sentences:  British tanks and warrior-mounted infantry from the 7 Armoured Brigade, known as the "Desert Rats" entered the city center from the north on 6 April after repeated raids and shelling.British soldiers destroyed the Ba'ath Party headquarters and battled Iraqi soldiers and Fedayeen fighters mainly in fortified houses and pillboxes, but lost three killed (Privates Christopher Muzvuru and Kelan Turrington and Lance-Corporal Ian Malone) in the process.It soon became obvious that the Iraqi defences were falling apart as Iraqi forces abandoned their positions, the brigade fought more than 300 militia at the College of Literature for 3 hours, eventually securing it, breaking the back of the Fedayeen resistance in Basra
  
  Also on the 6 April, 42 Commando supported by a squadron of Challenger IIs from the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards assaulted the city from the south, they took the Iraqis by surprise, M company secured 5 bridges in the city whilst the Fedayeen fled into the city.