Summary
British soldiers were last night on alert for reprisals a day after they raided a police station in the southern city of Basra, killing seven gunmen in an effort to stop renegade Iraqi officers from executing their prisoners.
'We fully expect more attacks on our bases and on Basra stations, but that's nothing out of the ordinary,' Major Charlie Burbridge, a military spokesman, said yesterday.See the full content of this document
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British Resigned to More Attacks After Assault
'But this is part of a long-term rehabilitation of the Iraqi police service, to make it more effective and more accountable, and ultimately provide better securit...
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