Place: southern Iraqi

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Car bomb attacks kill 40 in Iraq

Three car bombs exploded in quick succession in a southern Iraqi city today, killing at least 41 people and injuring 150.

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Japan completes troop withdrawal from Iraq

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Japan will not withdraw from Iraq over kidnap

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Pope meets families of bomb victims

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Al-Jazeera reports journalist kidnapped

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Iraqi opposition fighters drafted by US

Basra 'nowhere near' under control

The southern Iraqi city of Basra is “clearly nowhere near” under Allied forces’ control, a leading British military spokesman said today.

Fri, 28 Mar, 2003

Four oil wells may have been lit

ORANGE flames could be seen yesterday on the horizon in the direction of the southern Iraqi oil centre Basra, and US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said three or four oil wells may have been set on fire.

Fri, 21 Mar, 2003