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Last Updated:  Sunday, 30 March, 2003, 05:57 GMT 06:57 UK
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WATCH AND LISTEN
The BBC's James Coomarasamy
"The coalitions relentless air campaign is paving the way for its final push on the Iraqi capital"


The BBC's Hilary Andersson with British troops in
Southern Iraq


Jim Sciutto, ABC reporter
"Special forces were expecting to find hard evidence of the existence of weapons of mass destruction"


The BBC's Paul Wood
"This is the Americans stepping up the military action as they promised they would do"


The BBC's Hilary Andersson reports from S. Iraq
"The people mistrust the coalition"


The BBC's Adam Mynott reports from Central Iraq
"Movement forward is being taken more steadily"


The BBC's Paul Adams reports from Qatar
"There is a process of re-evaluation going on"


The BBC's Paul Wood
"There are limits to what air war can achieve"


Group Captain Al Lockwood, British Forces spokesman
"We are engaging the Iraqi forces (in Basra) and we're having considerable success"


The BBC's Hilary Andersson reports from S.Iraq
"There are no British troops on the North East side of Basra"


The BBC's Gareth Furby
"Any planned assault on Baghdad seems to be on hold"


The BBC's Gareth Furby
"Every Iraqi civilian may now have to be treated as a potential bomber"


The BBC's Ben Brown
"Fighters loyal to Saddam are still holding out"


General Hazim Al Rawi, Iraqi military spokesman:
"The suicide operations will carry on"


The BBC's Gareth Furby
"Coalition forces say the Iraqi militia are mixing with the civilian population"


The BBC's Ben Brown
"The battle for Basra rages all around"


The BBC's Gavin Hewitt



The BBC's John Simpson
"The Iraqis are willing to take any risk to avoid the bombs"


The BBC's Rageh Omaar



The BBC's Bridget Kendall
"[There are] fears...that the US-led battle plan may need adjusting"


Simon Pearson, Military Analyst
"Once you start going into urban fighting all the hi-tech in the world is not going to help you"


The BBC's Ben Brown
"People seek shelter wherever, however they can"


The BBC's John Simpson
"The battering which the Iraqis are taking doesn't stop"



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