http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/BasraFind stories, videos, and photos about Basra from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:37:39 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/meast/07/31/iraq.britain.basra/tztop.BLAIR.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Basra14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Basra from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/31/iraq.britain.basra/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/31/iraq.britain.basra/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen British forces fully withdraw from Iraq on Friday, it will be the second time in a century that Britain will leave this nation with a legacy of war dead.Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/21/iraq.basra.petition/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/21/iraq.basra.petition/index.html#cnnSTCTextA drive to boost the political and economic power of Iraq's oil-rich southern province of Basra has failed, Iraqi election officials said Wednesday.Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/16/iraq.basra.region/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/16/iraq.basra.region/index.html#cnnSTCTextA move is afoot to make the oil-rich province of Basra a more potent political and economic power in Iraq.Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:03:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1853803,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1853803,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAbout 300 Shiites rallied Saturday in the southern city of Basra against a security pact being negotiated that allows U.S. troops to stay in Iraq for three more yearsSat, 25 Oct 2008 16:50:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1829589,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1829589,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA secret deal with an Iran-backed militia kept British forces out of a battle in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, leaving U.S. and Iraqi forces to fight aloneTue, 05 Aug 2008 17:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/22/iraq.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/22/iraq.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday his country will withdraw some of its 4,100 troops stationed in Iraq by the beginning of next year.Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:27:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1821692,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1821692,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBaghdad is reasserting its authority in its crucial peninsula on the Gulf, but its old enemy Iran is just a short swim awayThu, 10 Jul 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/23/uk.basra/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/23/uk.basra/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritain's defense secretary has declared that the once war-torn southern Iraqi city of Basra is now a "transformed city."Fri, 23 May 2008 14:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/20/basra.killings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/20/basra.killings/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe man, blindfolded and handcuffed, crouches in the corner of the detention center while an Iraqi soldier grills him about rampant crimes being carried out by gangs in the southern city of Basra.Wed, 21 May 2008 21:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/15/iraq.shiites/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/15/iraq.shiites/index.html#cnnSTCTextRecent deadly clashes in Basra and Baghdad's Sadr City represent Shiite-vs.-Shiite political maneuvering ahead of Iraqi provincial elections, analysts say.Thu, 15 May 2008 16:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/16/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/16/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextFighting flared overnight in two key Shiite regions of Iraq, with four people killed early Wednesday in a U.S. airstrike in Basra and five others dying in battles in Baghdad's volatile northeastern region.Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/14/basra.journalist.freed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/14/basra.journalist.freed/index.html#cnnSTCTextRichard Butler, the CBS journalist rescued by Iraqi soldiers in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Monday, described a quick escape and "brilliant" military work that ended his two long months of captivity.Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:35:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1730452,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1730452,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Iraqi government has dismissed about 1,300 soldiers and policemen who deserted or refused to fight during last month's offensive against Shiite militias and criminal gangs in BasraSun, 13 Apr 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/07/al.maliki.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/07/al.maliki.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn an exclusive interview, CNN Correspondent Nic Robertson talked with Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Baghdad Sunday.Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/04/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/04/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Friday ordered his security forces to stop raids on suspected Shiite militia members to "give time to those who are repentant" to lay down their weapons.Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/04/shiite.divide/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/04/shiite.divide/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo Shiite imams delivered very different sermons Friday, one sharply criticizing the Iraqi prime minister for his recent military push into Basra and the other praising the Iraqi leader for his "bravery" and "sacrifice."Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:30:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1728136,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1728136,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Iraqi Prime Minister calls off hostilities against Mahdi Army strongholds, but Moqtada al-Sadr is still planning a huge anti-U.S. rally next weekFri, 04 Apr 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/03/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/03/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextA senior U.S. military official say 400 U.S. military personnel are being sent to Basra, Iraq, to bolster the operation there.Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/02/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/02/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecurity forces in the southern Iraqi city of Basra hunted militants Wednesday in a stronghold of a powerful Shiite militia. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/01/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/01/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextDeaths among Iraqi civilians, security forces and insurgents jumped in March because of the recent spasm of violence in the country's Shiite regions, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said.Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/01/uk.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/01/uk.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe British defense minister on Tuesday said the number of British troops in Iraq will remain at the current level of around 4,000 for the time being.Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:03:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726892,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726892,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPrime Minister Nouri al-Maliki claimed Tuesday that a week-old operation against Shiite militias has been a "success" despite a cease-fireTue, 01 Apr 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/31/iraq.shiite/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/31/iraq.shiite/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe deal to end the weeklong fighting in Iraq's Shiite regions appeared to be holding Monday, but left lingering questions about Iran's growing influence, the Iraqi government's military resolve and the chances for more intra-Shiite hostility. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:44:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726559,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726559,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe fortified Green Zone came under renewed attack Monday, less than 24 hours after anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called for his fighters to stand downMon, 31 Mar 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/30/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/30/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextShiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on followers to stop shooting and cooperate with Iraqi security forces Sunday, a move Iraq's government praised as a step toward ending six days of fighting that has left hundreds dead.Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:31:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726489,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726489,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe militant leader calls for an end to the fighting. Though his followers listened, it's not yet clear what will happen nextSun, 30 Mar 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/29/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/29/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextA strict curfew was extended indefinitely in the Iraqi capital Sunday as the death toll mounted from clashes between government troops and Shiite Muslim militants.Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:14:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726452,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726452,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Iraqi government's offensive has turned into a full-fledged fight against the Mahdi Army -- whose ceasefire appears on the brink of collapseSat, 29 Mar 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/28/bush.basra/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/28/bush.basra/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Iraqi military push into the southern city of Basra is not going as well as American officials had hoped, despite President Bush's high praise for the operation, several U.S. officials said Friday.Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:07:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726415,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726415,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAn operation initiated by the Iraqi government against militiamen could become a Shi'ite civil war involving US forcesSat, 29 Mar 2008 01:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/28/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/28/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextBaghdad was on virtual lockdown Friday as a tough new curfew ordered everyone off the streets of the Iraqi capital and five other cities until 5 p.m. Sunday. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:12:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726132,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726132,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Iraqi Prime Minister grants Basra's fighters an extension to hand over weapons as Baghdad is placed under curfew Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/27/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/27/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraq's government imposed a weekend curfew in Baghdad on Thursday amid clashes between government troops and Shiite militia fighters, and U.S. Embassy staff were told to remain indoors after days of rocket attacks left two U.S. government employees dead.Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:44:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726055,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726055,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFighting escalates, a curfew is imposed, and the US maintains a fig leaf of a ceasefire with Moqtada al-SadrThu, 27 Mar 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/26/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/26/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextShiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr urged the Iraqi government to end a crackdown on his militia after two days of fighting left more than 100 people dead across southern Iraq, an aide said Wednesday. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/25/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/25/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextFighting between Iraqi security forces and supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr left 50 dead in the southern city of Basra and spread to several Baghdad districts Tuesday, Iraqi officials said. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:57:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1725296,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1725296,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIraqi troops launch a major offensive in the southern city, where the government has had little influence in recent years Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1725265,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1725265,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysis: A new outburst of violence may force the U.S. military to rethink drawing down troop levels in IraqTue, 25 Mar 2008 01:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/08/iraq.women/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/08/iraq.women/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe images in the Basra police file are nauseating: Page after page of women killed in brutal fashion -- some strangled to death, their faces disfigured; others beheaded. All bear signs of torture. Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/19/iraq.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/19/iraq.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextA messianic Shiite cult's battles with police and attacks on religious holiday pilgrims have left 75 dead across Iraq in two days, officials say.Sun, 20 Jan 2008 02:37:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1695741,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1695741,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTheir handover of the city is another opportunity for the US to wash its hands of a "mess" for which it has no solutionTue, 18 Dec 2007 13:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/16/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/16/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish troops Sunday handed over responsibility for security in the southern Iraqi province of Basra, a major milestone in the scaling-back of the foreign military presence nearly five years after the U.S.-led invasion.Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/10/iraq.uk/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/10/iraq.uk/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritain will hand over security control of the southern Iraqi province of Basra within two weeks, Prime Minister Gordon Brown told British troops Sunday night during a previously unannounced visit to Iraq.Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/03/iraq.britain/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/03/iraq.britain/index.html#cnnSTCTextA halving of British troop numbers in southeastern Iraq could make it impossible to retain control of the region, a British parliamentary committee warned Monday.Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/16/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/16/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextViolence in Iraq's Basra province has dropped by 90 percent since British troops moved their base outside the provincial capital, according to British military authorities.Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:18:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1680335,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1680335,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe travails of Poland's contingent in southern Iraq is a reminder that Americans are not the only targets of the militantsFri, 02 Nov 2007 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1678278,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1678278,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe British defense secretary confirmed Wednesday that Britain plans to turn over security to Iraqis in the oil-rich southeastern province of Basra in mid-DecemberWed, 31 Oct 2007 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/02/iraq.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/02/iraq.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish troop numbers in Iraq will be cut by 1,000 by the end of 2007, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday, shortly after arriving in Baghdad for talks with Iraqi officials.Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/04/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/04/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree members of the former Iraqi regime under Saddam Hussein -- including the man known as "Chemical Ali" -- will be executed within 30 days, senior appellate Judge Munir Haddad said Tuesday.Tue, 04 Sep 2007 12:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/02/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/02/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextFive-hundred British troops began withdrawing Sunday from their base in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, the Ministry of Defense said.Mon, 03 Sep 2007 05:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/03/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/03/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown has dismissed a suggestion that a withdrawal by UK troops from their base in the southern Iraqi city of Basra was a defeat, insisting it was an "organized" move. Mon, 03 Sep 2007 05:01:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1654885,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1654885,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBritish troops are preparing to depart Iraq's second city in the coming months, leaving behind an intra-Shi'ite power struggleTue, 21 Aug 2007 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/15/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/15/iraq.main/index.htmlAttackers bombed a Sunni Muslim shrine Friday near the mostly Shiite city of Basra, two days after blasts destroyed towers at the revered Golden Dome Shiite mosque in Samarra.Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/14/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/14/iraq.main/index.htmlAttackers struck nine Sunni mosques in Baghdad and south of the Iraqi capital in the aftermath of Wednesday's bombing of Al-Askariya Mosque -- a major Shiite Muslim shrine in Samarra, police said Thursday.Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/21/uk.iraq.troops/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/21/uk.iraq.troops/index.htmlBritish Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday announced plans for the imminent withdrawal of around 1,600 of his country's troops from Iraq.Wed, 21 Feb 2007 06:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/04/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/04/iraq.main/index.htmlAt least 40 people -- some of them high school students -- were reported killed Sunday across Iraq, as the new government failed to name security ministers to deal with continuing violence.Sun, 04 Jun 2006 08:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/03/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/03/iraq.main/index.htmlA bomb ripped through a packed market in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Saturday, killing at least 33 people, officials told CNN.Sat, 03 Jun 2006 11:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/31/iraq.basra.emergency/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/31/iraq.basra.emergency/index.htmlIraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki declared Wednesday a month-long state of emergency in the southern city of Basra, vowing to confront troublemakers in the oil-rich city with "an iron fist."Wed, 31 May 2006 13:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/29/iraq.british/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/29/iraq.british/index.htmlTwo British soldiers have been killed in a roadside bomb attack in Basra, the UK Ministry of Defence said.Mon, 29 May 2006 09:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/06/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/06/iraq.main/index.htmlCrowds of Iraqis attacked British troops with rocks and at least one flaming Molotov cocktail on Saturday after a military helicopter crashed in the southern city of Basra.Sat, 06 May 2006 09:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/14/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/14/iraq.main/index.htmlBasra's provincial government temporarily has cut ties with the Danish and British contingents in Basra, the council's head told CNN on Tuesday.Tue, 14 Feb 2006 12:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/10/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/10/iraq.main/index.htmlRecent tensions between Iraqi forces and the British military are threatening the upcoming constitutional referendum, the governor of Basra province warned Monday.Mon, 10 Oct 2005 11:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/07/iraq.basra/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/07/iraq.basra/index.htmlBasra police officers were among 12 people detained by coalition forces in a raid targeting terrorists in the southeastern city, according to the British military.Fri, 07 Oct 2005 12:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/22/iraq.basra/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/22/iraq.basra/index.htmlOfficials in Basra say they will not cooperate with Britain until the restive southern Iraqi city receives an apology and compensation after a British raid to free two soldiers.Thu, 22 Sep 2005 10:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/21/iraq.britain0840/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/21/iraq.britain0840/index.htmlInsurgents have infiltrated Iraq's security forces, a senior Iraqi official said, as the fallout continued over British forces' use of armed vehicles to smash their way into a police station to rescue two undercover soldiers.Wed, 21 Sep 2005 12:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/21/iraq.britain/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/21/iraq.britain/index.htmlIraq's national security adviser has raised sharp questions about the way British forces handled the rescue of two of its undercover troops in Basra earlier this week and voiced concern about the infiltration of security forces by insurgents.Wed, 21 Sep 2005 07:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/20/iraq.basra/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/20/iraq.basra/index.htmlBritish forces in Iraq are patrolling a tense city after UK armored vehicles crashed into a detention center in Basra and later rescued two undercover troops apparently held by Shiite militia.Tue, 20 Sep 2005 11:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/20/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/20/iraq.main/index.htmlNine Americans, including five troops, have been killed by bombs in Iraq during the past two days, U.S. officials in Baghdad said Tuesday.Tue, 20 Sep 2005 08:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/19/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/19/iraq.main/index.htmlA British armored vehicle escorted by a tank crashed into a detention center Monday in Basra and rescued two undercover troops held by police, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official told CNN.Mon, 19 Sep 2005 11:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/03/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/03/iraq.main/index.htmlA roadside bomb blast killed 14 Marines and a civilian interpreter Wednesday as they rode in a vehicle near Haditha, Iraq, U.S. military officials said.Wed, 03 Aug 2005 10:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/03/iraq.writer.killed/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/03/iraq.writer.killed/index.htmlAn American freelance journalist was found shot to death in the Iraqi city of Basra early Wednesday, officials said.Wed, 03 Aug 2005 05:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/19/britain.iraq/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/19/britain.iraq/index.htmlThree British soldiers face war crimes charges in connection with the 2003 death of an Iraqi prisoner, while their former battalion commander and two intelligence officers have been charged with negligence, the UK government announced Tuesday.Tue, 19 Jul 2005 22:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/02/25/courtmartial.abuse/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/02/25/courtmartial.abuse/index.htmlBritish defense officials are investigating accounts given by five men who claim to be the victims of an abuse scandal at a British base in Iraq.Fri, 25 Feb 2005 10:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/10/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/10/iraq.main/index.htmlTwo nearly simultaneous car bombs exploded late Monday near Iraqi police stations in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, police said.Mon, 10 Jan 2005 07:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/28/iraq.uktroops/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/28/iraq.uktroops/index.htmlBritish troops from the Black Watch stopped overnight in Nasiriyah after they moved through desert closer towards Baghdad.Thu, 28 Oct 2004 09:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/28/iraq.basratroops/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/28/iraq.basratroops/index.htmlTwo British soldiers have been killed in an ambush on a British military convoy in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, Britain's defense ministry says.Tue, 28 Sep 2004 08:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/11/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/11/iraq.main/index.htmlFour Iraqis were killed Saturday in separate incidents and the wife and three children of an Iraqi National Guard officer were kidnapped.Sat, 11 Sep 2004 11:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/05/iraq.raid/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/05/iraq.raid/index.htmlFighting and a suicide bombing killed at least 40 people across Iraq in weekend violence.Sun, 05 Sep 2004 08:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/04/iraq.blast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/04/iraq.blast/index.htmlFighting and a suicide bombing killed at least 40 people across Iraq in weekend violence.Sat, 04 Sep 2004 12:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/13/iraq.britain.hostage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/13/iraq.britain.hostage/index.htmlA British journalist kidnapped in the southern Iraqi city of Basra by militants and threatened with death has been released.Fri, 13 Aug 2004 06:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/10/iraq.british/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/10/iraq.british/index.htmlA spokesman for British forces in Basra described the situation as "tense" Tuesday following the death of a British soldier in the southern Iraq city.Tue, 10 Aug 2004 12:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/09/iraq.british/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/09/iraq.british/index.htmlA British soldier has been killed during a gun battle with insurgents in Iraq's southern city of Basra, according to a spokesman from the British Ministry of Defence.Mon, 09 Aug 2004 17:59:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/08/09/markets/oil/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/08/09/markets/oil/index.htmCrude oil prices jumped just 3 cents shy of $45 a barrel Monday on news that production in Iraq's main oil production center was stopped because of threats from Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's militia, re-igniting concerns about tight international supplies.Mon, 09 Aug 2004 16:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/08/iraq.main.int/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/08/iraq.main.int/index.htmlSupporters of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr clashed with coalition troops in the southern city of Basra Saturday morning, according to a British military spokesman.Sat, 08 May 2004 08:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/23/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/23/iraq.main/index.htmlIraqi police confirmed Friday that five Iraqis have been arrested in connection with this week's suicide attacks in the Basra region, and said the five are suspected of having links to the al Qaeda terror network.Fri, 23 Apr 2004 07:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/21/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/21/iraq.main/index.htmlDeadly car bombs ripped through a southern Iraqi city Wednesday and a fierce firefight raged for hours in the Sunni Triangle city of Fallujah.Wed, 21 Apr 2004 04:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/03/18/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/03/18/iraq.main/index.htmlTwo rockets were fired Thursday toward the Burj-al-Hayat hotel in Iraq's capital of Baghdad, the U.S. military said, and three Iraqis were killed by a bomb in Basra.Thu, 18 Mar 2004 09:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/11/sprj.nirq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/11/sprj.nirq.main/index.htmlCrowds of Iraqis have been protesting the killings of at least five people by police and British troops.Sun, 11 Jan 2004 09:24:00 EST