IRAQ-CONFLICT: Iraqi forces counterattack near Basra

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Att.Editors: The following item is from the Qatar News Agency (QNA)

DOHA, Mar 25 2003 (IPS) - Iraqi military forces have launched a counterattack on the outskirts of Iraq’s southern port city of Basra early Tuesday, the Qatari Al-Jazeera TV reported.

The TV channel quoted an eyewitness as saying that Iraqi forces have counterattacked the US military troops near Basra to take back the Basra Airport.

According to an Al-Jazeera correspondent, Basra has been hit by several cluster bombs last night, inflicting no casualty. The report, however, added that electricity in most parts of the city was cut due to the bombardment.