British officers lobbied US to send troops to danger zone
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THE decision to send Black Watch troops into Iraqâs âtriangle of deathâ followed requests by British military chiefs to take over a US-controlled area.
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In the relatively calm south, the commander of a British battle group that is preparing to move to riskier areas to support US efforts to fight the insurgency was due to talk about the deployment.
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Britain agreed on Thursday to send troops to dangerous areas near Baghdad, a politically perilous step for Prime Minister Tony Blair who could face a sharp backlash if casualty rates start rising.
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Â· PM committed troops despite chaos fears Â·  Bush 'offered to fight without UK'
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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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The deaths of three British soldiers in Iraq intensifies the controversy over the decision by Tony Blair&#39;s government to send British troops to a more dangerous area and experts say worse is sure to come.
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A US request for British troops to move up to Baghdad to allow American forces to be pulled out for a possible attack on Fallujah is prompting fears from both troops and politicians
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Britain agreed on Thursday to a U.S. request for UK troops to move to dangerous areas near Baghdad, a politically risky step for Tony Blair who could face a sharp backlash if casualty rates start rising.
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Under emergency plans drawn up by the British Force headquarters in Basra, in southern Iraq ( news - web sites ), 650 soldiers from the Black Watch regiment could be moved to the location earmarked by the US 20 ...
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Some 850 British troops and support personnel will move to patrol areas closer to Baghdad following a US request, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon says.
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BRITAINâS military forces have had less than ten days to assess the risks of sending The Black Watch battle group to fill in for US Marines south of Baghdad, it was confirmed yesterday.
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In a step fraught with risks for Prime Minister Tony Blair, Britain agreed yesterday to send 850 of its soldiers from relatively peaceful southern Iraq to a volatile area near Baghdad
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LONDON - Britain is considering a request to move some of its troops into the US-controlled zone in Iraq, Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon told Parliament&#39;s lower chamber Monday.
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The British Ministry of Defense confirmed on Sunday that the US has sent a request to the British government for redeployment of the British forces stationed in Iraq because the US troops stationed in Iraq are preparing for new military actions in Fallujah
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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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WASHINGTON, United States : An unusual US request for a British battalion to back up American troops in Iraq has shown the political constraints on the use of coalition forces even as an intensifying battle against insurgents is testing the US force there
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The United States has made a controversial request to Britain to re-deploy some of its troops in Iraq.