A bomb killed at least 30 Shi'ite pilgrims near the southern port city of Basra today, Iraqi officials said. It was the latest in a series of attacks during Shi'ite religious commemorations that threaten to further increase sectarian tensions just weeks after the US withdrawal.
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Saturday 07 January 2012
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Army to be cleared of systematic abuse in Baha Mousa report
Monday 29 August 2011
A report into the death of an Iraqi civilian while being held in British Army custody in Basra in 2003 is likely to clear the military of systematic abuse and torture, it was reported yesterday.
Four people killed in Basra suicide blast
Monday 13 June 2011
Four people were killed when a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle into a police building in southern Iraq.
Iraq blast kills six in Basra
Sunday 06 March 2011
A roadside bomb killed six people and wounded 12 Sunday morning in the oil-rich city of Basra in southern Iraq, local officials said.
'Torture troops' may yet be charged
Wednesday 29 December 2010
Former and serving British soldiers are awaiting a landmark report into the brutal death of an Iraqi civilian which could lead to them facing criminal charges.
At least 43 dead after Basra blast
Sunday 08 August 2010
The death toll from an explosion in Iraq's second-largest city has risen from 20 to 43, health officials revealed today.
Officer 'lied' to inquiry into Mousa's death
Tuesday 20 July 2010
A former Army commanding officer was accused yesterday of lying to a public inquiry into the death of an Iraqi civilian in his soldiers' custody.
Baha Mousa: Former commanding officer accused of lying to inquiry
Monday 19 July 2010
A former Army commanding officer was accused today of lying to a public inquiry into the death of an Iraqi civilian in his soldiers' custody.
Richard North: Another half-hearted war, another defeat
Sunday 11 July 2010
Calling the British Army's withdrawal from Sangin a 'redeployment' betrays a lack of political will reminiscent of Iraq
Kim Sengupta: Our 1,400 forces do not need to stay on under US control
Wednesday 07 July 2010
The US military was critical of the way UK forces conducted themselves at the end of their deployment
£8m: Britain's compensation bill for dead and injured Iraqis
Wednesday 16 June 2010
The Government has paid off more than 1,000 innocent Iraqis hit by botched British military operations that resulted in deaths, injuries and major damage to property.
A momentous day for relatives of the Iraq fallen
Thursday 11 March 2010
As The Last Post sounded, the wind that had buffeted the National Memorial Arboretum suddenly dropped and the billowing flags hung forlornly as heads were bowed in silence.
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