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14:53 GMT, Saturday, 19 July 2008 15:53 UK

In pictures: Brown visit to Iraq

Gordon Brown behind a helicopter machine gun in Baghdad, Iraq

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Prime Minister Gordon Brown makes a surprise visit to Iraq to assess reconstruction and the prospects for reducing UK troop numbers.

A helicopter transports Gordon Brown across Baghdad

A helicopter transports Gordon Brown across Baghdad

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The UK prime minister, transported by helicopter across Baghdad, plans a draw-down in British troops but says he will not set an "artificial timetable".

Gordon Brown arrives in the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq

Gordon Brown arrives in the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq

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On Gordon Brown's first trip to Iraq since December, he says "enormous progress" has been made in the country in recent months.

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown meets Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown meets Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki

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Gordon Brown spends about an hour in talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki. The trip comes ahead of a government statement on involvement in Iraq due in the Commons next week.

Gordon Brown with Iraqi President Jalal Talibani

Gordon Brown with Iraqi President Jalal Talibani

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Mr Brown meets Iraqi President Jalal Talibani at the presidential palace, later holding talks with US officials.

Gordon Brown speaks to a British serviceman on board a helicopter in Iraq

Gordon Brown speaks to a British serviceman on board a helicopter in Iraq

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Gordon Brown's trip includes a visit to UK forces' base in the southern city of Basra. Mr Brown says he will "congratulate them on their professionalism, on their resilience and on their courage".

Gordon Brown meets troops in Basra, Iraq

Gordon Brown meets troops in Basra, Iraq

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The PM meets troops in Basra, site of the main base for about 4,000 British servicemen and women currently in Iraq. A plan to cut that to 2,500 in the spring was abandoned owing to violence around the city.

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