Sentence examples for basra all from inspiring English sources

Bechtel, the State Department agency in charge of the work and the Health Department in Basra all confirmed that the company would be leaving the project, but the reasons are a matter of deep disagreement.

He reaffirmed the administration's long-term commitment to rebuilding Iraq, and ticked off a list of initial successes, from the availability of electricity in Basra all day long for the first time in 12 years, to the reopening of primary schools throughout Iraq.

Baghdad, Basra, Nasiriyah all going up in one day and Baqubah being added to the list of cities not really under control.

In the statement, Mr. Sadr told militia members "to end all military actions in Basra and in all the provinces" and "to cooperate with the government to achieve security".

"Basra is where all the resources of Iraq are based," Abu Salam says.

The cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said in a statement issued in Najaf: "Because of the religious responsibility and to stop Iraqi blood being shed... we call for an end to armed appearances in Basra and all other provinces.

The American-led government is currently relying on more secure fields around Basra for all the nation's exports and most of the overall production but wants to bring total production up to 2.8 million barrels a day by April, from 2.1 million a day in November.

Moreover, it has ignited an uprising that stretches from Baghdad to Basra and all points in between.

"They are ultimately responsible for the innocent blood which is being shed every day in Najaf, Baghdad, Basra, Mosul and all over Iraq". In an interview a day before he was killed, Ayatollah Hakim said he had complained to US commanders about their approach.

The absolute right not to be tortured, the right to a fair trial, freedoms of speech and religion (subject only to proportionate interference in the societal interest) from Basra and Belmarsh, all the way to Behzti, such "motherhood and apple pie" is dismissed as liberal delicacy today.

In fact, the column of jeeps drove all the way to Basra unopposed.