Citizens want order as looting in Basra begins to subside

BASRA’S citizens were last night turning their thoughts to re-establishing order in their city, with signs that the frenzied looting was subsiding.

British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw announced to the House of Commons that he was considering dispatching police advisers to help restore calm.

However, locals have told British soldiers that they want only minimum help from coalition forces, and some have even urged the troops to pull out.