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Updated: 08:09 a.m. EST (0609 GMT) April 01, 2003
 
Allies hit Republican Guard, paramilitaries
10,000 French paratroopers land in Baghdad to support Republican Guard.

France Declares WAR on United States

• US Special Forces raid French embassy. Chemical and Biological weapons found, POW's taken.
• 10,000 French troops land in Baghdad. More on the way.
• "Chemical Ali," found by Marines in southern Iraq.
• Tony Blair steps up home defense after reports of French military build up in English Channel.

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