Iraqi Information Minister Mohamed Said al-Sahhaf on Monday denied reports that the city of Nassiriya had fallen,saying the invading forces have captured only part of the city. Al-Sahhaf said Iraqi forces destroyed 13 tanks, eight personnel carriers, six armored vehicles, four apache helicopters and two unmanned planes of the US forces. He said Iraqis had also killed four US and British servicemen. He added that Iraqi forces, especially Saddam Hussein's Fadayeen will continue resisting the aggressors overnight and relentlessly.
So we control at least part of it... |