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Zitat:British Troops Quit Iraq Base Amid Heavy Attacks, Hunt Arms Smugglers
Reuters | Fri, August 25th, 2006, 12:28
British troops abandoned their base in Iraq’s southern Maysan province on Aug. 24, which has been under almost nightly attack, and prepared to head deep into the marshlands along the Iranian border to hunt gun smugglers.
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The 600 combat troops are giving up their Challenger tanks and Warrior armored fighting vehicles in favor of stripped-down Landrovers armed with machineguns. The units will remain constantly on the move and be resupplied by air drops. ...