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Slow progress:
The US advance grinds to a halt on 25 March as fierce sandstorms reduce visibility to a few feet. Troops were well-equipped to fight in the desert, but in these conditions there was little to do but sit and wait.

The BBC's Ben Brown: "A blizzard of sand has slowed down the race to Baghdad"
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