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...tactical options. Paratroopers took control of an airfield in Kurdish-held territory north of Baghdad to begin establishing the northern front delayed by Turkey's rebuff of plans for the 4th Infantry Division to march on Baghdad from Turkish soil. The 4th's troops and equipment are currently en route by sea to Kuwait, but their deployment in Iraq - possibly via airfields captured last week in western Iraq - may take another two weeks or more. And the U.S. announced Thursday that a further 100,000 troops would be deployed in the Gulf by the end of April. Such deployments...
...from SUVs and other non-military vehicles. And Saddam is certainly hoping the survival of his regime for the first week of the war will inspire some of the tribal chieftains he has courted and (and armed) over the past decade to join the battle by harassing U.S. forces en route to Baghdad...
...Route 8, the main road north from Kuwait to Nasiriyah and ultimately to Baghdad, is seeing deteriorating security. The advance units moved so quickly that they had no time to pacify hostile pockets en route, and now there are armed Iraqis roaming this road, which is still the main logistics route for frontline US troops. That is why the prisoners from the 507 Maintenance unit were taken yesterday; they are rear echelon troops, but were ambushed by Iraqi forces who had not been dispersed by the first advance...
...captain (149 lbs.) got off to on a strong start to this goal as he pinned and earned a major decision en route to the quarterfinals of the tournament, held in Kansas City...
Lawrence has also dealt Jantzen a heartbreaking loss of his own. Last year he defeated Jantzen in the semi-finals en route to his NCAA championship, but the early-season losses to Larkin have caused him great worries about his chances to repeat as a national champion. Even themat.com has picked Jantzen to face Larkin in the final bout...