U.S. to Boost Troop Presence in Iraq to 150,000
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The U.S. military will temporarily  boost its troop strength in Iraq to about 150,000 from a  current level of 138,000 to provide extra security for Iraqi  elections set for Jan. 30, defense officials said on Wednesday.
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THE US military is raising troop levels in Iraq to nearly 142,000 ahead of January elections, delaying the return home of a seasoned combat brigade and keeping in place another division&#39;s headquarters staff.
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A brigade of new American troops arrive in Baghdad to make the total US troop stationed in the Iraqi capital to 40,000 by Monday, as the US and Iraqi forces have warned of a major assault on rebel held areas in Iraq, ahead of the countryâs elections in
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A British reconnaissance team is set to visit the area around Baghdad where the US military has asked for back-up from UK forces. It is thought about 650 troops could be moved to within 20 miles of the Iraqi
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BAGHDAD , Dec 2 (MASNET &amp; News Agencies) - The United States announced plans to boost its forces in Iraq to the highest level since the invasion, as Prime Minister Iyad Allawi headed to Europe to rally support for next month&#39;s crucial elections and to
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The Defense Department will increase the number of troops in Iraq by 12,000, Joint Staff officials said at a Pentagon news conference today.
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The U.S. military will boost its troops in Iraq to 150,000 this month, the highest level since the war began in March 2003, in order to improve security for scheduled Jan 30. elections, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
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The U.S. military commander in Iraq said on Thursday he currently saw no immediate need to request more U.S. troops other those already announced.
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The U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, has told President George W. Bush he wants to maintain heightened troop levels in Iraq well into next year but could accept the pullback of about 4,000 troops beginning in January, The New York Times reported on Thursday.
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The top U.S. commander in Iraq on Monday predicted a "major confrontation" on the streets of Fallujah as a U.S.-led force of as many as 15,000 troops pressed to retake control of the Sunni Muslim city.
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A senior U.S. military commander said yesterday that Iraq's army must expand its rolls by at least 20,000 more soldiers than Washington had  anticipated, to help free U.S. troops from conducting daily patrols, checkpoints and other critical yet dangerous missions.
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BAGHDAD, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. military plans to boost the number of neighborhood outposts across the capital by more than 30 percent this year even as American forces begin to withdraw, the new commander of U.S. forces in Baghdad said Tuesday.
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The government is expected to announce this week that it is sending up to 650 extra British troops to Iraq to boost security ahead of the January 30 elections, according to the Sunday Telegraph.
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A top American commander said the more than 140,000 soldiers now in Iraq are likely to be needed there at least until next spring.
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The US military will temporarily boost its troop strength in Iraq to about 150,000 from a current level of 138,000 to provide extra security for Iraqi elections set for Jan.
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The top U.S. commander in Iraq will recommend to President Bush that current U.S. troop levels be maintained in Iraq through next spring, according to U.S. military officials.
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The number of British troops in Iraq could be increased if needed, Tony Blair says - a day after announcing the withdrawal of 1,600.