(17 Aug 2003)
1. Various of British military vehicles leaving the coalition forces base at Basra airport
2. British soldier patrolling
3. British military vehicles entering coalition forces base
4. British military Humber "Pig" vehicles leaving coalition forces base
5. Various Humber Pig vehicles on patrol
6. SOUNDBITE ( English) Major Ian Paul, British military spokesman:
"Well we have made a great deal of progress in building relationships with the people of Basra. And our relationship with them is built very much on dialogue and on fair and frank exchange of views and on the best way to guarantee their security. There is no question that we will use any sort of blanket punishment on the community in Basra. We value their friendship and we value their cooperation in guaranteeing their security."
7. Various Humber Pig vehicles on patrol
STORYLINE:
Coalition forces in Basra have stepped up patrols and increased the "level of situational awareness" after the second deadly incident involving soldiers in three days.
A British soldier was killed on Thursday on the outskirts of Iraq's second biggest city in a rocket propelled grenade attack on a British army ambulance. Two other British soldiers were injured.
A Danish soldier died late on Saturday after being shot in a firefight with Iraqi gunmen whose truck had been stopped by a Danish unit during a routine patrol in southern Iraq, Denmark's army command on Sunday.
The soldier, who wasn't immediately identified, was the first Dane to be killed in Iraq since Denmark sent a contingent of about 400 soldiers in July to join the stabilisation force in the city.
The Danish soldier's unit was making a routine check on a truck near Basra when armed Iraqis inside opened fire. The soldier was taken by helicopter to a British field hospital in Shaibah, where he died on Saturday night.
The Danish contingent is based in the Basra area in southern Iraq is controlled mostly by British troops and includes a light infantry unit, medics and military police.
Two Iraqis were killed in the shooting on Saturday, one was wounded and six were arrested. It wasn't immediately clear whether the wounded person was among those arrested.
British military spokesman, Major Ian Paul said coalition forces were making progress in building relationships with the people of Basra.
Basra is fast becoming an example of the difficulty facing the coalition as it tries to rebuild a nation devastated by war and sanctions while the goodwill of the people melts in the searing summer heat.
Violence against the British force controlling Basra erupted again last weekend, when residents angered over continuing electricity cuts and gasoline shortages took to the streets, stoning British troops.
The British officer who died on Thursday is the first British soldier to perish in combat since June 24, when six Royal Military Police were killed as a crowd surrounded a police station at Al Majar Al-Kabir, near Basra.
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