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British officials would not elaborate on why the claim had been made. After the reports of his capture on Sunday, Tawfic was interviewed on the Arab satellite network Al-Jazeera and denied the claim. We destroyed five tanks and I, personally, saw four British soldiers dead," Tawfic told Al-Jazeera. Al Lockwood said Sunday coalition leaders hoped the capture of the paramilitaries would provide valuable information, particularly about paramilitary operations in Basra. Lockwood said some of the paramilitary fighters fled westward when the Marines arrived. Basra residents were giving the British military useful information and the Britons were trying to gain more of their confidence, he said, adding that food and aid stations have been set up outside the city.
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