British press: land attack against Baghdad within 48 hours

The British press have stressed quoting military sources at the American central leadership in Qatar that the land attack to be launched by the American and British forces against Baghdad is nearby and might be most expectedly within 48 hours.

The British daily "the Times" quoted these sources as saying that the big attack against Baghdad might start most expectedly within 48 hours to be coupled by intensive artillery bombardment backed by air raids.

The paper added that the attack might start in south West of the capital by raids on the city's contingent in the Republican Guards.

For its part, the British daily the Financial Times explained that the intensive air bombardment on the front's lines targeted units of the Republican Guards that minimized to the half its defense capabilities, in preparation for a land attack within 48 hours.

Most of other British dailies repeated the phrase that the attack is nearby, as quoting military sources in the central American leadership.

The Daily Telegraph stressed quoting allied sources that this attack might commence within the coming hours.