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SLUG: 2-301380 Iraq / U-S Troops
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DATE= 03/27/03 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT TITLE=IRAQ / U-S TROOPS (S O) NUMBER=2-301380 BYLINE=SCOTT BOBB DATELINE=AS-SAYLIYAH, QATAR CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: One thousand U-S troops have parachuted into northern Iraq to open another front in the war to disarm and depose the Iraqi government. Correspondent Scott Bobb reports from coalition headquarters at As-Sayliyah base in Qatar. TEXT: Coalition spokesman Lieutenant Herb Josey says the air drop occurred around midnight Thursday morning. /// JOSEY ACT /// A thousand paratroopers of the 173rd (brigade) parachuted into northern Iraq, established an airfield to set up for follow-on forces to come in to establish operations in the north of Iraq. /// END ACT /// Lieutenant Josey says coalition troops are massing around Baghdad from all directions, in his words, to prepare the battlefield. He says clashes with Iraqi troops continue in various parts of the country, including Basra in the south, and Nasiriyah in central Iraq. However, he says he cannot confirm reports that one thousand Iraqi tanks have left Baghdad heading for Najaf, 100 kilometers to the south. (Signed) NEB/SB/KL |
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