MEDINA RIDGE*
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United States Army Advance*
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______Iraq Delay*
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Date: February 27, 1991*
Location: Iraq*
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In an attempt to screen the main north-south roads between Basra and Kuwait City, the Iraqis sent their best units, the Republican Guards. The Iraqis hoped that while the Guards screened the American forces, the bulk of the Iraqi Army could escape northward. On the morning of the 27th, lead brigades of the U.S. 1st Armored Division encountered the Iraqi Medina Armored Division.
