With troop shift, Britons fear Iraq 'mission creep'
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Britain is expected Wednesday to grant a US request to move forces north, near Baghdad.
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Iraq's president forecast on Tuesday   that British troops could go home by the end of next year but,   on another day of killings, Britain's visiting foreign minister   cautioned against leaving a "security vacuum."
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The vast majority of Basra residents think British troops have had a negative effect on the Iraqi region, a BBC poll suggests.
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If ever there was an example of mission creep, the request from the US for the redeployment of some British troops in support of Americans south of Baghdad is as dangerous as they come.
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Britain said on Wednesday it would withdraw almost a quarter of its troops from Iraq in coming months, just as thousands of additional U.S. soldiers were arriving there to try to restore order in Baghdad.
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British forces in Basra were today preparing to move from southern Iraq to a more turbulent region near Baghdad, by parading and praying ahead of the troop transfer which has caused outrage back home.
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LONDON, Oct 18  Britain is considering a U.S. request to move troops into more potentially dangerous areas of Iraq, a politically charged move which has re-ignited anger over Prime Minister Tony ...
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Former foreign secretary Robin Cook fears British troops will be held responsible for US aggression if they are redeployed in Iraq.
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What may have seemed a week ago as a fairly simple and straightforward operational request - to move Britain's Iraq reserve force north to fill in for U.S. Marines while they join a fresh U.S. push on Fallujah ...
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Britain said it was considering a US request to move some of its troops in Iraq ( news - web sites ) from their base in the relatively peaceful south and into US-controlled areas, potentially placing them in ...
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British troops will be moved to a more dangerous part of Iraq the defence secretary Geoff Hoon has confirmed. He told other MPs that 850 British troops would be moving to a part of Iraq that is controlled by the US.
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Britain was considering a U.S. request  on Monday to move troops into more potentially dangerous areas  of Iraq, a politically charged move which has reignited anger  over Prime Minister Tony Blair's support for the war.
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The commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division said his troops face an uncertain mission in Iraq after the country's historic elections, which many Iraqis hope will usher in democracy and hasten the departure of 150,000 American troops.
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The British Army is to start pulling troops out of Iraq next month despite the deteriorating security situation in much of the country, The Observer has learnt.
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WASHINGTON - As British troops pull out of their last base in Basra, some military commanders and civilian government officials in the area are concerned that the transition could leave them and a major supply route to Baghdad at greater risk of attack.
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WASHINGTON -- The increasing vulnerability of US helicopters ferrying troops and supplies could slow and potentially jeopardize the military's expanded mission to secure Baghdad, military officials said yesterday.
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British troops would be redeployed in Iraq to help stabilize the conflict-torn country, not boost President Bush's chances of re-election, Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday as he tried to quell dissent among skeptical lawmakers.