Allied forces continue to make slow but steady progress in their attempt to seize Basra. British troops have killed five paramilitary leaders and captured a general plus other high-ranking officers on the outskirts of the city.
The victories, however, do not come without a price. Yesterday, a suicide bomber driving a taxicab killed four Army soldiers at a checkpoint in the city of Najaf.
In a breaking development, a driver commandeering a pickup truck collided with a group of soldiers at an air base in Kuwait, injuring 15 but killing none. There is no immediate news on the identity of the attacker or his motive.
This follows another scare in Kuwait over the weekend when a Chinese Silkworm missile launched from Iraq struck a pier directly in front of Kuwait City's most popular shopping mall, causing moderate damage. Luckily, the incident happened at 1:45 AM local time, and the explosion only wounded two people.
The Other Side - Analysis, angles and opinions on the Web
Go as you please: The fog of war, Barbados Daily Nation - "Truth is the first casualty of war. Language is the second."
Tambourines or booby traps?, The Washington Times - With the war becoming no "cakewalk," has the U.S. spin blown up in President Bush's face?
Iraq and the Lessons of History, Newsweek - A study of the Iraq war against the backdrop of history.
16 Questions: Sorting it out, looking ahead, St. Petersburg Times - A sort of FAQ about the war.
No instant victory / War in Iraq will take time and a human toll, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Despite comparisons to Vietnam, the U.S. will have to see this one through to the end.
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at 8:56 AM EST
Updated: Monday, 31 March 2003 12:04 PM EST
