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With the handover of Basra an overwhelmingly shiite Region Home to most of iraqis Oil reserves nine of the country is 18 provinces have reverted to iraqi government control. I came to rid Basra of its enemies and i now formally hand Basra Back to its friends the commander of British forces in Basra maj. Gen. Graham Binns said shortly before he added his signature to papers relinquishing responsibility for the Region in iraqis far South. We will continue to help train Basra Security forces. But we Are guests in your country and we will act accordingly. Muwafaq Al Rubaie iraqis National Security adviser said his government was ready and called on Basra is citizens to work together. It. Gen. Ray Odierno the no. 2 u. S. Commander in Iraq said the handover was the right thing to do for Southern Iraq but american officials worry that a Power vacuum could heighten the influence of Iran and threaten land routes used to bring ammunition food and other supplies from Kuwait to u. S. Troops in the North. U. S. President George w. Bush predicted in january that Iraq would assume control All of its provinces by november but the target Date has slipped repeatedly highlighting the difficulties in developing iraqi police forces and the slow Pace of economic and political Progress. American forces retain control of nine of iraqis provinces including Baghdad and some of the country is most volatile areas such As Dyala and Anbar. British officials have said they Are reducing the number of troops in the country from 4,500 to 2,000 by Spring. In the months soon after Saddam Hussein was toppled there were about 40,000 British troops in Iraq. The associated press by Suzan Fraser Ankara Turkey Turkey said dozens of its warplanes bombed kurdish rebel targets As deep As 100 Kilometres inside Northern Iraq for three hours sunday in the largest Aerial attack in years against the outlawed separatist group. An iraqi official said the planes attacked several villages killing one woman. In the nighttime offensive the fighter jets hit rebel positions close to the Border with Turkey and in the Qandil mountains which straddle the Iraq Iran Border the turkish military said in a statement posted on its website. It said the operation was directed against the rebels and not against the local population. As Many As 50 fighter jets were involved in the air strikes private nov television and other Media reported. Turkey has recently attacked the area with ground based artillery and helicopters and there have been some unconfirmed reports of air strikes. Prime minister recep Tayyib Erdogan lauded sundays operation and suggested Turkey could stage More attacks on Kurdistan workers party or pkg hideouts in Northern Iraq. This operation which was carried out under night conditions was a Success Erdogan said sunday. Our struggle against the pkg will continue inside and outside Turkey with the same determination. Turkey has massed tens of thousands of troops on its Border with Northern Iraq in response to attacks by the pkg rebels. In october parliament voted in favour of authorizing the government to order a Cross Border operation against the group which seeks autonomy for the kurdish minority in Southeastern Turkey. The United states and Iraq have however called on Turkey to avoid a major operation fearing such an offensive could disrupt one of the most tranquil regions in Iraq. Harsh Winter conditions in the rugged terrain of Northern Iraq reduce the possibility of a Large scale ground offensive making More air strikes against the pkg likelier than attacks using tanks or helicopters. Turkish news reports said a pkg command Centre in Qandil was hit. But Abdullah Ibrahim a senior official in the iraqi administrative Centre of san Gasar said turkish warplanes bombarded 10 kurdish villages killing one woman and injuring two others. He acknowledged that there were kurdish rebel bases in the area but said they were far from the villages that were hit. The associated press Britain gives up control of last iraqi outpost troops to be Cut to 2,000 by Spring kurdish rebels turkish bombing hits deep in Iraq Nabil Al Juranis / the associated press Basra governor Mohammed Al Wail Centre watches British major general Graham Binns sign handover ;