Topic: Umm Qasr

Taliban tunnel: Five militant escapes under US watch

Taliban sympathizers must surely be heartened by today's spectacular escape of some 500 inmates from a Kandahar prison through a 1,180-foot tunnel. Here's a short list of recent jail breaks (and one near-escape) in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Basra residents safer, but looking for work

Iraqi governor talks about how to revive southern Iraqi city.

As it leaves Iraq, Britain looks warily to Afghanistan

British politicians called for an investigation into intelligence mistakes that led the country into the Iraq war.

In Iraq, British forces hand over control of Basra to the US

American forces will seek to disprove the perception that they are more heavy-handed than the British.

Iraq's port city shows signs of an economic comeback

The amount of cargo coming into Umm Qasr has tripled since April.

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