 Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki has declared a month-long state of emergency in Basra, which has been plagued by sectarian clashes, anarchy and factional rivalry. Visiting the city, Mr Maliki said he would use an "iron fist" to crush those who threaten security. The prime minister has accused criminal gangs of holding the city's oil exports and other trade to ransom. More than 100 people have died in the last month in Basra - until recently seen as one of Iraq's safer cities. Relations between Basra's garrison of 8,000-odd British troops and the city's dominant Shias used to be cordial but have deteriorated rapidly in the past few months. Nine British soldiers were killed in May alone....
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