Blair says UK troops to stay in Iraq till job done
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair said  British troops would stay in Iraq "until the job is done" and  pledged full support for the country's weak government during  an unannounced visit to Baghdad on Sunday.
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LONDON, Feb. 21 -- Prime Minister Tony Blair announced Wednesday that 1,600 British troops would return home from Iraq in the coming months and that a further 500 soldiers may be withdrawn by the end of summer.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Monday that Britain had to hold firm in Iraq, including tosee it through in Fallujah.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair vowed today to âstand up for democracyâ in Iraq - and warned the insurgents would not be defeated by military means alone.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair will on Wednesday announce a timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq just as thousands of additional U.S. troops are arriving there to try to restore order in Baghdad.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair committed British troops to Iraq even though he despaired at the failure of the United States to plan adequately for the aftermath of the invasion, a newspaper reported Sunday.
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In contrast to the U.S. troop buildup, Prime Minister Tony Blair said today that Britain will withdraw up to 1,600 of its roughly 7,100 British troops in southern Iraq in the coming months.
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Details of UK and US troops' handover of security to Iraqi forces could be unveiled soon, says Tony Blair.
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Blair says move driven by need to secure the area before Iraq&#39;s Jan. elections; critics say it is more about US elections in Nov. British troops currently deployed in central Iraq are likely &quot;heading for an
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BRIGHTON, England  - Tony Blair said on Wednesday  he believed Iraq would not be the decisive issue when Britons  come to vote at next year's expected election.
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Britain will withdraw about 1,600 troops from Iraq in coming months if local forces can secure the southern part of the country, Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday.Comment
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The U.S.-led coalition forces in Iraq are preparing to set a timetable for gradually handing over security authority to Iraqi forces, Prime Minister Tony Blair says in an interview published Wednesday.
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Some 7,000 UK troops are currently serving in Iraq Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to announce a timetable for the withdrawal of UK troops from Iraq.Comment
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Britain's Tony Blair forecast an upsurge  in violence in Iraq ahead of planned January elections but said  Wednesday he had not yet decided on a U.S. request for back-up  from UK troops.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair looked set on Wednesday to outline a timetable for British troops to start withdrawing from Iraq, with media reports saying 3,000 soldiers could be home by the end of the year.
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The prime minister insisted no decision had yet been taken on sending British troops to relieve US allies in Iraq. Repeatedly challenged at prime minister&#39;s question time, Mr Blair said it was a military decision
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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.