Centcom reports a LARGE number of troops now in central Baghdad, when asked if these were recon missions the direct quote given was "they will not be coming back out".
U.S. Central Command "We are in and staying put"
Substantial numbers of coalition troops were near the center of Baghdad on Saturday and had no plans to pull back, a U.S. Central Command spokesman said.
U.S. Army soldiers Saturday captured the headquarters of the Republican Guard's Medina Division in this town about 35 miles southeast of Baghdad.
US tank commander shot dead in move on Baghdad
Two Saudi newspapers, branding Iraqi rulers "tyrannical and oppressive", urged the regime in Baghdad to step down in order to save the Iraqi people from more misery.
U.S. Central Command "We are in and staying put"
Substantial numbers of coalition troops were near the center of Baghdad on Saturday and had no plans to pull back, a U.S. Central Command spokesman said.
U.S. Army soldiers Saturday captured the headquarters of the Republican Guard's Medina Division in this town about 35 miles southeast of Baghdad.
US tank commander shot dead in move on Baghdad
Two Saudi newspapers, branding Iraqi rulers "tyrannical and oppressive", urged the regime in Baghdad to step down in order to save the Iraqi people from more misery.