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Thu 03 Mar 2003Major battle looms as Iraqi forces move south
The expected major confrontation between US-led coalition forces and Iraqi troops drew closer late last night as a contingent of the Republican Guard headed south from Baghdad in a 1,000-vehicle convoy, under cover of a sandstorm, toward US Marines in central Iraq.
A column of 120 Iraqi armoured vehicles was reported to be engaging with British forces in a separate confrontation at Basra.
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