Retreat From Basra ; Iraqis Cheer As the British Withdraw From the City Where Their

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THE shrill blast from a lone bugler rang out at Basra Palace shortly before 1am local time yesterday.

It was sounding 'the advance' for the last British convoy to leave the base.

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Retreat From Basra ; Iraqis Cheer As the British Withdraw From the City Where Their

But nothing could disguise the fact that this was, in reality, a retreat.

Operation Blenheim was the code name for the transfer of 550 troops from the last base in the city to th...

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