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A member of Iraq's security forces Dhi Qar was the second Iraqi province to be handed over UK and Italian forces in southern Iraq have handed over control of the province of Dhi Qar to Iraqi forces. At a ceremony in the provincial capital, Nasiriya, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki described the handover as a "great day". It is the second of 18 provinces to be handed over, following neighbouring Muthanna in July. Dhi Qar is one of the country's less troubled provinces, and has been in the British area of control since 2003. But the handover is not being...

UK troops kill 16 after ambush British troops control Southern Iraq British troops have fought off three ambushes in southern Iraq, leaving 16 insurgents dead, the UK military says. Two soldiers were hurt but their wounds were not described as life threatening. The battle came after militiamen attacked a British convoy 18 miles south of the town of Amara with rocket propelled grenades and small arms. Reinforcements had to be called in during the fire-fight which also wounded one man and led to the capture of another. The convoy drove through the first ambush but was attacked a second and...

Always First — Always Ready! UNITED STATES ARMY FORCES CENTRAL COMMAND Coalition Forces Land Component Command (CFLCC) Today Forces further North of Camp Doha A United States Army Bradley tank with the 3rd Infantry Division based in Ft. Stewart, Ga., drives past the setting sun after the conclusion of urban warfare training in the Kuwaiti desert Sunday, Feb. 2, 2003, in Kuwait. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) United States Army soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division based in Ft. Stewart, Ga., run with the mortar tube as they train in urban warfare in the Kuwaiti desert Sunday, Feb. 2, 2003, in Kuwait....