IRAQ-BRITAIN-MILITARY

British soldiers discuss as they stand in the street in the Iraqi port city of Basra, some 550 kms south of the capital Baghdad, on December 22, 2008. Iraqi lawmakers were set to vote today on a resolution that will determine the fate of non-US foreign troops in the country, mainly British forces, when a UN mandate expires in 10 days' time. AFP PHOTO / ESSAM AL-SUDANI