European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 28, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes thursday february 28,1991 from Page 1 casualties for such a huge operation but the toll was mounting. The French on wednesday reported the Depths of seven american soldiers including two officers operating under French command. That increased to at least 11 the . Death toll in the ground offensive the seven soldiers who belonged to the 82nd airborne div died tuesday during operations to Clear mines in Iraq. A French spokesman said he did not know if they were killed by a mine blast. The French also reported the deaths of two of their own commandos the first French soldiers to die in the ground War French of prods pushing North into Iraq secured a Small town about 100 Miles North of the Border and French and . Combat units made their Way As far the euphrates River. A the 101st airborne dives air assault units were the first to reach the River linking up later with their infantry. The 24th inf div Mech heading in a slightly different direction and the 82nd airborne div working with the French 6ih army div were also deep in Iraq. A it s been surprising a said col. Ted Reid commander of the 197th inf brigade. A so far this has been a  maj. John Batista 38, the brigade operations officer scoffed at Saddam Hussein a military tactics. A a we re going to teach Saddam Hussein a lesson in military strategy a Batista said. A the Guys an idiot a. The xviii airborne corps had met Little . But at midday a-10 tank idlers spotted a line of eight iraqi tanks. They circled like vultures then swooped in to fire their 30mm Cannon. The ripping blasts made terrifying sounds As projectiles made of Armor piercing depleted uranium found their Mark. / a a / a by a As the noose tightened the allies made it Clear that Saddam would not be. Allowed to survive the persian Gulf War with his Power and prestige intact. On tuesday when Saddam pledged to withdraw president Bush said the War would press on a with to diminished in Tensity. A a v a  Baghdad radio claimed wednesday that the iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait was completed a by the first Light this  Allied commanders said the iraqis were fleeing in Masse but it was not. Known How Many remained in Kuwait. A prime escape route for iraqi troops could already be Cut off. An iraqi military communique said Allied paratroopers had landed at Amair base near an Nasi Riya 175 Miles South of Baghdad on the euphrates River. The City a capture would Seal off routes faces in places / t. A. A. Amedia Pool a Marine with the 1st Marine div Peers through a doorway during House to House search. 1 a a a Quot a a a a a a running North toward the iraqi heartland from the Southeastern iraqi City of Basra a since Allied bombing raids have knocked out Bridges across the euphrates a a a a. On the Battlefield the number of iraqi prisoners was climbing so fast that . Military officials said they could no longer keep track of numbers beyond the 32,000 total the command reported late tuesday. A a v a / a. / a a a a a one . Official described an incident in which an iraqi tank and armoured personnel Carrier came upon a . Hurn Vee stuck in mud. A they helped the humvee get out of the mud a and then they surrendered a a he said. It a i /. A a a a a. / in iraqis bomb ravaged capital Baghdad is a Long without electricity a huddled around Battery powered radios listening for news of the War. In a spice Bazaar men wept upon hearing that iraqis once mighty army was All but vanquished. / a a. A / a you have fought against 30. Countries led by the most vicious War machine in the world a Saddam told his people on tuesday. A greater Victory is certain in the future he said. But the gloom in Baghdad was palpable air raid sirens wailed and a dense dust laced fog covered the City Iraq is seeking a cease fire but a majority of . Security Council members Are insisting the iraqi government accept All 12 . Resolutions before a truce Quot can be considered diplomats said. V y in addition to calling for an unconditional iraqi withdrawal the . Resolutions Call Tor Iraq to pay reparations and renounce All claims to Kuwait. In Kuwait the Entrance of. The allies brought unbounded Joy. 1 a the Flag of Kuwait is once again fluttering Over Kuwait a Kuwait radio said jubilantly. A thanks be to god that the Nightmare has ended Quot a a / Abu Fahad a kuwaiti resistance Leader said on the radio that Allied forces were entering the City from the North and South in a a Majestic  the City bore the scars of nearly seven months of iraqi occupation. Power lines were Down running water was available Only in parts of the City cars were stripped and gasoline was in Short Supply. Rain made Greasy by iraqi set Oil Well fires fell  filthy and Grimy from four Days of fighting in rain wind and oily smoke seemed genuinely angered by the destruction in Kuwait City. The marines had advanced through eerie Clouds of dense Black smoke from burning Oil Fields. At times the Sun was nearly blotted out and Marine officers were forced  flashlights attn midday to read their maps. Towering Spires of flame Rose from hundreds of burning Oil Wells creating steam that one officer said was a something out of Dante a  a. 1 a a. Cut a. A. A a. A a a Kuwait radio warned residents to beware of Booby traps and mines left by the iraqi occupiers and kuwaiti diplomats said . Marines were cot Bing neighbourhoods for iraqi stragglers. . Army and Audi special forces had earlier filtered into the City in Advance of the larger Allied Force some a . Commandos were Clad in Arab headdresses and carried Small easily con scaled automatic weapons. Despite iraqis claim that the withdraw at was Complete it was unclear just How Many of the 300,000 to 400,000 iraqi troops once in Kuwait remained in the. Emirate. A. / �7 a. A. . Commanders described the Road North from Kuwait City to iraqis narrow Southeast Corner and Basra As clogged with retreating iraqi vehicles which . Pilots were attacking. In the fourth Day of the allies Blister ing land assault us. Military officials in Riyadh saudi Arabia said wednesday that the fierce desert warfare since sunday had knocked out 26 iraqi army divisions a Abdul 260,000 men a and 500 a tanks. / -./��. / / with the drive into Iraq by More than 100,600 . And Allied soldiers the focus has turned to Saddam a Best troops a the Republican guard a and the bid to trap them East of invading Allied units and South of the euphrates thereby cutting. Off any escape route. A in a Battle inside Iraq West of the kuwaiti Border one tank division of the 10-division Republican guard was All but Defeated said . Military officials in Quot Riyadh /. A a a / a two . Divisions a the 3rd army and the 1st inf Mech a clashed with one of the Republican guards three heavy armoured divisions the. Taw Al Kana. / v a a a Quot / r a it had an excellent reputation from the Iran Iraq War a said the official. It did nothing to alter that reputation but it. / was eliminated quite rapidly. A during the engagement i done to think they did anything unique. They did stand and fight. They did not  other two Republican guard a Mored divisions remained intact said the . Military officials who spoke on con Diori of anonymity. They said one division was loading its tanks onto heavy Highway carriers either to Retreat or to reposition. Got a from wire reports people with grammar questions can Call a hot line at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston for an answer. Organizations such As general Mills corp. 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