US Takes Over as Britain Begins Basra Pullout - New York Times
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By STEPHEN FARRELL and ALAN COWELL BASRA, Iraq -- After six years as America’s closest western ally in Iraq, Britain handed over command in the Basra area to the United States on Tuesday as a prelude to withdrawing its last 4000 troops from the country ...
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