Posted on 04/14/2003 7:56:47 AM PDT by kattracks
UK's Blair says Saddam's forces have collapsed
LONDON, April 14 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Monday that Saddam Hussein's army had collapsed across Iraq and that those who were still fighting against U.S. and British forces were foreigners.
"In essence, all over Iraq, Saddam's forces have collapsed. Much of the remaining fighting, particularly in Baghdad, is being carried out by foreign irregular forces," Blair said in a statement to parliament.
He said U.S. troops were in control of most of Baghdad's capital, but not yet all of it. The south of the country was largely under British control, he added.
04/14/03 10:41 ET
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