We examine the Battle of Basra, the opening ground campaign that placed Britain at the center of the Iraq War in 2003. What was expected to be a swift collapse instead became a grinding siege shaped ...

In an about-face, British forces said Tuesday they have decided to move against militia fighters who have prevented them from securing the southern Iraqi city of Basra and helping its residents.

BASRA, Iraq -- There was nothing resembling a popular uprising against the Iraqi militiamen who controlled this city during its 13-day siege by British forces. Life continued largely as normal in many ...

Director, Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom and Bernard and Barbara Lomas Fellow Nile Gardiner is Director of The Heritage Foundation’s Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom and Bernard and Barbara ...