Iraqis set up mortar positions south of the city and piled sandbags around government buildings and other strategic locations, in evident anticipation of a battle to come.

• 伊拉克在南部布置了敢死队，环绕政府大楼和其他战略设施周围也堆积了沙袋，很显然对即将来临的交火有了准备。