The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 30th, 2003
WAR AGAINST IRAQ BASRA British pack proud punch, fighting some of toughest battles By PATRICK MCDOWELL Associated Press Sunday, March 30, 2003 Umm Qasr, Iraq -- Striking before dawn, British tanks and infantry staged a lightning raid into besieged Basra on Saturday, destroying five Iraqi tanks and blowing up two statues of Saddam Hussein before withdrawing without casualties. The strike was the first thrust into the city confirmed by British officers, and it and other limited attacks around Basra could be a preview of how coalition commanders might deal with a siege of Baghdad. The 30,0...
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