US troops inch towards Baghdad

Allied soldiers inched north towards Baghdad today, capturing or killing paramilitary fighters and Republican Guard while new waves of US bombs hammered the Iraqi capital.

US troops inch towards Baghdad
Mon, 31 Mar, 2003 - 11:09

Allied soldiers inched north towards Baghdad today, capturing or killing paramilitary fighters and Republican Guard while new waves of US bombs hammered the Iraqi capital.

US troops killed about 100 paramilitaries in and around the Shiite holy city of Najaf and seized several dozen Republican Guard in nearby Hindiyah.

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