Terrified Iraqi soldiers cross the Kuwait border and try to surrender

[Woodrow]

SADDAM'S SOLDIERS SURRENDER
 
Mar 9 2003

Mike Hamilton reports from Camp Coyote in Kuwait
 
TERRIFIED Iraqi soldiers have crossed the Kuwait border and tried to surrender to British forces - because they thought the war had already started.

The motley band of a dozen troops waved the white flag as British paratroopers tested their weapons during a routine exercise.

The stunned Paras from 16 Air Assault Brigade were forced to tell the Iraqis they were not firing at them, and ordered them back to their home country telling them it was too early to surrender.

The drama unfolded last Monday as the Para batallion tested mortars and artillery weapons to make sure they were working properly.

The Iraqis found a way across the fortified border, which is sealed off with barbed-wire fencing, watchtowers and huge trenches.

A British Army source in Kuwait contacted me to explain how the extraordinary surrender bid unfolded. The source said: "The British guys on the front-line could not believe what was happening. They were on pre-war exercises when all of a sudden these Iraqis turned up out of nowhere, with their hands in the air, saying they wanted to surrender.

"They had heard firing and thought it was the start of the war.

"The Paras are a tough, battle-hardened lot but were moved by the plight of the Iraqis. There was nothing they could do other than send them back.

"They were a motley bunch and you could barely describe them as soldiers - they were poorly equipped and didn't even have proper boots. Their physical condition was dreadful and they had obviously not had a square meal for ages. No one has ever known a group of so-called soldiers surrender before a shot has been fired in anger."

Last night the Ministry of Defence officially denied the incident had taken place, but the story was corroborated by an intelligence source.

Meanwhile Saddam Hussein has ordered thousands of troops back to Baghdad as he turns the city into a fortress.

It is believed that two rings of steel are being established around Baghdad. The outer one consists of regular Iraqi army soldiers and the inner one is made up of Republican Guard fighters - thought to be the only troops that will put up fierce resistance.

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LOL...

[ITW [the irish boy]]

Shit, if I was an Iraqi soldier i'd surrender. Normally I'd die for my country, but if it was run by saddam and we were gonna be murdered id prefer to surrender. I pity the iraqis

[bLaDe]

LOL, damn, that must be embarrasing.  I pity them though, peace

  -{bLaDe}

[Agua]

very funny  

[Woodrow]

very funny  

Yep. Looks like they've been getting more than hardware from the french

[Agua]

very funny  

Yep. Looks like they've been getting more than hardware from the french

you seem to be obsessed with the french.... penis envy?

[TheSheriff]

Agua's German, btw y'all.

And that explains why he has no sense of humour. How many towels have you put on sunbeds, fella?

[Agua]

Agua's German, btw y'all.

And that explains why he has no sense of humour. How many towels have you put on sunbeds, fella?

hey klan's klown... you again....

[TheSheriff]

Yeah, the guys were rolling last night, Jimbo even got his sheet muddy.

[Quakaveli]

Agua's German, btw y'all.

And that explains why he has no sense of humour. How many towels have you put on sunbeds, fella?

AHHHHH!!!! IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW!

[_That_Cracka_J]

I feel sorry for the Iraqi people that are being tortured and forced to live under Saddam's regime......after the war, the Iraqi people will be a lot better off--just like the after the U.S. took out the Taliban; everybody in Afgahistan is better off without living in fear of the Taliban.

[Immortal]

its not really funny engel, its sad and pitiful cause I bet saddam would kill those soldiers who would 'betray' him and surrender. He would probably torture them and their families. So these soldiers who were ready to surrender were probably in alot of trouble when they came back to Iraq.

[Trauma-san]

^^^ Nah, they're probably just a rouge band of soldiers who saadam's people don't keep in touch with.

I'm glad they're willing to surrender, if a ton of troops surrender, maybe there won't be that many unnecessary deaths.  I'd surrender if I was in their position, it would be impossible to win, so there's no pride lost in surrendering to someone clearly you're superior militarily.  That's just intelligent.

[Immortal]

^^^ Nah, they're probably just a rouge band of soldiers who saadam's people don't keep in touch with.

I'm glad they're willing to surrender, if a ton of troops surrender, maybe there won't be that many unnecessary deaths.  I'd surrender if I was in their position, it would be impossible to win, so there's no pride lost in surrendering to someone clearly you're superior militarily.  That's just intelligent.

i agree

[TheSheriff]

I'd rather live a slave, than die a free man; for as long as there is life, there is hope.