An Iraqi Shi'ite Muslimopposition group has said there had been disturbances,but no uprising, in the southern Iraqi city of Basra.
A spokesman for the Tehran-based Supreme Council for IslamicRevolution in Iraq (SCIRI) said there were "some disturbances"in Basra. Asked if this amounted to an uprising, the spokesman,Abu Islam, said: "No, there is no uprising".
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Wednesday hebelieved there had been a limited uprising in Basra overnight.