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 Three U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq Aoldiers were killed when the Contingency Operating Base was attacked by indirect fire
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| Apr.30 |
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 UK combat operations end in Iraq| A ceremony has been held to mark the official end of the six-year British military mission in Iraq | |
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| Dec.23 |
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Soldiers seize apparently stolen relics
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| Apr.3 |
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U.S. in deadly airstrike on Basra house  The airstrike 'against enemy forces' on the western Basra neighborhood of Qibla killed two people and destroyed a house
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| Mar.30 |
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Moqtada Sadr calls off militias  Shia cleric has ordered his fighters off the streets of Basra and other cities to end clashes with security forces
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| Mar.29 |
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U.S. drops bombs in Basra
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| Mar.28 |
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Iraqis' Basra fight not going well Map of Basra Iraq The Iraqi military push into the city is not going as well as U.S. officials had hoped, despite Bush's high praise for the operation
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Iraq extends militiamen deadline Iraq's government has extended by 10 days a deadline for Shia militiamen fighting troops in the city of Basra to hand over their weapons
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| Mar.26 |
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Ultimatum as cease-fire in jeopardy Baghdad: The prime minister gave Shiite militants battling security forces in Basra a 72-hour deadline to surrender their weapons
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| Mar.25 |
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Iraq forces battle Basra militias Map of Basra Iraq Heavy fighting has been raging as thousands of Iraqi troops battle Shia militias in the southern city. British forces carried out air strikes
| Clashes have spread to Baghdad's Sadr City.
3 Iraqi army brigades were deployed to Basra as back-up for the offensive. Up to 15,000 troops could be involved.
The operation is being overseen by PM Maliki, a day after he vowed to 're-impose law'
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| Dec.16 |
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 British troops return Basra to Iraqis Map of Basra Iraq British troops handed over responsibility for security in the province of Basra, a major milestone in the scaling-back of the military presence
| A transfer ceremony broadcast live on Iraqi state TV. Iraq resumed train service from Basra to Baghdad after a four-year hiatus.
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| Nov.16 |
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British military reports drop in violence
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| Sep.3 |
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UK: Basra pullout was pre-planned London: Prime Minister Brown has dismissed a suggestion that a withdrawal by UK troops from their base in the city of Basra was a defeat
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| Sep.2 |
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British leave Basra base Map of Basra Iraq| Five-hundred British troops began withdrawing from their base in the city, which has been hit daily by mortar attacks | |
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| Nov.22 |
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UK may transfer Basra 'in spring'. London
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| Oct.29 |
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17 Iraqi police killed near Basra
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| Sep.25 |
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Senior militant killed
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| Feb.22 |
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'Sunni militants' killed in Basra Gunmen have killed at least 11 people, including several foreigners, after entering a prison
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| Sep.28 |
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Two UK soldiers killed in Basra 2 armored Land Rovers and a logistics vehicle were traveling in a convoy when they were attacked
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| May.8 |
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2 Iraqis die in Basra clashes Supporters of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr clashed with coalition troops
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| May.7 |
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UK troops clash with Basra gunmen Hundreds of militiamen loyal to radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr have clashed with British troops
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| Jan.4 |
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 Blair visits Iraq, praises troops British Prime Minister has made an unannounced day-long visit to troops in Basra
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| Nov.8 |
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Red Cross pulling out of Baghdad The international Red Cross is closing offices in Baghdad and Basra temporarily since 'extremely dangerous' conditions
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| Aug.22 |
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3 British soldiers killed in Basra Troops came under fire. 3 servicemen have been killed and another seriously wounded in Iraq's second city
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| Apr.7 |
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British taking control of Basra| British forces are setting up a base inside Iraq's second-largest city. 3 British soldiers were killed | |
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| Apr.6 |
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'Large parts' of Basra under UK control UK forces can move freely through 'the majority' of the city after a major assault by thousands of troops
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UK troops storm Basra Troops have bombarded the headquarters of Baath party
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| Mar.25 |
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Uprising reported in Basra British forces have reported that a violent civilian uprising against Saddam Hussein has begun
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Basra now military target, says UK This is due to intense resistance from Iraqi troops who have withdrawn into Basra
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