"الاستراتيجية البريطانية في البصرة 2003-2008م"

Abstract EN

Britain pursued a strategy identical to the US strategy toward Iraq long ago.

It also sought to occupy Iraq, especially Basra, with which Britain has long relations and knows a lot about it in all respects.

Where the coalition forces have entrusted control of Basra to the British forces since April 2003.

Indeed, those forces managed to occupy the city and followed a friendly strategy in it by trying to get closer to the local population, but this led to an increase in the aversion between these forces and the Basrians due to the long-term destruction of its infrastructure and the failure to accelerate the reconstruction process and provide the necessary services to its residents, which made them establish their presence Which led to a change in the British strategy towards Basra and the use of force and then withdraw from its center