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Iraqi prime minister in Basra to oversee military operation
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki was in Basra on Tuesday to oversee a military operation, the British military said.
- Agencies
- Published: 11:36 March 25, 2008
Basra: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki was in Basra on Tuesday to oversee a military operation, the British military said.
British military spokesman Major Tom Holloway gave no further details.
Earlier on Tuesday, heavy fighting erupted in Basra. A military official said an operation had begun to "cleanse" the city of rebels.
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