Britain Nears Announcement on Iraq Troops
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Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Cabinet met Thursday to discuss a U.S. request for British troops to be moved into volatile central Iraq, a proposal that has met strong opposition within the governing Labour Party.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair was to announce Wednesday a timetable for the withdrawal of the 7,100 British troops in Iraq, with nearly half returning by the end of the year.
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LONDON (CBS) Britain agreed Thursday to meet a US request for British troops to be moved into volatile central Iraq, a proposal that has met strong opposition within the governing Labor Party.
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LONDON (CP) - Britain gave the strongest signal yet on Tuesday that it will agree to a United States request to move its troops in Iraq to support American military operations as pressure builds on Prime Minister Tony Blair to reject the overture.
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Britain agreed Thursday to meet a US request to move British troops into volatile central Iraq to free up American forces for a stepped-up assault on insurgents, a proposal that has met strong opposition within the governing Labour Party.
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Britain will soon announce it is bolstering its force in Afghanistan with an extra 1,000 soldiers, British media reported Friday, days after the country said it plans to withdraw 1,600 troops from Iraq in coming months.
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Britain will announce later whether it has agreed to a US request to send hundreds of its troops to relieve American forces in Iraq, Prime Minister Tony Blair's spokesman said, a move widely expected to go ahead.
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British Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon would make a statement in the House of Commons on Monday about possible redeployment of British troops in Iraq, the BritishMinistry of Defense said Sunday.
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The government is set to announce that more British troops are to be sent to Afghanistan, the BBC learns.
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Britain agreed Thursday to meet a US request for British troops to be moved into volatile central Iraq, a proposal that has met strong opposition within the governing Labour Party.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is  expected to announce on Wednesday that Britain will start to  withdraw its troops from Iraq within weeks, British media said.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair will announce on Wednesday a new timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, with 1,500 to return home in several weeks, the BBC reported.Comment
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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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Britain said Monday it will respond soon to a U.S. request to send troops to more dangerous areas of Iraq, a politically charged issue that has revived anger over Prime Minister Tony Blair's support for the ...
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Â· Siege fear as Britain plans handover to Iraqis Â· Commanders say they expect attacks to increase
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Britain has received a request from the United States for help from UK troops in Iraq - and the Chief of the Defence Staff is expected to recommend whether to comply
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LONDON: Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to announce that Britain will start to withdraw its troops from Iraq within weeks, media said.Comment