Tue May 14, 2013
24 articles tagged "US-Iraq War Diary *"
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DEBKAfile
Exclusive Report
March 22, 2003, 3:57 PM (GMT+02:00)
Allied forces are stopping for nothing as they race towards Baghdad, Friday, March 21. Unfazed by the first serious Iraqi resistance encountered on the outskirts of the Euphrates River town of Nassariyeh, the main body of the force pressed on regardless, leaving a unit behind to engage the Iraqi troops. ...
DEBKAfile
Exclusive Report
March 21, 2003, 6:32 PM (GMT+02:00)
Thursday morning, March 20, the Iraqi military moved onto the offensive against the allied troop buildup on the Kuwait-Iraqi frontier and Kuwait itself. They loosed a barrage of artillery prompting an exchange of heavy fire. As the shells fell, coalition troops were ordered to don their bio-chemical protective suits. At ...
DEBKAfile
Exclusive Report
March 20, 2003, 2:03 PM (GMT+02:00)
US war commanders grabbed the element of surprise after all. While most analysts and forecasters predicted a mighty aerial-missile blitz over Baghdad as the war's opener, the campaign began Wednesday, March 19 with a lighting advance by Marine forces into southern Iraq along the Shatt el Arb River towards the ...
DEBKAfile
Exclusive Report
March 19, 2003, 11:02 AM (GMT+02:00)
Tuesday, March 18, Saddam's eldest son rejected President George W. Bush's ultimatum Monday night for the Iraqi ruler and his sons to go into exile within 48 hours or face "military conflict launched at a time of our choosing." The loose presidential phrasing enabled the White House to consider advancing ...
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