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[faded glory]

Pentagon: Basra not secured, but 3/4 surrounded. 11th Iraqi infantry division and the 6th Mechanized division are still inside and part of the Iraqi III corps. Negotiations continue for there surrender. But some fighting reported.

The 51st Division was part of the 3 Corps

story http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,81851,00.html

[Ming]

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[faded glory]

Roger....ill edit and post links

https://www.foxnews.com

[Ned]

Live briefing from pentagon says that Coalition forces will not assault Basra, but contain the Iraqi't there until they surrender.

Also: http://apnews.excite.com/article/200...D7PUCJMG0.html

[Ned]

I don't have a link, but if I heard last night that the French would not release to the US and the UK money in French banks that are the proceeds of selling Iraqi Oil that is earmarked for the Oil-for-food program.

They also said they would veto any UN resolution that would permit the US and the UK to administer Iraq either during or after the war.

Any links would be appreciated.

[sprucemoose3311]

Saddam seen on stretcher

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,81847,00.html

[CrONoS]

21:37 (+1:00GMT)A large explosion plunged part of Baghdad in the darkness

https://www.tf1.fr/news

[DarthVeda]

yeah I've heard that they are opposed to the US and Britain administering Iraq. HOW MANY DIFFERENT WAYS DO THEY WANT IT? If we're going to do the ditry work, France certainly isn't going to get a say in a post-war Iraq.

[sprucemoose3311]

from bbc

[All times GMT and approximate]

Saturday 22 March



1520: US troops largely secure the town of Nasiriya, with only a few pockets of resistance remaining, the BBC's Gavin Hewitt reports.


1500: President Bush says the US will accept "no outcome except victory", but he acknowledges the campaign "could be longer and more difficult than some have predicted."

1430: Three journalists with UK commercial TV network ITN are reported missing in southern Iraq after coming under fire on their way to Basra.

1415: An Australian journalist is reported to have been killed and several other people injured in a suspected car bombing near the village of Khurmal in Kurdish-held northern Iraq.



1820: Iraqi state television shows President Saddam Hussein chairing meetings with top government officials and expressing satisfaction at the performance of the Iraqi army.

1735: Iraq appeals to the United Nations to condemn US-led invasion. In a statement to the UN Security Council, Iraq says the invasion is a threat to world's peace.

1725: The Pentagon abandons plans for sending its 4th Infantry Division through Turkey into northern Iraq. The troops will now be sent through the Suez Canal.



2200: Iraqi TV reports fighting with US troops near the town of Najaf, 160 kilometres south of Baghdad. The TV said the local leader of the ruling Ba'ath Party was killed in the fighting

[Chilean President™]

Originally posted by Ned
Any links would be appreciated.

Le Monde http://www.lemonde.fr/article/0,5987...13899-,00.html (link on french).

[CrONoS]

Here a translation from the link above
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France will not accept a resolution tending to legitimate the military intervention and to give the American belligerents and English the capacities of administration of Iraq ". The president of the Republic say with firmness the "fastest possible return to the international legality" of which, it added, "we are, alas, left, with a war not approved by the Security Council".

[Agathon]

1) US forces in Kuwait have been attacked in their camp. Intruder(s) threw grenades into their tents. Unknown casualties. (from CNN this hour)

This is what it will be like for US forces after tha war

[edit] latest: 10 injured.

2) The Coalition has abandoned plans to capture Basra; choosing instead to surround it. (from BBC World this hour)

This is important because the reason given is that civilian casualties will be too high as the Iraqi defenders are willing to defend it to the last. If this goes for all the strategically important cities (Basra, Tikrit, Baghdad) then sooner or later the coalition will be forced to storm a city to win the war. I suspect this is how the Iraqis think they can force a compromise (although it probably won't work it is their best shot).

[CrONoS]

00:43(+1:00GMT) Des bombardiers B-52 ont décollé de la base britannique de Fairford
00:43(+1:00GMT) B-52 Bombers took off of the British base of Fairford (Reuters)
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00:40 Selon l'armée américaine, l'attaque à la grenade contre ses troupes cantonnées au Koweit ont fait dix blessés

00:40(+1:00GMT) According to the American army, the attack with the grenade against its troops confined in Kuwait made ten wounded
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https://www.tf1.fr/news

[CrONoS]

Last Updated: Saturday, 22 March, 2003, 16:04 GMT

Exodus in northern Iraq

UNOHCI said many people were fleeing into nearby villages
Up to 500,000 people in northern Iraq have fled their homes ahead of the US-led invasion - and the movement is continuing, a UN aid agency has said.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2875843.stm

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[DanS]

Re the "shock and awe campaign"...

The ferocious onslaught left Saddam’s Republican palace, symbol of his iron grip on the country since 1979, in flames. One Iraqi man, who gave his name as Tashin, described the high-tech onslaught: "We saw a missile come in from the right, stop in mid-air, rotate 180 degrees and then slam into a building. A few minutes later we saw one come from the other direction and do the same thing."

http://www.arabnews.com/Article.asp?ID=24099