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1. British Pullback in Iraq Presages Hurdles for U.S. - New York Times
Skepticism is widespread in Basra, as in Baghdad, about whether Iraqi forces are ready to take over. ... the cross-fire between the Mahdi Army and the British. ...
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2. t r u t h o u t | British Troops Prepare Complete Withdrawal From Basra
... to find themselves in the cross-fire between the Mahdi Army and the British. ... confidence that the Iraqi Army was ready to take over from his paymasters, and ...
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3. British forces face backlash after Mahdi Army chief is shot dead ...
Armed militiamen took to the streets of Basra last night after the local leader of the Mahdi Army was killed in a British-Iraqi operation.
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4. British Pullback in Iraq Presages Hurdles for U.S. | theledger.com ...
... in Basra, as in Baghdad, about whether Iraqi forces are ready to take over. ... to find themselves in the cross-fire between the Mahdi Army and the British. ...
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5. Hot Air " Blog Archive " Congresswoman: Iran has formally agreed with ...
Congresswoman: Iran has formally agreed with Sunni jihadis to partition Iraq ... Mahdi army ready to take over Basra once British leave : WashingtonCrunch. Comments ...
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6. Hot Air " Blog Archive " Basra a British failure: Times of London
... over control of Basra to the Americans, who grudgingly would have to take over ... The Mahdi army is occupying Basra and stealing most of the oil production in ...
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7. Basra bomb raises fears over British pull-out - Times Online
... Basra to its Iraqi counterparts, insistent that they are ready to take ... Shia militias, particularly the Mahdi Army, who want them to leave the country. ...
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8. Pat Dollard | Young Americans | Blog Archive " General Petraeus Hails ...
... Iraqi forces in Basra were not ready to take on al-Mahdi Army and the other ... once again I have reiterated the importance that we put on the British ...
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9. RE: Wife swapping Mehdi Army
Sadr said that Basra would become a safer place after the British military left. ... forces would not pull out until their Iraqi counterparts were ready to take over. ...
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10. Basra: Chaos and defeat | Daily Estimate
... reports that British forces struck a deal with the Mahdi Army to release some ... and renewed violence began to take its toll, especially on the British forces. ...
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