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 2003
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| Mar.5 |
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 Increased flights U.S. and coalition warplanes are focusing on mobile missile systems being moved into the area
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| Mar.21 |
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Coalition forces seize airfields and port U.S. and coalition forces swept across the desert, taking control of a peninsula and its key port city
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| Mar.22 |
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US-led forces face stiff resistance Tanks have been called in to Umm Qasr where about 120 Republican Guards are firing against US forces
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| Mar.24 |
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Humanitarian crisis in Basra battle 1.2 million residents may be facing a crisis after the cutting of water and electricity
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| Mar.25 |
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 Basra now military target, says UK This is due to intense resistance from Iraqi troops who have withdrawn into Basra
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Uprising reported in Basra British forces have reported that a violent civilian uprising against Saddam Hussein has begun
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| Mar.26 |
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Aid trucks reach port city 7 battered trucks arrived in the Umm Qasr, delivering about 12 tons of humanitarian aid
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British hit Iraq column near Basra Aircraft have bombed a column of about 70 armored vehicles as it made its way toward Umm Qasr
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| Mar.27 |
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Aid held up by mine fears A British ship carrying humanitarian aid to Iraqi port of Umm Qasr has been delayed
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| Apr.1 |
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 House arrest for Australian media Authorities have detained 2 journalists outside city of Basra. 3rd journalist from Australia has been expelled
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| Apr.5 |
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UK military: Boxes of human remains found Hundreds of boxes containing human remains ihad been found n a warehouse near Zubayr
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| Apr.6 |
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UK troops storm Basra| Troops have bombarded the headquarters of Baath party | |
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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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| 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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| May.7 |
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Cholera outbreak feared The WHO expects an epidemic because of problems with poor sanitation
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| May.8 |
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Cholera spreading in Basra The World Health Organization has confirmed 4 cases in thie city. Dozens more may have the potentially fatal illness
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| Jun.24 |
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6 British troops killed| Troops came under fire in 2 separate incidents near the city of al-Amarah, 120 miles north of city of Basra | |
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| Aug.10 |
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Trouble flares again in Basra Disturbances have broken out for a second day as frustration over fuel shortages took hold
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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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| Aug.28 |
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British soldier killed Crowds of Iraqis surrounded the convoy and fired at the soldiers
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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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