British Troops Inch Closer to Basra

Published: April 5, 2003, midnight

British forces advanced closer to Iraq's second largest city after taking a Basra Technical College yesterday. The college housed Saddam Hussein's Fedayeen troops, according to British soldiers on the scene. Today, fighting moved into a shantytown as the sound of gun battles echoed in the outskirts of Basra. For more information about this podcast, go to www.travisfox.com.