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August 2005
- British soldier wounded in Basra
- 5th other top story (21/8/2005, 22:55 – 22/8/2005, 00:45)
- 4th other top story (22/8/2005, 00:45 – 02:15)
- 5th other top story (22/8/2005, 02:15 – 03:45)
- 3rd other top story (22/8/2005, 03:45 – 05:55)
- 5th other top story (22/8/2005, 05:55 – 06:35)
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September 2005
- Car bomb attack kills 16 in Basra
- 3rd other top story (8/9/2005, 08:50 – 09:40)
- 2nd other top story (8/9/2005, 09:40 – 10:25)
- 3rd other top story (8/9/2005, 10:25 – 12:05)
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- Basra police arrest two Britons
- 1st other top story (19/9/2005, 15:05 – 15:45)
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- British troops arrested in Basra
- 1st other top story (19/9/2005, 15:45 – 15:50)
- Main headline (19/9/2005, 15:50 – 17:40)
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- UK troops held after Basra clash
- Main headline (19/9/2005, 17:40 – 17:50)
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- British troops arrested in Basra
- Main headline (19/9/2005, 17:50 – 21:25)
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- UK soldiers freed from Basra jail
- Main headline (19/9/2005, 21:25 – 22:30)
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- UK soldiers 'storm' Basra prison
- Main headline (19/9/2005, 22:30 – 20/9/2005, 07:45)
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- Iraq probe into Basra incident
- Left subheadline (20/9/2005, 15:45 – 21/9/2005, 00:35)
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- Leaders firm after Basra unrest
- Main headline (21/9/2005, 16:05 – 17:25)
- Left subheadline (21/9/2005, 17:25 – 22/9/2005, 01:25)
- 4th other top story (22/9/2005, 01:25 – 01:30)
- 6th other top story (22/9/2005, 01:30 – 01:55)
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- Basra soldiers tell of fire drama
- 5th other top story (22/9/2005, 06:35 – 08:30)
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- Basra governor demands apology
- 1st other top story (22/9/2005, 12:25 – 15:45)
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- Basra governor demands UK apology
- Right subheadline (22/9/2005, 15:45 – 15:50)
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- Basra governor demands apology
- Right subheadline (22/9/2005, 15:50 – 18:10)
- 1st other top story (22/9/2005, 18:10 – 22:20)
- 2nd other top story (22/9/2005, 22:20 – 22:50)
- 3rd other top story (22/9/2005, 22:50 – 23/9/2005, 00:15)
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- Basra warrant for two UK soldiers
- Right subheadline (24/9/2005, 08:05 – 09:05)
- Left subheadline (24/9/2005, 09:05 – 25/9/2005, 03:20)
- 2nd other top story (25/9/2005, 03:20 – 07:20)
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October 2005
- British troops detain 12 in Basra
- Left subheadline (7/10/2005, 10:00 – 12:45)
- 1st other top story (7/10/2005, 12:45 – 13:35)
- 2nd other top story (7/10/2005, 13:35 – 14:25)
- 3rd other top story (7/10/2005, 14:25 – 15:30)
- 4th other top story (7/10/2005, 15:30 – 15:35)
- 3rd other top story (7/10/2005, 15:35 – 16:05)
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- UK troops detain Basra policemen
- 3rd other top story (7/10/2005, 16:05 – 16:10)
- Left subheadline (7/10/2005, 16:10 – 8/10/2005, 00:20)
- 2nd other top story (8/10/2005, 00:20 – 02:00)
- 3rd other top story (8/10/2005, 02:00 – 02:55)
- 4th other top story (8/10/2005, 02:55 – 04:30)
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- UK forces 'destabilising Basra'
- 2nd other top story (8/10/2005, 22:25 – 23:40)
- 3rd other top story (8/10/2005, 23:40 – 9/10/2005, 01:25)
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- UK agrees to pay for Basra damage
- Right subheadline (11/10/2005, 17:15 – 18:25)
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- UK to pay for Basra damage
- 1st other top story (11/10/2005, 18:25 – 18:30)
- Right subheadline (11/10/2005, 18:30 – 12/10/2005, 00:20)
- 2nd other top story (12/10/2005, 00:20 – 02:05)
- 3rd other top story (12/10/2005, 02:05 – 08:25)
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- Iran 'is training Basra killers'
- Right subheadline (12/10/2005, 06:10 – 08:10)
- Left subheadline (12/10/2005, 08:10 – 10:20)
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- Iran 'is training Basra killers'
- Left subheadline (12/10/2005, 10:20 – 13:15)
- 2nd other top story (12/10/2005, 13:15 – 13:30)
- 3rd other top story (12/10/2005, 13:30 – 16:25)
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- UK soldier killed by Basra bomb
- 1st other top story (19/10/2005, 08:45 – 13:30)
- 3rd other top story (19/10/2005, 13:30 – 14:50)
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- Basra car bombing causes carnage
- Left subheadline (31/10/2005, 19:45 – 4/11/2005, 00:00)
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December 2005
- Reid visits UK soldiers in Basra
- 3rd other top story (2/12/2005, 09:30 – 09:35)
- 4th other top story (2/12/2005, 09:35 – 10:15)
- 2nd other top story (2/12/2005, 10:15 – 12:15)
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February 2006
- Basra suspends ties to UK troops
- 3rd other top story (14/2/2006, 14:55 – 15:35)
- 2nd other top story (14/2/2006, 15:35 – 17:05)
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- 'Sunni militants' killed in Basra
- Left subheadline (22/2/2006, 22:40 – 23/2/2006, 04:55)
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April 2006
- Seven employees killed in Basra
- 4th other top story (14/4/2006, 11:00 – 13:00)
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May 2006
- Troops feared dead in Basra crash
- Main headline (6/5/2006, 13:35 – 15:45)
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- British troops die in Basra crash
- Main headline (6/5/2006, 15:45 – 16:00)
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- British troops die in Basra crash
- Main headline (6/5/2006, 16:00 – 20:15)
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- Fatal Basra crash sparks unrest
- Main headline (6/5/2006, 20:15 – 7/5/2006, 05:40)
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- Inquiry into Basra crash violence
- Main headline (7/5/2006, 05:40 – 08:50)
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- Basra under control after unrest
- Main headline (7/5/2006, 08:50 – 10:15)
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- Basra crash soldiers to be named
- 1st other top story (8/5/2006, 07:35 – 08:00)
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- Basra crash troops to be named
- Right subheadline (8/5/2006, 08:00 – 10:45)
- 1st other top story (8/5/2006, 10:45 – 12:10)
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- Basra crash soldiers to be named
- 1st other top story (8/5/2006, 12:10 – 12:25)
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- Basra crash victims named by MoD
- 1st other top story (8/5/2006, 12:25 – 12:35)
- Left subheadline (8/5/2006, 12:35 – 16:00)
- Main headline (8/5/2006, 16:00 – 17:30)
- Left subheadline (8/5/2006, 17:30 – 9/5/2006, 04:25)
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- Basra crash victims named
- 7th other top story (9/5/2006, 04:25 – 04:35)
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- Basra crash victims brought home
- 3rd other top story (18/5/2006, 09:15 – 10:50)
- 4th other top story (18/5/2006, 10:50 – 11:00)
- 3rd other top story (18/5/2006, 11:00 – 12:10)
- 2nd other top story (18/5/2006, 12:10 – 12:35)
- Left subheadline (18/5/2006, 12:35 – 12:45)
- 1st other top story (18/5/2006, 12:45 – 17:20)
- 2nd other top story (18/5/2006, 17:20 – 17:45)
- 3rd other top story (18/5/2006, 17:45 – 21:00)
- 4th other top story (18/5/2006, 21:00 – 21:40)
- 5th other top story (18/5/2006, 21:40 – 21:55)
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- 'Inflammable' Basra action call
- 5th other top story (28/5/2006, 21:10 – 29/5/2006, 00:55)
- 4th other top story (29/5/2006, 00:55 – 05:45)
- 3rd other top story (29/5/2006, 05:45 – 06:30)
- 4th other top story (29/5/2006, 06:30 – 06:55)
- 5th other top story (29/5/2006, 06:55 – 07:35)
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- UK troops seize weapons in Basra
- Left subheadline (29/5/2006, 07:35 – 09:55)
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- Two UK soldiers killed in Basra
- Main headline (29/5/2006, 10:05 – 10:15)
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- Two British soldiers killed in Basra
- Main headline (29/5/2006, 10:15 – 17:10)
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- Iraqi PM set for key Basra visit
- 5th other top story (31/5/2006, 05:55 – 06:00)
- 1st other top story (31/5/2006, 06:00 – 08:35)
- 2nd other top story (31/5/2006, 08:35 – 08:40)
- 4th other top story (31/5/2006, 08:40 – 08:50)
- 2nd other top story (31/5/2006, 08:50 – 09:40)
- 3rd other top story (31/5/2006, 09:40 – 10:00)
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- Iraqi PM on Basra mission
- 3rd other top story (31/5/2006, 10:00 – 10:10)
- 4th other top story (31/5/2006, 10:10 – 11:50)
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- 'Iron fist' to tackle Basra woes
- Main headline (31/5/2006, 11:50 – 12:35)
- Left subheadline (31/5/2006, 12:35 – 14:55)
- Main headline (31/5/2006, 14:55 – 15:00)
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- Iraq imposes emergency in Basra
- Main headline (31/5/2006, 15:00 – 18:40)
- Right subheadline (31/5/2006, 18:40 – 21:30)
- 1st other top story (31/5/2006, 21:30 – 1/6/2006, 03:30)
- 4th other top story (1/6/2006, 03:30 – 05:30)
- 5th other top story (1/6/2006, 05:30 – 05:40)
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June 2006
- Basra car bomb kills at least 15
- Left subheadline (3/6/2006, 16:25 – 19:20)
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- Basra car bomb kills at least 27
- Left subheadline (3/6/2006, 19:20 – 20:30)
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- Basra car bomb kills at least 28
- Left subheadline (3/6/2006, 20:30 – 4/6/2006, 01:50)
- 3rd other top story (4/6/2006, 01:50 – 04:35)
- 4th other top story (4/6/2006, 04:35 – 07:05)
- 5th other top story (4/6/2006, 07:05 – 08:00)
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- Basra bombing kills at least 10
- 1st other top story (23/6/2006, 10:25 – 11:15)
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- Basra bomb 'kills at least four'
- 1st other top story (23/6/2006, 11:15 – 12:35)
- 2nd other top story (23/6/2006, 12:35 – 13:00)
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July 2006
- British soldier killed near Basra
- Right subheadline (16/7/2006, 08:25 – 11:55)
- Left subheadline (16/7/2006, 11:55 – 17/7/2006, 03:00)
- Right subheadline (17/7/2006, 03:00 – 04:15)
- 6th other top story (17/7/2006, 04:15 – 08:00)
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- MoD names soldier killed in Basra
- 2nd other top story (17/7/2006, 20:10 – 18/7/2006, 01:05)
- 3rd other top story (18/7/2006, 01:05 – 02:30)
- 4th other top story (18/7/2006, 02:30 – 05:50)
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August 2006
- UK soldier killed in Basra named
- 4th other top story (1/8/2006, 18:50 – 21:15)
- 5th other top story (1/8/2006, 21:15 – 22:30)
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- Basra handover 'feasible' in 2007
- 3rd other top story (22/8/2006, 12:40 – 13:20)
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October 2006
- UK soldier killed in Basra
- Right subheadline (2/10/2006, 11:15 – 15:00)
- 3rd other top story (2/10/2006, 15:00 – 15:50)
- 2nd other top story (2/10/2006, 15:50 – 17:00)
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- MoD names soldier killed in Basra
- 2nd other top story (3/10/2006, 10:15 – 10:30)
- 1st other top story (3/10/2006, 10:30 – 12:20)
- 3rd other top story (3/10/2006, 12:20 – 13:55)
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- Prince Philip makes Basra visit
- 5th other top story (22/10/2006, 21:30 – 23/10/2006, 00:20)
- 6th other top story (23/10/2006, 00:20 – 02:05)
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November 2006
- British soldier killed in Basra
- Left subheadline (7/11/2006, 09:50 – 11:25)
- Right subheadline (7/11/2006, 11:25 – 12:55)
- 1st other top story (7/11/2006, 12:55 – 13:20)
- 2nd other top story (7/11/2006, 13:20 – 13:45)
- 3rd other top story (7/11/2006, 13:45 – 17:50)
- 5th other top story (7/11/2006, 17:50 – 20:05)
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- UK may hand over Basra in spring
- Main headline (22/11/2006, 13:25 – 15:20)
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- UK may transfer Basra 'in spring'
- Main headline (22/11/2006, 15:20 – 15:50)
- Left subheadline (22/11/2006, 15:50 – 17:50)
- Main headline (22/11/2006, 17:50 – 23/11/2006, 02:40)
- 4th other top story (23/11/2006, 02:40 – 03:05)
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- Soldier dies in Basra operation
- 1st other top story (24/11/2006, 14:10 – 20:30)
- 2nd other top story (24/11/2006, 20:30 – 20:55)
- 3rd other top story (24/11/2006, 20:55 – 22:55)
- 4th other top story (24/11/2006, 22:55 – 25/11/2006, 02:25)
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December 2006
- UK raid angers Basra politicians
- Main headline (25/12/2006, 22:35 – 26/12/2006, 13:55)
- Right subheadline (26/12/2006, 13:55 – 14:00)
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- Discussions to follow Basra raid
- Right subheadline (26/12/2006, 14:00 – 18:55)
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- Basra raid prompts military talks
- Right subheadline (26/12/2006, 18:55 – 27/12/2006, 01:40)
- 1st other top story (27/12/2006, 01:40 – 03:15)
- 2nd other top story (27/12/2006, 03:15 – 04:00)
- 3rd other top story (27/12/2006, 04:00 – 05:10)
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January 2007
- Six British soldiers hurt in Basra
- 1st other top story (19/1/2007, 10:20 – 13:05)
- 2nd other top story (19/1/2007, 13:05 – 13:45)
- 3rd other top story (19/1/2007, 13:45 – 14:00)
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- British soldier killed in Basra
- Right subheadline (21/1/2007, 08:50 – 10:15)
- 1st other top story (21/1/2007, 10:15 – 12:15)
- 2nd other top story (21/1/2007, 12:15 – 15:40)
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February 2007
- UK officer killed in Basra named
- 4th other top story (6/2/2007, 17:25 – 19:45)
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- UK troops seal Basra-Iran border
- Right subheadline (15/2/2007, 13:00 – 14:25)
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- UK troops help to seal off Basra
- Right subheadline (15/2/2007, 14:25 – 17:40)
- 1st other top story (15/2/2007, 17:40 – 17:55)
- 2nd other top story (15/2/2007, 17:55 – 16/2/2007, 00:00)
- 3rd other top story (16/2/2007, 00:00 – 00:20)
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- UK's Basra handover 'completed'
- 1st other top story (18/2/2007, 10:45 – 11:10)
- Left subheadline (18/2/2007, 11:10 – 11:15)
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- Basra handover 'completed'
- Left subheadline (18/2/2007, 11:15 – 12:25)
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- Iraqis take Basra security lead
- Left subheadline (18/2/2007, 12:25 – 13:40)
- 1st other top story (18/2/2007, 13:40 – 19/2/2007, 02:00)
- 2nd other top story (19/2/2007, 02:00 – 02:10)
- 1st other top story (19/2/2007, 02:10 – 02:15)
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March 2007
- Raids in Baghdad and Basra
- 2nd other top story (4/3/2007, 15:30 – 17:35)
- 1st other top story (4/3/2007, 17:35 – 20:20)
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April 2007
- Army stresses 'progress' in Basra
- 1st other top story (6/4/2007, 08:20 – 08:25)
- Right subheadline (6/4/2007, 08:25 – 15:15)
- 1st other top story (6/4/2007, 15:15 – 16:10)
- 2nd other top story (6/4/2007, 16:10 – 18:20)
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- Prince's sadness at Basra death
- Left subheadline (6/4/2007, 21:05 – 7/4/2007, 00:45)
- Right subheadline (7/4/2007, 00:45 – 03:50)
- 2nd other top story (7/4/2007, 03:50 – 05:15)
- 3rd other top story (7/4/2007, 08:30 – 11:45)
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- Soldier killed on patrol in Basra
- Right subheadline (29/4/2007, 16:00 – 16:10)
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- UK soldier killed on Basra patrol
- Right subheadline (29/4/2007, 16:10 – 18:00)
- Main headline (29/4/2007, 18:00 – 30/4/2007, 00:40)
- Right subheadline (30/4/2007, 00:40 – 02:20)
- 2nd other top story (30/4/2007, 02:20 – 02:30)
- 3rd other top story (30/4/2007, 02:30 – 02:40)
- 4th other top story (30/4/2007, 02:40 – 04:45)
- 5th other top story (30/4/2007, 04:45 – 05:15)
- 6th other top story (30/4/2007, 05:15 – 06:10)
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- UK soldier killed in Basra named
- Right subheadline (30/4/2007, 15:25 – 17:20)
- 2nd other top story (30/4/2007, 17:20 – 17:35)
- 3rd other top story (30/4/2007, 17:35 – 23:15)
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