Marines face fiercest war clash near Nasiriyah amid ambush losses
Lt. Gen. John Abizaid said a faked surrender near An Nasiriyah triggered the sharpest engagement of the war to date. Up to nine Marines died as US forces prevailed. twelve soldiers were missing, presumed captured, after an ambush on an army convoy. Iraqi resistance came mainly from Fedayeen Saddam and Saddam Hussein’s security forces.
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Front line security: seas and skies guard homeland
Coast Guard marshals escort the cruise ship Ecstasy into Los Angeles Long Beach as federal agents, state troopers, and local police expand wartime duties. Borders, trains, and airports grow security hubs with remote sensors and patrols. In Homewood, Alabama, police widen patrols near a local mosque amid heightened vigilance nationwide.
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Suspected Iraqi chemical plant found by US forces
US forces pressed to locate Saddam Hussein chemical and biological weapons, seizing a suspected chemical factory in southern Iraq and examining other sites based on captured Iraqi leads. Najaf site and two Iraqi generals are under scrutiny as papers and ammunition caches are reviewed for possible weapon links.
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Sacred sites lie in path of US forces toward Baghdad
Two of Islam s most sacred places lie between Baghdad and advancing American troops. Karbala near the Euphrates and the gold domed tomb at al Najaf hold deep Shia reverence. The deaths of Ali and Hussein are central to Muslim history and the Ashura festival.
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