The fierce resistance from Iraqi troops in the south also resulted in the first British combat death of the war, a soldier killed in action Monday near Basra.

• 在南部，来自伊拉克军队的激烈抵抗也造成了战争中英军首例死亡。星期一，一名英军士兵在巴士拉附近的战斗中死亡。