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Day 5 at war

by The Real Truth Wednesday, Mar. 26, 2003 at 12:51 AM

Read, Learn

========= Tikrit =========

WALKING DEAD

In Tikrit, Iraq, Saddam's terrorist guards.


========= Baghdad =========

In Baghdad, Iraq, Iraqi Republican Guard looks up as sirens peel.


In Baghdad, Iraq, at the news conference, Iraqis show their map.


Saddam on IRAQI TV. We think he is either dead
or so injured as to be in multisystem organ failure at this point.
Proof: His speech was canned and praised a General who defected to the USA.
Also he used the wrong tense about the taking of Basra; he used the future tense.


Iraqi Republican Guards


In Baghdad, Iraq.


In Baghdad, a French employee from the "French interests section"
and her Iraqi connecton. Perhaps a fractal view of France's role in terrorism worldwide.


At the Tigris river, Iraqi soldiers attack a purported SF champion.
In the end, one frog lost a leg but got away.


In Baghdad, Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf
has taken over since Saddam was crippled or killed.


========= Mosul =========

Near the Iraqi controlled town of Fayda, north of Mosul, new attacks on
Iraqi forward positions in the north.


========= Southern Iraq =========

In southern Iraq, oil wells burn.


In southern Iraq, British heroes focus on enemy positions.


In southern Iraq, a British Royal Air Force Harrier GR7 targeting and destroying a surface to surface missile.

Near southern Iraq, Army heroes rush another for medical evacuation to Camp Udairi in Kuwait(.


In Basra, patrols and treating Iraqi POWs with respect (unlike the evil Iraqis)..


In southern Iraq, Iraqis are freed by the USA.


In the desert, American valiant heroes share their MREs (meals ready to eat) with Iraqis
even as Iraqis were executing American POWs and torturing the rest.


At the headquarters of the 51st Iraqi Mechanized Infantry Division.


========= Al Faw =========

In Al Faw, British Royal Marines bring justice to the Baath party.


In Al Faw, Commando fire into an Iraqi position.


========= Najaf =========

In Najaf, central Iraq, US Army engineer champions move on
as Apaches and A-10s pass, and Iraqi weapons are collected after heavy gunfire.


========= Nasiriyah =========

In Nasiriyah, southern Iraq, US heroes advance to the Euphrates river.


========= Nasiriyah, Iraq =========

At the Euphrates River, near Nasiriyah, Iraq, heroes of the 2nd Battalion
conduct house by house searches.


========= Safwan =========

In Safwan.


In Safwan, Iraqi soldiers surrender to British troops. Could this be another Iraq rouse where
they murder patriots after showing the "white flag"?


MINE LAYERS CAUGHT

========= HMAS Kinimbla =========

From the HMAS Kinimbla, an Australian naval ship, heroes captured mines
on an Iraqi tug, the Jumhuriyah, sneaking into the Gulf .


An Iraqi T15 Minelayer caught with mines now clearly visible.


========= Basra =========

In Basra, paladins of British Royal Air Force attack an Iraqi patrol vessel.


========= Az Bayr =========

In Az Bayr, Iraq, Marines heroes of the 3rd Batt. treat surrendered Iraqi soldiers
humanely unlike the evil Iraqis.


========= Az Zubayara =========

In Az Zubayara, champions of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit
patrol and rest where possible.


In Az Zubayara, at the Iraqi Naval base.


========= Umm Qasr =========

In Umm Qasr, Scots Dragoon guards.


In Umm Qasr, an all-American hero Marine helps an injured Iraqi prisoner of war,
even as Iraqis shot American POWs in the head to "motivate" other POWs.


Near Umm Qasr, heroes in Chinook helicopters place a mobile bridge
on the banks of the Shat Al Basra.


In Umm Qasr, Marine fighters for freedom fire Javelins, shoulder-launched anti-tank weapon,
tanks and air fire to take several hundred Republican Guards..


In Umm Qasr, Iraq, the NEW EUROPE: Polish heroes with U.S. special forces
capture Iraqis terrorists and their boat.


========= Rumayla Oilfields =========

Near the Rumayla Oilfields, burning oil wells.


Near the Rumayla Oilfields,Iraqi soldiers surrender to U.S. troops.
Iraqis played atrocities as predicted on FreeRepublic several days ago
as they wore uniforms under civilian clothes, thereby feigning "surrender".


In Kuwait, gallant British Royal Air Force personnel wait
in full biological and chemical protective suits
in a bunker after a warning of a Scud attack,
which Blix promissed did not exist.


========= Camp New Jersey =========

Near Camp New Jersey, Kuwait.


========= Doha =========

In Doha, Qatar, America stands tall.


========= Iran, Shalamcheh,Khuzestan province =========

In Shalamcheh, Iran's southwestern Khuzestan province, Iranian soldiers
see the Iraqi border. Basra can be located by the black smoke.


In the waters of the Shatt al-Arab estuary separating Iran and Iraq, Iranian soliders
on their control towers.


========= USS Cape St. George =========

Aboard USS Cape St. George, a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) is launched.


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Shock and Awe: ho hum

by Point Wednesday, Mar. 26, 2003 at 1:01 AM

War in Iraq - situation at An-Nasiriya (update)



March 24, 2003



The IRAQWAR.RU analytical center was created recently by a group of journalists and military experts from Russia to provide accurate and up-to-date news and analysis of the war against Iraq. The following is the English translation of the IRAQWAR.RU report based on the Russian military intelligence reports.

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March 24, 2003, 0800hrs MSK (GMT +3), Moscow - As of morning (MSK, GMT +3) March 24 the situation in Iraq can be characterized as quiet on all fronts. Attacking coalition forces have settled into positional warfare, they are exhausted, lost the attacking momentum and are in urgent need for fuel, ammunition, repairs and reinforcements. The Iraqis are also busy regrouping their forces, reinforcing the combat units and setting up new defense lines.

Exceptionally heavy fighting continued for two days and nights near An-Nasiriya. Both warring sides employed large numbers of tanks and artillery. More than 20,000 troops of the US 3rd Motorized Infantry Division, supported by 200 tanks, 600 other armored vehicles and 150 artillery pieces, were opposed by the Iraqi 3rd Army Corps consisting of up to 40,000 troops, up to 250 tanks, more than 100 artillery, up to 100 mortars and 1000 rocket propelled grenade launchers (RPG) and anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM). The two-day battle ended without any significant results.

The Americans have failed in trying to use their momentum in capturing An-Nasiriya and attempted to encircle the town from the west, where they encountered strong layered Iraqi defenses and forced to withdraw. The Iraqi forces used this opportunity to attack the US flanks with two brigades, breaking the US combat orders and causing panic among the US troops. The US command was forced to halt the advance of its forced toward An Najaf and once again redirect several tank battalions to support the attacked units. Nearly 6 hours was needed for the US aviation to stop the Iraqi attack and restore combat order of the US forces.

During the past day the coalition aviation flew more than 2,000 close support missions in this area [An-Nasiriya]. "We can only thank God for having air dominance!” said the commander of the US 15th Marines Exp. Corps Col. Thomas Waldhauser in a private conversation with one of the CNN reporters. Later the CNN journalist cited the Colonel in a phone conversation with his editor. The conversation was intercepted.

According to the intercepted radio traffic, the US forces have sustained up to 40 killed, up to 10 captured and up to 200 wounded during the fighting near An-Nasiriya. There is confirmed information about one lost attack helicopter and an unconfirmed report about a lost ground attack plane. The US forces have also lost up to 40 armored vehicles, including no less than 10 tanks. Several intercepted reports by the US field commanders stated that their troops are unable to advance due to their soldiers being demoralized by the enemy's fierce resistance and high losses.

Four days of continuous advance exhausted the coalition forces, which now have settled into defensive positions nearly on every front to rest and regroup. As of this morning (MSK, GMT +3) the coalition forces are in control of the western part of An-Nasiriya but have no foothold on the left bank of Euphrates. The left bank of the river is controlled by the Iraqi forces, which are conducting engineering works to reinforce their defenses. A part of the Iraqi forces have been deployed to strengthen the defense of An-Najaf, where they expect the next coalition attack.

Around 2300hrs (MSK, GMT +3) March 23 a British platoon was ambushed by Iraqi Special Forces unit near Basra. Following a powerful initial artillery barrage the Iraqis engaged the British in close combat and destroyed several armored vehicles. After the Iraqis withdrew the British commander reported up to 8 killed, two missing and more than 30 wounded British soldiers. Thus over the 30% of the unit's troops have been disabled in the attack. Reinforcements and medevac helicopters have been dispatched by the coalition to the scene of the attack.

During the past day there has been a sharp increase in combat activity in the coalition's rearguard.

Reports have been intercepted showing at least 5 attacks on the coalition military convoys, 8 vehicles destroyed by landmines and 2 ambushes. Iraqi special operation units are mining the roads, setting up ambushes and conduct search and reconnaissance operations. The coalition forces have been ordered to halt the movement of convoys during dark hours and to provide each convoy with combat escort units and air cover.

The situation around the borderline town of Umm Qasr (population 1,500) still remains unclear. Radio intercepts and satellite images show that the town was under constant bombardment throughout out the night. The morning photos indicate its complete destruction. This shows that the coalition command, fed up with the Iraqi's stubborn resistance, ordered the complete destruction of the town using aviation and artillery. However, according to reports by the British troops ordered to "clean up" Umm Qasr the town still contains many pockets of resistance. The overall coalition losses at Umm Qasr during the past four days amounted to up to 40 killed and up to 200 wounded. Currently it is impossible to estimate the Iraqi losses at Umm Qasr. As of yesterday's morning the Umm Qasr garrison consisted of 1600 troops.

The units of the British marine infantry have failed to establish control over the strategically important Fao peninsula. After yesterday's counterattack by the Iraqis the British forces have been thrown back some 3 to 5 kilometers and were forced into defensive positions. Intercepted radio communications indicate that today the British command will attempt to regain the lost ground after spending the night reinforcing their units on Fao with two additional marine infantry battalions. The overall British losses on the Fao peninsula during the past four days of fighting include up to 15 killed and up to 100 wounded. The Iraqis lost here up to 100 killed and around 100 captured.

A heated exchange of fire continues near Basra. The coalition units hesitate to enter the city and limit their actions to constant artillery and aviation bombardment of Basra. So far the coalition forces have failed to completely surround the city and to cut off the defending Iraqi garrison from the main Iraqi forces.

The US troops continue landing in northern Iraqi territories controlled by the Kurds. It is expected that as early as tomorrow morning these forces supported by the Kurdish units will make an attempt to capture the town of Kirkuk.

Aerial strikes against Iraq continued throughout the night. A total of up to 1,500 combat flights were carried out by the coalition aviation. Additionally, B-52 bombers launched more than 100 cruise missiles from the so-called "Turkish corridor". Some 150 more cruise missiles have been launched by the US and British naval forces.

Intercepted radio traffic indicates another lost coalition plane this morning. There was a confirmed loss of a "Predator" unmanned aerial reconnaissance aircraft.

Any further advances by the coalition within the next 8-12 hours are unlikely. The coalition command in Qatar has been in meeting since the early morning and is expected to come up with significant changes to the overall operational plan. According to most experts the coalition command made a most serious strategic error by starting the ground phase of the operation nearly at the very start of the war. The Americans have violated their own doctrine where the ground phases of a military operation coincide in time with the destruction of the enemy from the air.

The US made serious errors in their estimates of the Iraq's army strength and combat readiness. The US military intelligence and the CIA failed to uncover the true potential of the Iraqi forces and, in essence, misinformed the top military and civilian leadership of the coalition member countries.

(source: iraqwar.ru, 03-24-03, translated by Venik)



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How Dare You Waste Indy Media Bandwidth

by Get A Brain Moron Wednesday, Mar. 26, 2003 at 1:04 AM

You are a bandwidth hog and most likely also a demented right wing fascist. Who needs your stupid selection of jpgs which everyone has already seen and which are available everywhere on the internet?

Are you some kind of retard? If you have an opposing view, and can read and write, please express your views in Indymedia forums.

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To The Real Truth

by Boxcutter Wednesday, Mar. 26, 2003 at 1:12 AM

Great photos, you must have picked up a great sources for them, if you don't mind sharing the source please post.
To second poster.

Like I'm, going to believ in the Rants of the Russians, give me a break

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Prefer the NYTimes?

by Point Wednesday, Mar. 26, 2003 at 1:41 AM



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March 24, 2003

Hail of Gunfire and Rockets Forces Apaches to Pull Back

By JIM DWYER



N CENTRAL IRAQ, March 24 — With a hail of small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades, Iraqi forces downed two Apache helicopters today and forced 30 other helicopters in their brigade back to their base.

One two-member crew was unaccounted for; the other was rescued. Iraqi state television broadcast images of one downed helicopter, which appeared largely intact, and jubilant men dancing around it.

All 32 helicopters sustained some damage, occasionally slight, Army officials said, in what was a significant setback for the allies.

Fighting continued today in Nasiriya, meanwhile, after the death of 10 marines there on Sunday in the deadliest battle of the war so far.

The attack on the helicopters today surprised American Army leaders and may cause them to adjust their military strategy, which was relying on the Apaches to destroy the Iraqi armored forces that ring Baghdad.

The commander of the American-led invasion of Iraq confirmed the loss of one Apache helicopter.

"The fate of the crew is uncertain right now," Gen. Tommy R. Franks said at a news briefing at Central Command, in Qatar. "We characterize that crew, two men, as missing in action."

General Franks denied that the helicopter had been shot down by farmers, as Iraq claimed, but did not say what had forced it out of the air.

A CNN correspondent accompanying the United States Army V Corps's 11th Attack Helicopter Regiment, said the unit had been on a nighttime combat mission targeting units of the elite Republican Guard.

The correspondent cited one of the pilots as saying they had run into a "hornet's nest, a barrage of antiaircraft fire," near the city of Kerbala, 70 miles southwest of Baghdad, the closest fighting to the Iraqi capital since the war began last Thursday.

The Iraqi information minister, Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, said at a news conference: "Farmers shot down two Apaches. We showed one today and might show the second and the pilots."

He added, "We are holding several other American and British prisoners and we may show some of them."

The Apaches use a powerful radar, called the Longbow, that directs their Hellfire missiles. But the helicopters are suddenly coming under attack from relatively low-technology weaponry.

Saddam Hussein "is fighting an asymmetrical warfare," said Brig. Gen. Benjamin Freakly, assistant commander of the 101st Division. "This is not tank-on-tank fighting."

The attack took place near the village of Abu Mustafe, north of Al Hillah, and capped a punishing 24 hours for the allied offensive.

General Freakly said that in an attack like the one on the helicopters, "you have 10 guys lying on top of a building firing R.P.G.'s and small arms." He said, "You can go in and bomb that building and reduce it to rubble," but at the potential cost of many civilian lives.

The Army now may consider new tactics, like additional close aerial bombardment, to support the Apaches as they hunt for armored divisions.

The Apaches were from the 11th Aviation Regiment, based in Germany, and are attached to the V Corps.

Sandstorms are roiling the area, blowing at 25 knots, and are likely to rise to 40 knots on Tuesday and Wednesday. At 30 knots, a meteorologist said, visibility becomes practically nil.

General Franks also said today that the tenacity of some Iraqi units, including the fedayeen, was no surprise and that American-led forces had had some "terrific firefights."

The Republican Guard has been hit, he said, and "they will continue to be hit, at points and places and times that make sense to us."

He added, "The effect has been very positive for us."

The general also said that coalition forces were making rapid progress across Iraq.



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It's not hard to take sand...

by Point Wednesday, Mar. 26, 2003 at 1:46 AM

There's been a bombing campaign going on for over, what, 12 years? You remember the "No-Fly" zones? And it's only going to get worse when they get out of the "no-fly" zones.

Bush and his handlers, of course, don't give a rat's ass about some working-class soldier who's being paid squat to bleed out to make some wealthy facist even wealthier. . .

Wake up and smell the oil depletion, folks.

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