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4100 UK troops protecting Basra airport

More than 4100 British soldiers, desperately needed in Afghanistan, are bunkered down behind fortifications at Basra's airport five miles from the city.

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IAN BRUCE, Defence Correspondent

More than 4100 British soldiers, desperately needed in Afghanistan, are bunkered down behind fortifications at Basra's airport five miles from the city.