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Thu 04 Apr 2003US forces advance to within 30km of Baghdad
US forces broke through elite Iraqi divisions to within 30km of Baghdad yesterday, using air power to back the swiftest advance of the war.Lara Marlowe reports from outside Baghdad.
US Marines seized an important bridge over the Tigris river, and then pushed along its northern bank towards the Iraqi capital. Meanwhile, the 3rd Infantry Division thrust northwards after encircling the Shia Muslim shrine city of Karbala.
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