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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 Southern 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.27 |
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Bush praises Baghdad's Shiite offensive. Ohio
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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 Southern 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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| Mar.8 |
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Iraqis demand protection from crime Thousands of Iraqis have marched on the Basra police headquarters demanding better security for their crime-ridden oil-rich city
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| Dec.16 |
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British troops return Basra to Iraqis Map of Basra Southern 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 resum... | |
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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 Southern 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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| Dec.25 |
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UK raid angers Basra politicians
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| Nov.22 |
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UK may transfer Basra 'in spring'. London
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| Nov.17 |
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Contractors abducted 5 security contractors, including 4 Americans, were abducted during an ambush on their convoy near Basra
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| Oct.29 |
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17 Iraqi police killed near Basra Gunmen have kidnapped and killed policemen. 15 of them were trainers instructing new recruits at a police academy
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| Sep.25 |
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Senior militant killed
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| Jun.3 |
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Basra car bomb kills at least 15
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| May.31 |
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Basra: State of emergency declared| Prime Minister declared a month-long state of emergency in the city, vowing to confront troublemakers | |
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| May.6 |
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Fatal Basra crash sparks unrest
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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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| Oct.10 |
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Basra governor: British threatening vote
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| Sep.22 |
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Basra officials cut ties over raid
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| Feb.9 |
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Iraqi TV journalist gunned down Masked gunmen killed an Al-Hurra correspondent and his 3-year-old son in the southern city of Basra
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| Sep.28 |
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Two UK soldiers killed in Basra
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| Aug.13 |
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British journalist freed in Basra
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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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| Apr.22 |
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Basra buries its dead
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| Apr.21 |
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Car bombs in Basra kill 68| Several car bombings at 4 police targets killed at least 68 -- including 18 schoolchildren | |
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| Mar.18 |
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Car bomb shakes Basra At least 3 Iraqi civilians killed as a British military convoy was passing
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| Jan.15 |
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Iraqis protest against poll plans Tens of thousands of Shia Muslims have protested in the city of Basra against US plans for the handover of power
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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
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| Aug.22 |
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3 British soldiers killed in Basra
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| Aug.10 |
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Trouble flares again in Basra
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| May.8 |
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Cholera spreading in Basra
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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
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UK troops storm Basra
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| Apr.1 |
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House arrest for Australian media
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| Mar.26 |
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British hit Iraq column near Basra
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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
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| Mar.24 |
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Humanitarian crisis in Basra battle
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| 2008 |
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| Apr.3 |
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 |
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 |
U.S. drops bombs in Basra
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| Mar.28 |
Iraqis' Basra fight not going well Map of Basra Southern 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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| Mar.28 |
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 |
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 |
Iraq forces battle Basra militias Map of Basra Southern 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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| 2007 |
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| Dec.16 |
British troops return Basra to Iraqis Map of Basra Southern 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 resum... | |
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| Nov.16 |
British military reports drop in violence
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| Sep.3 |
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 |
British leave Basra base Map of Basra Southern Iraq| Five-hundred British troops began withdrawing from their base in the city, which has been hit daily by mortar attacks | |
| 2006 |
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| Nov.22 |
UK may transfer Basra 'in spring'. London
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| Oct.29 |
17 Iraqi police killed near Basra Gunmen have kidnapped and killed policemen. 15 of them were trainers instructing new recruits at a police academy
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| Sep.25 |
Senior militant killed
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| Feb.22 |
'Sunni militants' killed in Basra Gunmen have killed at least 11 people, including several foreigners, after entering a prison
| 2004 |
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| Sep.28 |
Two UK soldiers killed in Basra
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| May.8 |
2 Iraqis die in Basra clashes Supporters of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr clashed with coalition troops
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| May.7 |
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 |
Blair visits Iraq, praises troops British Prime Minister has made an unannounced day-long visit to troops in Basra
| 2003 |
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| Nov.8 |
Red Cross pulling out of Baghdad
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| Aug.22 |
3 British soldiers killed in Basra
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| Apr.7 |
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 |
'Large parts' of Basra under UK control
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| Apr.6 |
UK troops storm Basra
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| Mar.26 |
British hit Iraq column near Basra
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| Mar.25 |
Uprising reported in Basra British forces have reported that a violent civilian uprising against Saddam Hussein has begun
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| Mar.25 |
Basra now military target, says UK
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| Mar.24 |
Humanitarian crisis in Basra battle
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| 2003 |
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| May.8 |
Cholera spreading in Basra
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| Mar.24 |
Humanitarian crisis in Basra battle
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| 2008 |
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| Mar.8 |
Iraqis demand protection from crime Thousands of Iraqis have marched on the Basra police headquarters demanding better security for their crime-ridden oil-rich city
| 2006 |
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| Nov.17 |
Contractors abducted 5 security contractors, including 4 Americans, were abducted during an ambush on their convoy near Basra
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| Jun.3 |
Basra car bomb kills at least 15
| 2005 |
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| Feb.9 |
Iraqi TV journalist gunned down Masked gunmen killed an Al-Hurra correspondent and his 3-year-old son in the southern city of Basra
| 2004 |
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| Aug.13 |
British journalist freed in Basra
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| Apr.21 |
Car bombs in Basra kill 68| Several car bombings at 4 police targets killed at least 68 -- including 18 schoolchildren | |
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| Mar.18 |
Car bomb shakes Basra At least 3 Iraqi civilians killed as a British military convoy was passing
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| 2008 |
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| Mar.27 |
Bush praises Baghdad's Shiite offensive. Ohio
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| Mar.26 |
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.8 |
Iraqis demand protection from crime Thousands of Iraqis have marched on the Basra police headquarters demanding better security for their crime-ridden oil-rich city
| 2007 |
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| Sep.3 |
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
| 2006 |
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| Dec.25 |
UK raid angers Basra politicians
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| Nov.22 |
UK may transfer Basra 'in spring'. London
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| May.31 |
Basra: State of emergency declared| Prime Minister declared a month-long state of emergency in the city, vowing to confront troublemakers | |
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| May.6 |
Fatal Basra crash sparks unrest
| 2005 |
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| Oct.10 |
Basra governor: British threatening vote
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| Sep.22 |
Basra officials cut ties over raid
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| Feb.9 |
Iraqi TV journalist gunned down Masked gunmen killed an Al-Hurra correspondent and his 3-year-old son in the southern city of Basra
| 2004 |
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| Apr.22 |
Basra buries its dead
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| Jan.15 |
Iraqis protest against poll plans Tens of thousands of Shia Muslims have protested in the city of Basra against US plans for the handover of power
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| Jan.4 |
Blair visits Iraq, praises troops British Prime Minister has made an unannounced day-long visit to troops in Basra
| 2003 |
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| Aug.10 |
Trouble flares again in Basra
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| Apr.1 |
House arrest for Australian media
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