Up to 103 US Soldiers Killed Near Nasiriya: TV

Peoples Daily ^ | Monday, March 24, 2003

[Lessismore]

Some 103 American soldiers were killed Sunday in a battle between US-British forces and Iraqi troops near Nasiriya in southern Iraq, Al-Arabia Satellite Channel said.

The Dubai-based TV channel quoted Iranian sources as saying that the United States would be making a big mistake if they continue their campaign in such a manner.

The sources anticipated the Americans would attempt to launch an attack from another direction.

Deputy commander of US Gulf forces John Abizaid said at a Doha press conference that the coalition forces Sunday met with "toughest" resistance in the four-day campaign as 12 soldiers were listed missing in a battle with Iraq in Nasiriya, 375 km southeast of Baghdad.

He said some of the missing may have been those who appeared on the Arabic-language television network Al-Jazeera.

Abizaid said US Marines defeated an Iraqi attack Sunday "but sustained a number of killed and wounded in the sharpest engagement of the war thus far."

The Iraqi military said earlier on Sunday that 25 US and British soldiers were killed and dozens captured in fighting near Nasiriya.

[Mister Magoo]

This source may be even less credible than Debka or PakNews.

[Wavyhill]

Well, at least now we know where Col. Hackworth gets his informaion. (sarcasm)

[KansasCanadian]

I also heard this from Col. Hackworth on CNN

[nevergore]

Yeah right....

NeverGore

[dighton]

[KineticKitty]

Really? That 103 were dead?

[Kieri]

If you consider just ONE of our soldiers is worth at least 12 Iraqi troops, then its just about right.

[AntiGuv]

That's what he implied, yes. As many as 100 or so.

[wingster]

"The Dubai-based TV channel quoted Iranian sources as saying that the United States would be making a big mistake if they continue their campaign in such a manner."

Yeah, maybe we outta go to the library for some tactical field manuals based on Iranian military successes over the past century! LOL

"No disrespect intended general, but I don't think my boys will have too much difficulty brushing your boys aside!"

[nevergore]

BTW, the kill to wounded ratio in battle is approx. 12:1 for most fild skirmishes.....

That would translate to 1,236 wounded......

I think the brass would be releasing this info rather quickly......

NeverGore

[habs4ever]

Bullshit.

No mercy to Iraq and any that support such disgusting propaganda.

[KansasCanadian]

"Hack" said 200 coalition casualties so far in the liberation of iraq

[JimVT]

Even the crossword puzzle is fixed in this rag.

[Salvation]

Russian paper

Verify

[annyokie]

I agree. Disinformation Alert.

[Neets]

HMMMMM ya think Hackworth read this article before showing up with Larry???

HAHAHAHA

[Jeff Gordon Fan]

half of these networks are slanted all the way so they have to have inflated that.

Pull the troops out and nuke em!