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Source: http://www.opinion.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/03/20/wdes20.xml
Iraqis "Deserting in Thousands"
(Telegraph-UK) - In the south, Kuwaiti border guards were turning back Iraqi soldiers, telling them they must wait until the attack began before they could surrender. "We are looking at wholesale desertions in some areas," said an intelligence officer. "In the southern area, where there are six Iraqi divisions, 50% of their officers are planning to surrender once the campaign opens."