Britain stayed in Basra longer because of US: commander
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Britain was prepared to withdraw its forces from the southern Iraqi city of Basra in April, but held off for five months after the United States asked it to stay, Britain&#39;s military commander in Iraq said in an interview published on Monday.
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BAGHDAD, Sept. 25 -- British troops killed a man U.S. officials believed to be a top lieutenant to al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden during a pre-dawn raid on Monday in the southern city of Basra, a British military spokesman said.
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A British soldier from 63 Squadron of the Royal Air Force Regiment patrols the northern suburbs of the southern Iraqi city of Basra, January, 2007.Comment
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LONDON, Sept. 3 -- British troops completed a withdrawal from downtown Basra on Monday, moving to an airport outside the city, their last base in Iraq. Prime Minister Gordon Brown called the move part of a British strategy to shift from combat to an "overwatch" role.
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Q: Why do the Americans want British troops to be deployed in the US-controlled sector of Iraq? A: It is understood that US commanders have made a request for British
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An "incident" has taken place at a British base near Basra, the Ministry of Defence confirms.
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Differences have emerged between the U.S. and British views of how to operate in southern Iraq, with U.S. officials encouraging the British to be more aggressive for as long as they keep troops there, said an American official closely familiar with Iraq policy.
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BASRA, Iraq The British defense secretary is in southeastern Iraq today, meeting with troops in Basra. Geoff Hoon also will meet with Iraqi and British officials during his one- day visit.
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The drawdown of British troops in Basra is a sign of a new Prime Minister's priorities
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BASRA, Iraq  - British troops quit the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Monday, an Iraqi general said, ending the British presence in the oil hub for the first time since the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003.
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PM to meet US commander to discuss Britain's withdrawal from Basra, according to reports.
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A British regiment of 850 soldiers deployed to back up US forces outside Baghdad since the end of October has returned to its base in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, the defense ministry said.
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BASRA, Iraq  - British troops were quitting the southern Iraqi city of Basra overnight in a move that will end the British presence in the oil hub for the first time since the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003.
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Tony Blair admitted yesterday that British troops could be in the American-controlled area of Iraq for months, contradicting assurances from his Defence Secretary that
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Any British troops sent from southern Iraq to help out in the more dangerous US-controlled zone to the north would only be redeployed for a few weeks, according to the top British general in Iraq.
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BASRA, Iraq  - Britain handed over security in Basra province to Iraqi forces on Sunday, effectively marking the end of nearly five years of British control of southern Iraq.
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BASRA, Iraq - British troops withdrew on Saturday from radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's main office in the southern city of Basra a day after occupying the building and seizing an arms cache in fighting that killed three and wounded five, the British military and police said.    Explosions and gunfire again echoed across the city Saturday before the soldiers withdrew from the offices in the city center and handed over the keys to local authorities, said British military spokesman Capt...