Rockets Slam Into British Base in Iraq, Wounding Two

Rockets have slammed into a British base in southern Iraq, wounding at least two British soldiers. A British military spokesman in Basra, Captain Finn Aldrich, says no major damage was reported on the base, but added that one of the rockets landed outside...

Britain Hands Over Security for Basra to Iraqi Forces

Britain has transferred security responsibilities for Iraq’s Basra Province to Iraqi forces. This marks a major step in the withdrawal of British forces from Iraq.

Two More Children Die of Cholera in Baghdad Orphanage

Two Iraqi orphans died of cholera last week in Baghdad, bringing the deaths from this disease nationwide to 23 since it first appeared in August, the Health Ministry said on 18 November.

Extremists Fuel Anti-Women Violence in Basra

BAGHDAD, 20 November 2007 (IRIN) – Anti-women violence in Basra, Iraq’s second largest city, about 600 km south of the capital, Baghdad, has increased markedly in recent months and has forced women to stay indoors, police and local NGOs have...