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Pitfalls of supplying Basra
Pitfalls of supplying Basra
Last Modified: 14 Dec 2007
By:
Nick Paton Walsh
Channel 4 News sees the British Army's attempts to distribute supplies near Basra descend into chaos.
It is the last area still under British control - and the handover was never likely to be smooth.
As British forces prepare to transfer responsibility for Basra's security to the Iraqis, attempts to distribute supplies to local marsh Arabs have degenerated into scenes of chaos.
British troops in Basra are now based at the airport, to the south of the city. Channel 4 News joined their patrol into the area inhabited by the marsh Arabs.
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