Iraqi military commanders unaware of location of U.S. troops.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: April 8, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: Juan O. Tamayo

MARINE COMBAT HEADQUARTERS, Iraq _ Maj. Gen. Sufian al Tikriti left Baghdad on Sunday in a white Toyota sedan, in uniform and alone except for a chauffeur.

Just outside the city, the Republican Guard general came upon a Marine Corps roadblock, where he died.

His sudden death, and a great deal of other evidence, suggests how little Iraq's military knows about the whereabouts and movements of the U.S. and British soldiers who invaded their country three weeks ago.

"I think they are basically clueless," said a senior officer of the 1st Marine ...

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