Chaos and fighting in Basra as citizens go on looting spree

SPORADIC fighting continued in Basra yesterday as British troops sought to control Iraq’s second city.

But with large swathes of the city in British hands after Sunday’s invasion, civilians crowded the streets, many looting from official buildings vacated by retreating Saddam loyalists.

British troops and local people were buoyed by reports that the body of “Chemical Ali” had been found.