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A secret deal between Britain and a notorious Iraqi militia kept the British forces out of a bloody battle in the southern Iraqi city of Basra earlier this year, leaving U.S. and Iraqi forces to fight alone, The Times of London reported Tuesday. The Ministry of Defense denied the allegation.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, and Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen, react to a reporter’s question during a news briefing at the Pentagon, Thursday, July 31, 2008 in Washington.
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