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The Iraq war formally ended for British forces on Thursday as America’s main battlefield ally handed control of the oil-rich Basra area to U.S. commanders and prepared to ship out most of its remaining 4,000 troops.
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Basra:
U.S. navy servicemen stand to attention at the Khawr al-Amaya oil terminal off the coast of Basra, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, April 30, 2009. The U.S. navy handed over control of Khawr al-Amaya, Iraq’s oldest oil...
