UK troops hand over Basra

For all the fine words of Sunday’s handover of Basra, there was no hiding the uncomfortable truth. This was victory for neither the British nor the Iraqis.

For all the "fine words" of Sunday's handover of Basra, the last of the four Iraqi provinces controlled by British forces since the 2003 invasion, there was no hiding the "uncomfortable" truth, says The Independent.

This was victory for neither the British nor the Iraqis. Handing over control was a "flattering way to describe a muddle contested by rival militias".

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