The British military is claiming to have destroyed 14 Iraqi tanks outside the city of Basra.
Military officials say the engagement happened when the Iraqi tanks - thought to be Russian-built T55s - began moving south out of the city towards the Al Faw peninsula.
They said a similar number of British Challenger 2s from the Royal Scots Dragoon guards met the force and that all the Iraqi tanks were destroyed in the fighting that followed.
If confirmed, it would be the largest tank battle involving British forces since the Second World War.
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The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards also overran two Iraqi infantry positions, the military source claims.
PA