Perilous Encounters
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U.S. troops confronted Republican Guard soldiers across the Karbala Gap, 60 miles south of the capital, in what American and British officials called one of the most crucial clashes so far. Other fighting erupted elsewhere. Below, a Marine calls for support to engage Iraqis outside the port of Umm al Qasr.
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