| Sounds of RPG and machine gun fires are audible in Tanumeh, an industrial and residential township near the Iraqi city of Basra in vicinity of border with Iran. Tanumeh is about 10 kms from Iran's southwestern city of Shalamcheh on the zero border point with Iraq and military movements in the area is easily visible through camera. The US and British forces are reportedly trying to siege Basra, considering Tanumeh as a bridge for access to the city. Basra, the second largest city in Iraq with a population of 1.2 million, is strongly resisting extensive invasion by US and British forces both on the ground and the air. |