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British Troops Enter Southern City of Basra

Nearly 700 British and U.S. soldiers on Monday walked into the center of Basra, receiving a warm response from its residents, after securing most of Iraq's second largest city.

British Forces Take Parts of Basra

Coalition forces mounted a multiple-pronged thrust into Basra Sunday, an operation British officials say allowed their troops to secure large portions of Iraq's second-largest city.

Coalition Bombs Baath Party HQ in Basra, Kills 200

As British forces continued to tighten their grip on the city of Basra, U.S. aircraft and cruise missiles attack the headquarters of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party in the city, reportedly killing some 200 militia leaders that were meeting there.

Basra Residents Fired Upon When Fleeing City, British Say

Iraqi forces in Basra fired mortars and machine guns Friday on a "couple of thousand" Iraqi civilians trying to leave the besieged city, British military officials said.

British Attack Column of Iraqi Tanks Near Basra

British forces on Thursday destroyed a column of Iraqi tanks trying to break out of the besieged southern city of Basra, coalition officials said.

British Officials Report Signs of Uprising in Basra

British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday he believed there had been a limited uprising in Basra, backing up claims made by his country's military officers on the outskirts of the southern Iraqi city.

British Troops to Fight Iraqi Militia in Basra

British forces have decided they will move against Iraqi tanks and fighters that have prevented them from entering the southern Iraqi city of Basra.

Coalition Forces Advance on Basra, Fight "Major" Tank Battle

Even as U.S. and British forces continued to pound Iraqi positions along key bridges and defensive sites, reports emerged that coalition forces had seized the second largest Iraqi city Basra.