SDF troops will stay on in Iraq
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The government made it official Thursday: the Self-Defense Forces troops in Iraq will stay for another year, as Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi renewed his commitment to reconstruction efforts
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Britain will stay the course in Afghanistan and Iraq despite the deaths of four British soldiers in insurgent attacks in the two countries, Defense Secretary Des Browne vowed.
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Poland will keep its soldiers in Iraq at least through the end of the year, when the U.N. mandate for foreign troops expires, the country's defense minister said Friday.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld confirmed Monday he will stay on in his job in the second term of the Bush administration. &quot;The election&#39;s over and the president asked me if I would be
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U.S. troops will remain on the Korean peninsula even if the North and South reach a peace deal to replace the armistice that ended their 1950-1953 war, South Korea's foreign minister said on Friday.
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The outgoing secretary of defense said American troops should stay in Iraq until the insurgents were defeated.
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U.S. troop levels in Iraq will likely remain at the current number -- more than 140,000 -- through next spring, the senior U.S. commander in the Middle East said today.
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Defense secretary hopes US troops will be out of Iraq by Bush&#39;s term&#39;s end. He also wants to stick around to revamp the US military.
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The force envisaged as taking control of the border won't do so until Hizballah agrees
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The government, citing the importance of US ties and the needs of Iraqis, decided Thursday to extend the mission of the Self-Defense Forces in Iraq for one year from Dec. 14.
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Japan may extend its deployment of its non-combat troops in southern Iraq if the security situation in the country does not change, a top government official said Tuesday.
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TOKYO, Japan -- Japan&#39;s ruling party has approved plans to keep its troops in Iraq beyond the original withdrawal date of December 14 this year.
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Troop strength in Iraq is expected to stay at the current level of about 120,000 for at least two more years, according to the Army's top operations officer.
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BAGHDAD -- Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki yesterday shrugged off US doubts about his government's military and political progress, saying Iraqi forces are capable and American troops can leave "any time they want."
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U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan are likely to remain steady, at about 21,000, at least until next February, the top U.S. general there said Thursday, echoing earlier comments about forces in Iraq.
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If US forces prevail, keeping the city stable afterward may influence what happens elsewhere in Iraq.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Monday he had agreed to stay in his job and hoped US troops would be pulled out of Iraq during the Bush administration&#39;s second four-year term.