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U.S. Orders 4-6 Day Pause in Iraq Advance-Officers
Sat Mar 29, 9:49 AM ET Add Top Stories

CENTRAL IRAQ (Reuters) - U.S. commanders have ordered a pause of four to six days in a northward ground advance toward Baghdad because of supply shortages and stiff Iraqi resistance, U.S. military officers said on Saturday.

 

U.S. Advances on Baghdad, Smashes Iraqi Divisions
Wed April 2, 2003 02:55 PM ET

By Luke Baker
SOUTH OF BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S. forces thrust to within 20 miles of Baghdad on Wednesday, smashing two of President Saddam Hussein's elite Republican Guard divisions that blocked their way.

Backed by fearsome air power, U.S. armored forces moved on the Iraqi capital from two directions.