"In the past five months more than 40 women have been murdered and their bodies dumped in the street by militiamen, according to the Basra police chief. Major-General Abdul-Jalil Khalaf said that some of them had been killed alone, others gunned down with their children. One unveiled mother was murdered together with her children aged 6 and 11."

Now British troops can move out of Basra, their job is done.

On second thoughts they might as well, these things are happening while they are supposed to be patrolling the streets of Basra.