Iraqi TV has just shown footage of a destroyed or abandoned US tank and a bulldozer. It also showed weapons, uniforms and personal effects of US soldiers spread out on the ground. Iraqi paramilitaries in black and with keffiyahs covering their faces waved Kalashnikovs and a picture of Saddam in celebration for the camera.
The Iraqi information minister Sahaf is giving a press conference accusing US troops near Najaf of killing Iraqi civilians on sight.