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To: Techplayer who wrote (10225)	3/26/2003 4:22:04 PM
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on the move: 04:02 PM \| "Suicide" maneuver? Sky News reports that the Iraqi column of vehicles moving out of Basra is being pummelled by fixed-wing airstrikes and artillery attacks and that allied commanders are baffled as to why they would pull out of the city and expose themselves in daylight. Combined with the movement of about 3000 Republican Guards troops from Baghdad towards I MEF, it may be that the Iraqis are trying to knock us off balance to slow the advance toward Baghdad. 04:04 PM \| Medina Moving FoxNews is now reporting that elements of the Republican Guards Medina Division is moving out of its fortified positions toward the 7th Cavalry . . . Ok, I must editorialize: this makes zero sense for the Iraqis. Zero. 03:41 PM \| Republican Guard units streaming out of Baghdad A huge column of elite Republican Guard units streamed out of Baghdad Wednesday evening heading toward U.S. forces massed near the southern Iraqi city of Najaf, CNN television reported. CNN said the Republican Guard were moving under cover of a sandstorm which has buffeted Iraq for the past day. It said U.S. troops were preparing for a possible confrontation within hours. (Reuters) Report: Elite Iraqi Column Heads for U.S. Force Wed March 26, 2003 03:34 PM ET KUWAIT (Reuters) - A huge column of elite Republican Guard units streamed out of Baghdad Wednesday evening heading toward U.S. forces massed near the southern Iraqi city of Najaf, CNN television reported. "A major column including about 1,000 Iraqi mobile units that might include tanks, might include armored personnel carriers, trucks and other things are on their way down from Baghdad toward Najaf," CNN said, quoting one of its reporters who is traveling with the U.S. 7th Cavalry. CNN said the Republican Guard were moving under cover of a sandstorm which has buffeted Iraq for the past day. It said U.S. troops were preparing for a possible confrontation within hours. A U.S. military spokesman in Central Command war headquarters in Qatar said he could not confirm the report. Such an Iraqi move would likely be aimed at slowing the advance of U.S. troops toward the capital Baghdad. Citing U.S. military sources, CNN correspondent Walter Rodgers reported that the Iraqi units poured out of Baghdad "very rapidly, at 30 to 60 km per hour (20 to 40 mph) due south, on an almost straight collision course with the 7th Cavalry." "They are some of the best (forces) Saddam has and are indeed a serious threat to the area we are in. We expect to come under attack some time this evening," he added.