Iraq War Update Dispatches Rampant Iraqi Moves
Elite Republican Guard units head south in a convoy of at least 1000 vehicles toward U S Marines in central Iraq amid heavy fighting. In Baghdad missiles strike a residential area killing 14. Basra erupts as British forces clash with 1000 loyalists. U S Central Command cites bridges wired for destruction. Relief convoy reaches Umm Qasr as Bush plans visit to Centcom. US troops fight near An Najaf with hundreds of Iraqi dead, two U S tanks damaged, staellite broadcasts disrupted. One more serviceman dies from a grenade wound in Kuwait. Clinton urges support for Bush and the troops.
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Saddam Hussein May Survive Baghdad Strike Says US Officials
US officials say signs point to renewed Iraqi military and security cohesion around Baghdad but intelligence on Saddam Hussein remains inconclusive. Some believe he was wounded, others think the stance is led by senior chiefs. A TV speech swayed some toward believing he is alive.
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