry
Division (reportedly surrendered) is intact and
defending Basra.
CIVILIAN IRAQI CASUALTIES ARE RISING
STEEPLY:
The Baltimore Sun
reports (March 25) that
there have been considerable
civilian casualties during the U.S. attempts to
occupy Nasiriya.
NPR
spoke to a Red Cross rep. in Baghdad
(March 25) who confirmed that a
bomb had hit a market in Baghdad killing 3
civilians and injuring 27.
Earlier, during "shock and awe," three civilians
were killed and 207 injured.
As mentioned earlier,
Al-Jazeerah
reported 59
civilians killed in U.S.
missile attacks on Islamic families of Kurds
opposed to the U.S. in
northeastern Iraq. Another 50 civilians were
killed in U.S. bombing of Basra.
These photos of dead civilians have not been
shown on U.S. TV.
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Most popular pictures on U.S.
media:
In Umm
Qasr Muslim children holding
out their hands in begging posture to receive
handouts from U.S. troops and
water from U.S. tankers. A half a dozen Iraqis
dancing for the camera in
support of U.S. forces at Safwan.
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2003-03-27 Thu 15:31ct