Coalition forces on Wednesday were attacking a column of Iraqi tanks as it headed out of the key southern city of Basra, now surrounded by British forces. The British have been awaiting greater clarity on a reported uprising in the city of 1.3 million, and orders to move in.

Coalition forces on Wednesday were attacking a column of Iraqi tanks as it headed out of the key southern city of Basra, now surrounded by British forces. The British have been awaiting greater clarity on a reported uprising in the city of 1.3 million, and orders to move in.