British military says completes Basra palace pullout

BAGHDAD, Sep 3 (Reuters) The British military said it completed its withdrawal from the southern Iraqi city of Basra today, relocating forces from a palace in the city centre to a base at the airport on the oil hub's outskirts.

''All British forces moved early this morning from the Basra palace base to the airport, as part of the process to hand over the palaces to Iraqi control. There were no clashes or attacks on British forces during the operation,'' the British military said in a statement.

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