Naser Ramadan Hmely, a tribal elder from southern Iraq, alleges that his brother was shot dead by British soldiers during a chaotic intervention in Basra in 2007, but despite partial documentation, detention records and an acknowledged inquiry, the killing was never formally resolved, leaving a story suspended between grievance, militia affiliation, and the enduring absence of accountability.

A 2008 British helicopter strike in Basra reportedly killed mechanic Nasser Quasem Drbash, his wife and two young children.