The British are pulling out of Basra

According to the BBC, the British are pulling out of their last base in Basra to the final British base at the airport which will now contain all 5,500 British troops.

The next step will be a formal handover of security to the (militia, primarily SIIC, infiltrated) Iraqi forces, expected to happen fairly soon.

NPR reported this morning that a complete British withdrawal from Iraq is expected by the end of the year and could begin within a month. (Notice this is after the Sept. reporting period.)