Desert Rats Battle On The Streets Outside Of Basra

BASRA, IRAQ - APRIL 4: (U.S. AND CANADA SALES ONLY) British soldiers of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, the 7th Armoured Brigade "The Desert Rats, patrol April 4, 2003 in the southern Iraq town of Basra. British forces secured a college compound August 4, 2003, their first position inside Basra. The captured compound was being used by Iraqi snipers. British forces penetrated closer to the center of Basra, a city of 1.3 million which Iraqi defenders have held since the start of the war. (Photo by Mirrorpix/Getty Images)