British jets fire on Basra militia
Updated on 28 March 2008
British jets have unleashed a hail of cannon fire around Basra, forcing militia to take cover as fighting in the city continued for a fourth day.
The show of force came after US pilots strafed suspected insurgent positions in the first air attacks since the launch of the Iraqi-led clampdown on Shia insurgents which has sparked violence across Iraq.
But the US strike prompted confusion when British officials initially said that coalition planes had dropped bombs in the city.
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