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GWT: Senior officials on latest developments

(23 Mar 2003) STORY Iraq's Information Minister on Sunday said Iraqi soldiers were giving the Allied forces a fight they will never forget. Speaking at a press briefing, Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf said the American and British troops - whom he referred to as filthy pirates - were facing certain death in the southern port town of Umm Qasr. Al-Sahhaf was joined in the press conference by Major General Hazim al-Rawi, an Iraqi military spokesperson. Al-Rawi said Iraqi armed forces had shot down five Allied fighter jets and two helicopters. In a separate press conference on Sunday, Iraq's Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan said American prisoners of war would be seen on Iraqi television within hours. Ramadan also called on all Arabs and Muslims to fight against Allied aggression. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...