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U.S. troops parachute into northern Iraq - CNN
Reuters
| 3/26/03
Posted on 03/26/2003 2:26:36 PM PST by kattracks
U.S. troops parachute into northern Iraq - CNN
WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - About 1,000 U.S. troops have parachuted into northern Iraq and seized an airfield in Kurdish-controlled territory, CNN reported on Wednesday.
The network said the troops were from the 173rd airborne brigade and seized the airfield to clear the way for armored tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles.
03/26/03 17:23 ET
TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 173rdairborne; airdrop; kurds; northernfront; theherd; troopmovement; turkey
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posted on
03/26/2003 2:26:36 PM PST
by
kattracks
To: kattracks
173rd Airborne? never heard of em.
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posted on
03/26/2003 2:27:45 PM PST
by
Lunatic Fringe
(When news breaks, we fix it!)
To: kattracks
YEAHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
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posted on
03/26/2003 2:28:05 PM PST
by
Howlin
To: kattracks
Stand up, hook up, shuffle to the door...............
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posted on
03/26/2003 2:28:23 PM PST
by
JayP56
To: Howlin
Turkey... you are the weakest link... Bye Bye.
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posted on
03/26/2003 2:28:36 PM PST
by
ambrose
To: Lunatic Fringe
I think they are part of the 82nd Airborne
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posted on
03/26/2003 2:28:52 PM PST
by
JayP56
To: Howlin
But, but, but, but, but -- I thought coalition forces were losing, per Reuters/AP/UPI/AFP/ABC News/CBS News/NBC News/CNN/MSNBC, etc?
;)
To: kattracks
I'd figure is was a Ranger Bn--isn't one of thier specialties "securing airfields"?
To: Lunatic Fringe
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posted on
03/26/2003 2:29:20 PM PST
by
hc87
To: Lunatic Fringe
To: kattracks
Can anyone say NORTHERN FRONT? Go get 'em
To: kattracks
The network said the troops were from the 173rd airborne brigade and seized the airfield to clear the way for armored tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles.How do you clear the way for armored tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles by seizing an airfield? I'm no military expert, but this doesn't seem to make sense - unless it's for air support for said vehicles.
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posted on
03/26/2003 2:30:05 PM PST
by
brewcrew
(It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into. - Jonathan Swift)
To: kattracks
The network said the troops were from the 173rd airborne brigade and seized the airfield to clear the way for armored tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles. Are the tanks and Bradleys to be airlifted in?
Anybody know where the airfield is?
To: Lunatic Fringe
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posted on
03/26/2003 2:30:46 PM PST
by
jae471
To: brewcrew
You would LAND THEM THERE...
To: ElectricStrawberry
101st.airborne.
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posted on
03/26/2003 2:30:52 PM PST
by
MEG33
To: hc87
Ahhh...they are that brigade out of Italy.....
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posted on
03/26/2003 2:30:53 PM PST
by
JayP56
To: kattracks
Armored tanks? I didn't know there was any other kind.
To: Lunatic Fringe
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posted on
03/26/2003 2:30:59 PM PST
by
Illbay
(Don't believe every tagline you read - including this one)
To: kattracks
seized an airfield in Kurdish-controlled territory
Aren't the Kurd's our buddies?
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posted on
03/26/2003 2:31:11 PM PST
by
Peaecon
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