The U.S. military closed its detention facility in southern Iraq on Thursday after a plane carried the last remaining prisoners to another facility in Baghdad.
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Video allegedly shows British soldier abusing Iraqis
As British authorities prepare to resume an inquiry into a hotel clerk’s death in Basra while held by British soldiers in 2003, a video has emerged allegedly showing a British soldier abusing Iraqi prisoners.
Three U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq
Three U.S. soldiers were killed when their base in Basra was attacked by indirect fire, the U.S.
UK troops end combat operations in Iraq
Britain officially handed over authority of Basra to Iraq on Thursday, marking the end of combat operations in the country after six years.