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 Wael Saeed, a 34-year-old sportswear shop owner, said: We are worried 
 about what will happen after they leave. We might become safe from 
 mortars but not from killing and assassination because the gangs and 
 the militias will feel more free to act without the presence of the 
 British troops, who are the only real power that can stop them. 
  
 [Christine Hauser contributed reporting from New York, and Iraqi 
 employees of The New York Times contributed reporting from Basra.] 
  
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