Iraq’s prime minister has warned that weapons and fighters flowing into Syria are now making their way to Iraq, as a rising tide of violence sweeps across the country.

BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair last night vowed to see through the job in Iraq after the British armed forces death toll reached 100.

British troops are facing some resistance from Iraqi forces in and around the port town of Umm Qasr, Britain's Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon confirmed today.