British forces complete pullout from Basra palace
BASRA, Iraq, Sep 3 (Reuters) British forces completed their withdrawal from the southern city of Basra today and handed over their former city centre base to the Iraqi army, an Iraqi security commander said.
''At 4.30 this morning the British forces completed their withdrawal from the presidency palace and the Iraqi army took responsibility for protecting the palace,'' Major-General Mohan al-Firaiji, commander of Iraqi security operations in Basra, told reporters.
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Story first published: Monday, September 3, 2007, 13:34 [IST]