Iraqi forces withdrew to Basra on Thursday after a heavy battle with the coalition forces on Faw-Basra highway. The US and British forces, backed by ground support, dropped bombs on Iraqis' positions in the region to force them to pull out. Two Iraqi tanks, destroyed by the coalition, remain in the region. Iraqis had taken part in the operation with 14 tanks and armed personnel carriers. The clashes started as Iraqis managed to advance to about 40 kilometers from the occupied Faw port.
Having spent ten years see-sawing back and forth with Sammy, at the cost of thousands of dead, over Faw, it must really gall the Medes and Persians to see control coming together for us after a week. |