Signs of a shift in the Iraqi position emerged on July 20.

A small mountain range separates the airfield from the nearest Iraqi positions, about 25 miles away.

"The barrels of their seized tanks were immediately aimed at Iraqi positions," it said.

American fighters were, however, believed to have played a role in the events here by directing air attacks against Iraqi positions.

This is the Iraqi position: that they want to have all these restrictions lifted.

The first indication of the Iraqi position came in a Baghdad radio commentary tonight that was later read on the television news.

A couple of 203 rounds into the Iraqi positions slowed their rate of fire.

All were intermingled with abandoned Iraqi fighting positions and discarded equipment.

Their enemy was dug in along Iraqi positions protected by interlocking fields of fire.

He was told particularly that the United States would provide intelligence on Iraqi positions in the war zone.