Browne drinks tea in Basra cafe

Defence Secretary Des Browne has paid a visit to central Basra, chatting with local people and drinking tea in a roadside cafe.

Mr Browne said the town was "transformed" in the wake of the recent security crackdown by the Iraqi Army to wrest control of the city from Shia militias.

It was the first time the Defence Secretary has been able to visit central Basra since British forces withdrew to the military airbase outside the city in September last year.

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