Bowing Out of Basra

British Forces last week began the final withdrawal from their contingency operating base near Basra, Iraq, bringing a six-year combat deployment to an end. Apr. 30 saw a formal handover of authority ceremony, and all U.K. military will be withdrawn by July with the exception of up to 400 personnel...

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