UNTIED KINGDOM: UK FORCES HAND OVER SHATT-AL-ARAB HOTEL TO IRAQI ARMY

US Fed News Service, Including US State News | April 10, 2007 | Copyright

The government of United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence issued the following news release:

In another step towards delivering a stable and secure environment in Basra City, UK troops have handed over control of the Shatt-Al-Arab Hotel to the 10th Division Iraqi Army on Sunday 8 April 2007.

The site, which most recently was occupied by the 600-strong 1st Battalion Staffordshire Regiment Battlegroup, was the main base from which operations across the northern half of Basra City were mounted.

Since early March the Iraqi Army's 10th Division have been moving into the site and taking on increased ...

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