rtokens: President Bill Clinton on Friday ordered the U.S. military to ready itself for any possible action as Washington turned up the heat in an escalating crisis over Iraqi troop movements in northern Iraq .
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tokens: He said damage and casualties in the city were heavy and Kurdish forces were defending the city .
ltokens: There was no independent confirmation of the report which the spokesman said came from the organisation 's members in Arbil .