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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 2003
Page
3
Saddam Hussein uses Islam to mobilize support as U.S. led forces press toward Baghdad. He frames the war as faith versus evil, citing God and jihad to boost patriotism. Basra resists despite coalition leaflets, while Safwan residents stone a U.S. convoy.
U.S. Marines on the road to Baghdad heighten vigilance after deadly ambushes near An Nasiriyah. Marines pull Iraqis from a car, search them, and smash tires to prevent tailing. Residents in Safwan stone convoys amid tougher resistance and shattered hopes of a friendly welcome.
Reports from southern Iraq say Basra remains ringed by allied forces while heavy shelling, sporadic Iraqi resistance, and feigned surrenders threaten the water and electricity supply. A British soldier was killed near Basra as U.N. and coalition officials push for humanitarian deliveries to Umm Qasr and surrounding oil fields.
Iraqi state TV aired footage of two men said to be the U S Apache crew from a helicopter downed in central Iraq. The Pentagon confirmed a missing two man crew from a helicopter, identified as Chief Warrant Officers Ronald D Young Jr and David S Williams. The broadcast follows earlier footage of five U S soldiers captured near Al Nasiriyah.
Activists return to federal buildings and campuses leading to arrests nationwide. In San Francisco 123 were detained at Transamerica Pyramid and a federal building. Hartford saw at least 50 arrests for blocking a federal building. Actions included a die-in at United Technologies and protests near KTBC in Austin. University of Minnesota rally drew hundreds with counter chants heard.
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