Karbala, Iraq, Apr 02: US troops crossed through the Karbala gap, a major gateway towards Baghdad, today in what appeared to be a long-awaited push on the Iraqi capital. Members of the 3rd Infantry Division appeared to have met little resistance as they crossed the gap between Karbala city and a nearby lake, some 80 kilometers south of Baghdad.
At least a dozen prisoners of war could be seen huddled to the ground guarded by us soldiers as a convoy passed through the gap in an operation which began shortly after midnight (0230 IST yesterday). Bureau Report