Armed clashes between Baghdad people, army
Sporadic armed clashes broke out between Baghdad people and pro-Saddam Iraqi army following the US ground strikes on the capital. According to IRNA correspondent Baghdad residents particularly in three areas of the city who were under heavy pressure of Baath's army forces and Saddam's Fedayeen over recent months, clashed with Saddam forces. During the clashes, Baghdad people killed at least 35 soldiers and Saddam's supporters while Iraqi soldiers attacked houses in the city and killed or wounded a large number of people.
That's not the beginning of the end â that was us. But this is the middle of the end, maybe the middle toward the end of the end. I'm sticking by Wednesay...
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-04-07 |