British troops in Iraq to be redeployed: Hoon
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Despite a sensitive political climate, Britain&#39;s Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon has announced that hundreds of British soldiers will be redeployed in Iraq in response to a US request.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s government agreed Thursday to meet a US request and redeploy a battalion of 850 British troops into volatile central Iraq, despite strong opposition from lawmakers.
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THE US had asked Britain to redeploy troops stationed in the UK-controlled zone in southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence confirmed today.
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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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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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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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British Prime Minister Tony Blair was to announce on Wednesday that his country will begin withdrawing thousands of troops from Iraq within weeks, according to media reports.Comment
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to announce on Wednesday that British troops will start to withdraw from Iraq within weeks, British media said.
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The UK Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon says 850 British troops are to be sent to a US-controlled region of Iraq close to the capital.
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Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon has played down the prospect of fresh deployments of British troops into the American-controlled sector of Iraq.
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LONDON - British troops will be sent to central Iraq from the country&#39;s south, UK Defence Minister Geoffrey Hoon said Thursday.
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Britain agreed to a request from US commanders to redeploy 850 troops into a US-controlled section of Iraq, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon said.
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Britain will withdraw nearly half its troops from Iraq by the end of the year if local forces can secure the southern part of the country, Prime Minister Tony Blair planned to announce Wednesday.Comment
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The United States has asked Britain to redeploy hundreds of troops from southern Iraq, the Defense Ministry said Sunday amid reports the troops will move to the Baghdad area to back up Americans planning a major offensive against insurgents in Fallujah.
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The British Prime Minister announces the withdrawal of some British troops from Iraq; Denmark follows suit
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Britain has agreed to send troops to dangerous areas near Baghdad. Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon said about 850 personnel would move north to allow United States troops to tackle insurgents elsewhere in Iraq
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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.