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On day 11 of the war in Iraq, several thousand Iraqis citizens of Basra were fleeing daily the city under siege by the British Military. As shelling and fighting between the British and pro-Saddam forces continued, inside the city a humanitarian crisis was developing, with a dramatic lack of fresh water and food. On the outskirts of the southern edge of the city, the "Desert Rats", members of the Blackwatch Regiment of the 7th Armored brigade, held checkpoints leading into the city. |
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