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THE commander of the British forces in the Gulf yesterday said Saddam Hussein’s regime was “finished” in Basra following their troops’ “historic” action in the city.

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The commander of British forces in the Gulf today dismissed suggestions that many more troops would be needed to win the war in Iraq.

Tue, 25 Mar, 2003

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American forces only 50 miles from Baghdad pounded military targets south of the Iraqi capital with howitzers and rockets before dawn today in an artillery barrage that lit up the clouds like lightning.

Tue, 25 Mar, 2003

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AN inquiry was launched yesterday after an RAF jet was shot down by US “friendly fire” in the Gulf.

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