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Politics : America Under Siege: The End of Innocence -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: David in Ontario who wrote (22407)	3/26/2003 8:55:41 PM
From: David in Ontario	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27706

SAS come across first Iraqi deserters, says ADF smh.com.au March 27 2003, 11:39 AM Australia's SAS soldiers have come across the first signs that Iraqi troops are deserting the battlefields, Defence spokesman Mike Hannan said today. Brigadier Hannan said SAS forces working behind enemy lines in Iraq have encountered unarmed Iraqi soldiers on their way home from the war. He said the SAS soldiers have allowed the Iraqi soldiers to return to their homes. "Our special forces continue to press on with their surveillance and reconnaissance missions deep in Iraq," Brigadier Hannan told reporters. "Recently the SAS have encountered Iraqi soldiers who have been unarmed, and who have been returning to their homes. "After questioning they have been allowed to continue with their journey. "This has been the first indication of this type, and we consider it to be a good sign." Brigadier Hannan said all Australians involved in the war were well and unharmed. He said the monsoonal rains and severe sandstorms in Iraq were expected to continue for the next 24 hours. But he said the bad weather could help the covert activities of the SAS. Meanwhile, Brigadier Hannan said navy divers continued to work with British and American divers to help clear mines in the sea port of Umm Qasr. AAP