Inter Press ServiceIRAQ-CONFLICT: Iraqi forces counterattack near Basra https://www.ipsnews.net/2003/03/iraq-conflict-iraqi-forces-counterattack-near-basra/ News and Views from the Global South Sat, 14 Nov 2026 13:52:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 IRAQ-CONFLICT: Iraqi forces counterattack near Basra https://www.ipsnews.net/2003/03/iraq-conflict-iraqi-forces-counterattack-near-basra/ https://www.ipsnews.net/2003/03/iraq-conflict-iraqi-forces-counterattack-near-basra/#respond Tue, 25 Mar 2003 10:40:00 +0000 IPS Correspondents http://ipsnews.net/?p=4415

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

By IPS Correspondents
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.

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