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| Iraq |
| US-led coalition air strikes on Mosul continue |
| 2003-03-31 |
| Bombardments by US-led coalition forces on Iraqi frontline positions in Mosul continued for the third day before daybreak Monday, the Arabic satellite channel Al-Jazeera reported. An Al-Jazeera correspondent embedded with forces in the region said he saw with his own eyes a US warplane roaring over the skies of Mosul. Several explosions have been heard in the outskirts of Mosul since the coalition intensified their strikes on the city Sunday night. Al-Jazeera reported that US and British forces attacked the Iraqi positions near Mosul for the third night. B-52 bombers dropped at least 20 bombs on Iraqi command facilities allowing contact with the opposition-controlled Kurdish region, the TV added. It said several explosions were also heard in the Kurdish town of Kalak, 40 kilometers from Mosul. Meanwhile, the same Al-Jazeera correspondent in northern Iraq reported that Peshmergas of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) had taken control over the region and that Iraqi soldiers had withdrawn to the outskirts of city of Kirkuk two days ago. PUK said the Iraqi forces had withdrawn 13 kilometers from the city and evacuated eight villages in the region. There was video of carpet bombing outside Mosul on the teevee last night. They were military positions in the hills, no women, children, puppies, kittens or baby ducks in sight... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |