US Force In Iraq To Grow
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Washington -- The US force in Iraq is about to expand to its highest level of the war. The Pentagon says the force of 138,000 today will swell to about 150,000 by the middle of next month.
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While those numbers don't tell the full story of the conflict in Iraq, they suggest insurgents are growing more proficient, even as the size of the U.S. force increases and U.S. commanders succeed in soliciting more help from ordinary Iraqis.
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As insurgents stepped up their pressure in Iraq, Secretary of State Colin Powell advised President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair in November that Iraqi security forces should be increased to counter attacks in the embattled Sunni Triangle.
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BAGHDAD -- Iraqi security forces will need another year to 18 months before they can take over from American troops, the top US commander in Iraq, General George W. Casey Jr., said yesterday.
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BAGHDAD -- U.S. military officials here are increasingly envisioning a "post-occupation" troop presence in Iraq that neither maintains current levels nor leads to a complete pullout, but aims for a smaller, longer-term force that would remain in the country for years.
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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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Six months after Sadr City erupted in rebellion, US forces are launching a renewed campaign to wrest control of the vast Baghdad neighborhood from radical Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr&#39;s forces.
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Pressure is rising to establish an Iraqi military capable of securing the country by January elections.
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Critics say a long-term US military presence may provoke greater Iraqi resistance of the 'occupier.'
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The United States is dispatching an additional 1,500 troops to Iraq and extending the stays of more than 10,000 others to bolster security ahead of January&#39;s scheduled elections.
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If US forces prevail, keeping the city stable afterward may influence what happens elsewhere in Iraq.
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The United States has expanded its   force in Iraq to 140,000 troops, the most since January and   13,000 more than five weeks ago, the Pentagon said on Thursday,   amid relentless violence in Baghdad and elsewhere.
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The United States has begun to increase its troops in Iraq to provide security for January elections facing possible disruptions by insurgents, US military officials said on Monday.
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US President Bush is weighing an increase in the size of the military to deal with the long-term fight against terrorism.
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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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WASHINGTON -- The United States needs 3,000 more Iraqi forces to join the battle in Baghdad, but requests have not been met because Iraqi soldiers are reluctant to leave their home regions, the commander of US forces in Baghdad said yesterday.
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The American military presence in Iraq will grow by nearly 12,000 troops by next month, to 150,000, the highest level since the invasion last year, to