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Monday, March 24, 2003 COLONEL'S ROUNDTABLE -- ANALYSIS OF TODAY'S EVENTS -- AUDIO Military Moves 11:54:21 PM    Permission To Speak Freely [] NEW SACOM CATEGORY: WAR COUNCIL SACOM will attempt to aggregate the best of military analysis on the web from both mainstream sites and blogs.  To begin: Key Battle Looms South Of Baghdad -- BBC Unfolding Battle Holds Key To War -- MSNBC A Battle Plan Ambushed -- LA Times   11:41:14 PM    Permission To Speak Freely [] OPENING THE NORTHERN FRONT -- VIDEO A US Marine General has finally arrived in the northern Iraq to ignite a northern front.  Coalition Northern Front Broadens 6:27:05 PM    Permission To Speak Freely [] PRELUDE TO THE BATTLE OF BAGHDAD -- VIDEO As mentioned earlier, the Allies are advancing towards Baghdad from the south along two axes.  The 3rd Infantry Division is armor heavy, while the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force is a ligher mechanized infantry force.  Additionally, Special Forces and possibly Airborne units may be approaching from the West.  Finally, Predators and Delta Force are trying to determine the locations of US POW's.  Troop Movements 6:06:29 PM    Permission To Speak Freely [] THE BRIDGES AT NASIRIYA -- MAP Now that the initial confusion is over, it appears that the US Third Infantry Division captured a bridge outside of Nasiriya on Saturday, but the two bridges the US Marines fought for on Sunday were actually inside the town.  Destination Baghdad 5:44:24 PM    Permission To Speak Freely [] ALLIED FORCES APPROACH BAGHDAD ON TWO AXES -- MAP There has been a lot of confusion reporting the exact nature of the approach to Baghdad through the Iraqi south.  But it now appears that the Allied approach to the Iraqi capital is taking shape as a two-pronged attack with the US 3rd Infantry Division coming from the west of the Euphrates and the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force coming from the east.  US Forces Closing In On Baghdad 5:24:48 PM    Permission To Speak Freely []

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