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Iraqi paramilitaries fleeing Khanaqin
Iraqi paramilitaries have reportedly been withdrawing from the government-controlled town of Khanaqin in recent days and heading towards central areas of the country. Talking to IRNA, an informed source in the Khosravi border strip said on Wednesday that US and British warplanes and an artillery of United States forces have been heavily bombarding Iraqi military posiitons in Khanaqin and its outskirts over the past few weeks. It said the city is almost totally controlled by coalition forces, Iraqi military forces having fled the city for the central areas near Baghdad. That may not be a good place to be a paramilitary at this moment. Maybe later, okay? US troops stationed in northern Iraq have heavily bombarded all Iraqi military positions and important centers near Khanaqin in recent days. It said several loud explosions emanating from Khanaqin and its outskirts could be heard in nearby Khosravi and Qasr-e Shirin checkpoints. Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-04-09 |
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