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Wednesday, 20 November, 2002, 18:29 GMT

In pictures: Desert firepower

Just miles from Kuwait's border with Iraq, American combat troops have been taking part in live-fire exercises, putting battle tanks and attack helicopters through their paces as Washington keeps up its warnings to Saddam Hussein.

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Picture gallery: Iraq goes into training (07 Sep 02 | Middle East)

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