IRAQ: THE THIRD INFANTRY DIVISION OF THE U.S. MARINES HAVE REGROUPED CLOSE TO KARBALA

Record ID: 647056

  • Title: IRAQ: THE THIRD INFANTRY DIVISION OF THE U.S. MARINES HAVE REGROUPED CLOSE TO KARBALA
  • Date: 2nd April 2003
  • Summary: (U3) UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION, CLOSE TO KARBALA, IRAQ (RECENT) (REUTERS) 1. LV TANK MOVING ACROSS SAND 0.06 2. SLV SOLDIERS 0.26 3. LV COMMUNICATIONS TRUCKS PARKED/ANTENNAE ON THE ROOF 0.35 4. LV/CU ARTILLERY ROCKETS BEING LAUNCHED (2 SHOTS) 0.43 5. LV MILITARY VEHICLES IN DESERT 0.56 6. SLV/LV TANK AND TRUCKS MOVING ACROSS THE DESERT (2 SHOTS) 1.33 7. SLV STATIONARY TANK 1.47 8. SV/SLV SOLDIER ON TOP OF COMMUNICATIONS TRUCK MANOEUVRING ANTENNA (2 SHOTS) 2.07 9. LV OF COMMUNICATIONS UNIT 2.20 10. GV ARTILLERY ROCKETS BEING LAUNCHED 2.41 11. GV SUN COVERED BY CLOUD AS TRUCKS PASS BY 3.00 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 17th April 2003 13:00
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  • Location: UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION, CLOSE TO KARBALA, IRAQ
  • Country: Iraq
  • Reuters ID: LVA8JZEJMGT7X6T1AOL90LQBP5QU
  • Story Text: The Third Infantry Division of the U.S. Marines have
    regrouped close to Karbala.



    Communications teams and other soldiers stationed at an
    unknown desert location close to Karbala, south west of
    Baghdad have been regrouping over the past few days in order
    to prepare for an assault on the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

    On Wednesday (April 2) on the outskirts Karbala city
    itself, 70 miles south of the capital, there was a further
    sustained allied bombardment and US ground troops were engaged
    in heavy fighting with the Medina Division of the Republican
    Guard.



    GULF WAR 3

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