STORM2K

Just coming in...Reuters is confirming via its sources on the ground in Baghdad that Republican Guard troops are heading toward the newly renamed "Baghdad" International Airport.

uh oh. i hear the fighting in baghdad is really fierce. I heard they just made it into the southeastern portion of the city w/ ground troops.

Better to get them in the open where we can deal with them quickly! The fact that they're moving is actually better for us than them.

The airport, from the photos and "comp-grafix" fly-overs I've seen, has an excellent fire zone outside its perimeter, and is mostly open ground; the palaces are "toast" to the northeast, and northwest, and offer little cover. What I see is a "mass wave" attack...with predictable results. Only "wild card" is those tunnels below..."they" know them, we don't.

Lot of trouble coming on that strip.

yea, could be a big fight. I heard there are now 93 coalition casualties.

yeh this is where the experts were expecting the biggest combat deaths.

we may be encountering the Special Republican Guard now. We can expect some high casualties for Coalition troops from here on as we try to take Baghdad