British troops 'aiding rebels in Basra'

Britain's Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon said today that British forces were doing everything they could to assist the rebel elements in Basra.

British troops 'aiding rebels in Basra'
Wed, 26 Mar, 2003 - 09:45

Britain's Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon said today that British forces were doing everything they could to assist the rebel elements in Basra.

Mr Hoon said on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that there had been an attempted uprising on some scale in Basra.

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