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Saturday, March 29, 2008

BBC: British forces have joined in Iraq fighting, have fired artillery into northern Basra

: The British People Broadcast Media Corp. is quoting an regular army spokesman as saying that British military personnel have got joined in the combat in the southern Iraki metropolis of Basra.

British regular army spokesman Maj. Uncle Tom Holloway have told the BBC that an heavy weapon outpouring have been fired into northern Basia in support of Iraki military units fighting there.

Holloway states the onslaught followed a petition from Iraki military units after they came under howitzer fire from the area.

Holloway said Saturday's operation was successful.

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