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US and British forces have obstructed the pumping of Basra's drinking water, according to Al-Jazeera's correspondent in Basra on 27 March.
In Nasiriyah, US shelling had targeted "several residential areas", he added.
Muhammad al-Abdallah said: "Sources here in Basra told Al- Jazeera that the population of the city, Ba'th Party fighters, the Armed Forces, Internal Security Forces and other security agencies in the governorate are confronting the aggression and trying to hit the rear lines of the US and British forces.
"These sources have also told us that the coalition forces are trying to prevent the pumping of drinking water from...