British forces on move to Baghdad
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BAGHDAD - British troops began rolling north to the Baghdad area Wednesday morning, a move that will free up American soldiers to tackle militant-controlled areas.
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Nearly 800 British forces left their base in southern Iraq on Wednesday, heading north toward Baghdad to replace US troops who are expected to take part in an offensive against insurgent strongholds.
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Hundreds of British soldiers arrived at a base near Baghdad in a deployment aimed at providing cover for U.S. troops considering a new assault on Iraqi insurgents, the Ministry of Defence said Friday.
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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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Heavily armored, elite British troops will move closer to Baghdad, allowing US forces to redeploy and ratchet up operations against militants in Falluja and other rebellion-stoked cities.
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British troops could be moved to Baghdad to provide cover for American troops as they carry out offensive operations against insurgents in Fallujah and elsewhere in the country, media reports said Saturday.
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A look at the Black Watch and Queen's Dragoon Guards, the British units being deployed to the U.S.-controlled sector of Iraq.
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British troops and armor rolled north from Basra yesterday to take over a deadly area near Baghdad and free up U.S. troops for a widely expected attack on the Iraqi rebel-held city of Fallujah.
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BLACK Watch soldiers were on their way to Iraq&#39;s worst killing fields last night - and the Scots Guards could follow them. Britain&#39;s top general hinted yesterday that UK troops could be based in high-risk areas around Baghdad until well into next year.
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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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A reconnaissance team is to visit the area around Baghdad where UK forces could be sent to provide US back-up.
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Defence Minister Geoff Hoon is due to address the British parliament on his country's troop deployment in Iraq, amid widespread reports that some forces are to be moved from the relative calm of southern Iraq into areas around Baghdad, thereby freeing up US forces for attacks on cities like Fallujah.
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LONDON  - British troops could be moved to Baghdad to provide cover for U.S. troops as they carry out offensive operations against insurgents in Fallujah and elsewhere in Iraq, news reports said Saturday.
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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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Britain began deploying about 800 of its Black Watch troops north toward Baghdad from their base in southern Iraq on Wednesday, the British military said.
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British troops leave the center of Basra, southern Iraq, Thursday, Oct 21, 2004. Britain said Thursday a battalion of British troops would be redeployed into volatile central Iraq, meeting a US request despite
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The US government has welcomed Britain&#39;s decision to send 850 Black Watch soldiers closer to Baghdad. The troops from the Black Watch are preparing today to move from Basra to an area south west of Baghdad to support US troops.