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Gordon Brown visits troops in Basra and promises handover by Christmas
"Gordon Brown has announced that Basra, the last Iraqi province under British control, will be handed back within two weeks during a surprise pre-Christmas visit to the troops.
The Prime Minister was speaking after a telephone conversation with Nouri Maliki, the Iraqi Prime Minister, shortly after arriving in Basra airbase where 4,500 British troops are stationed. It was his second visit to the country as Prime Minister."
Gordon Brown visits troops in Basra and promises handover by Christmas - Times Online
"Gordon Brown has announced that Basra, the last Iraqi province under British control, will be handed back within two weeks during a surprise pre-Christmas visit to the troops.
The Prime Minister was speaking after a telephone conversation with Nouri Maliki, the Iraqi Prime Minister, shortly after arriving in Basra airbase where 4,500 British troops are stationed. It was his second visit to the country as Prime Minister."
Gordon Brown visits troops in Basra and promises handover by Christmas - Times Online