UK troops to make early Iraq exit
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Around 350 British troops are to return to the UK from southern Iraq four months early.
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LONDON  - Britain was due to announce Monday that it had received a US request to redeploy some of its troops in Iraq into restive, US-held areas, a move critics warned could be seen as a pre-election ploy to assist President George W. Bush.
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Britain said on Wednesday it would withdraw almost a quarter of its troops from Iraq in coming months when thousands of additional U.S. soldiers will arrive to try to restore order in Baghdad.
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Britain's military deployment in southern Iraq is to be cut by 500 to 5,000 over the next few months, the Ministry of Defence announced yesterday, just six days after British troops withdrew from their base at Basra Palace.
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Hundreds of British troops are getting ready to go to central Iraq in response to a US request for assistance. Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon told MPs the deployment would last &quot;weeks rather than months&quot;, and
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LONDON, Feb. 21 -- Prime Minister Tony Blair announced Wednesday that 1,600 British troops would return home from Iraq in coming months, but stopped short of announcing any clear exit strategy from the hugely unpopular war. He said a further 500 soldiers may be withdrawn by the end of summer, and...
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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 were arriving there to try to restore order in Baghdad.
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Britain, America's most important ally in Iraq, will withdraw close to half its troops by the end of the year if local troops are able to secure the southern part of the country, Prime Minister Tony Blair was expected to announce Wednesday.
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Thousands of British soldiers will leave Iraq over the next year, significantly downgrading the country's commitment in the region, the defense secretary said Monday.Comment
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British officials said they expected  all foreign combat troops to withdraw from Iraq within four  years, as British Prime Minister Tony Blair flew into Baghdad  to show support to its new government on Monday.
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Britain expects to withdraw thousands of its 7,000 military personnel from Iraq by the end of next year, Defense Secretary Des Browne said Monday.
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Britain said Monday it expects to withdraw thousands of its 7,000 military personnel from Iraq by the end of next year, while Poland and Italy announced the impending withdrawal of their remaining troops.
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LONDON -- Thousands of British soldiers will leave Iraq over the next year, significantly downgrading the country's commitment in the region, the defense secretary said yesterday. Poland and Italy also announced the impending withdrawal of their remaining troops.
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British Foreign Secretary Jack Strawsaid Tuesday that British troops in Iraq should be redeployed so as to ensure security in the country before the national electionsare held at the end of next January.
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British troops in Iraq have an important job to do and there is no fixed timetable for their withdrawal, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday, despite speculation that Britain will soon announce a major pullout.
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Nearly 800 British forces left their base in southern Iraq on Wednesday, heading north toward Baghdad to replace U.S. troops who are expected to take part in an offensive against insurgent strongholds.
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Britain said on Thursday its troops will  stay in Iraq for as long as required by the Iraqi authorities,  denying a newspaper report that it was urging Washington to  give a provisional timetable for a pull-out.