Black Watch mission 'exceptional'
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Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon plays down fears of further UK troop re-deployments in support of US forces.
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British troops today handed over responsibilty for security in the southern Iraqi province of Basra, a major landmark in the scaling-back of the foreign military presence nearly five years on from the U.S.-led invasion. "As you step up, we step back," British commander, Maj. Gen. Graham Binns, told Iraqi leaders.
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UK News, A Black Watch soldier was killed in a road accident yesterday as the heavily armed convoy he was travelling in moved towards its new base.
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Insurgents in Iraq have targeted Black Watch troops in a series of rocket attacks at their base just 25 miles south of Baghdad. No one was injured in the four separate assaults and there was minimal damage.
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Black Watch troops spent their first day off the front line and thinking ahead to Christmas at home. The troops have returned to Basra after their controversial month-long mission to Camp Dogwood near the Sunni &quot;Triangle of Death&quot;.
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The deaths of three Black Watch soldiers in the treacherous US-controlled sector of central Iraq may have confirmed the worst fears about the regimentâs move, but it should not
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Their mission has been accomplished and the Scottish soldiers were looking forward to the prospect of Christmas with their families after risking their lives in Iraq&#39;s &quot;triangle of death&quot;.
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British ministers defended their decision on Friday to deploy Black Watch soldiers from Basra to the south of Baghdad. The death of three British soldiers in a suicide attack threatens
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The future of the historic Black Watch is expected to be decided by army chiefs tomorrow. The executive committee of the Army Board is thought to be meeting to decide the plan to restructure
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Baghdad/London, Nov. 5 (NNN):Three Black Watch British soldiers were killed and eight injured in a suicide attack in Iraq late on Thursday night, Armed Forces Minister Adam Ingram has said.
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Afghanistan is &quot;not a failing mission&quot;, Defence Secretary Des Browne said as he tried to justify British involvement there amid rising casualties and strong Taliban resistance.
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Black Watch soldiers have come under attack within hours of moving into Iraqâs rebel-held badlands, although none was injured. Troops and vehicles were halted in the searing desert by a series of roadside
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BAGHDAD, Iraq An advance party of British soldiers has arrived at its new base near Baghdad. The small group from the Scottish Black Watch regiment set up base camp south of the capital, according to a pool report made to British media.
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The Black Watch was today placed on standby to enter the &quot;triangle of death&quot; south of Baghdad. The 850-strong force is expected to travel from its
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THE Black Watch today moved towards Baghdad in response to the US plea for help. The Ministry of Defence said today that soldiers from the Scottish regiment were leaving their base in the southern city of
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Pressure mounts to clarify the role of Scottish troops in Iraq after it emerged the Black Watch may be redeployed to assist US forces.
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Key quote &quot;It is a little too late in the day for Mr Hoon to look concerned for the welfare of the Scottish soldiers, especially the Black Watch.