Aid supplies expected as troops lay siege to Basra

Long-awaited aid was expected to arrive in southern Iraq today, after allied forces laid siege to Basra following a tank battle victory.

Fri, 28 Mar, 2003 - 07:44

Long-awaited aid was expected to arrive in southern Iraq today, after allied forces laid siege to Basra following a tank battle victory.

The British Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Sir Galahad – carrying 200 tonnes of food and 100 tonnes of bottled water – was supposed to dock in the deep water port of Umm Qasr days ago.

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