British Troops in Southern Iraq Begin Moving North
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British troops in southern Iraq have begun redeploying to more volatile regions in central Iraq as requested by the United States.
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Britain begins redeploying some 800 troops toward the restive area south of Baghdad area in a move aimed at freeing up US forces for an assault on insurgent areas north and west of the capital.
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British troops moved from Basra on Wednesday to take over an area near Baghdad in a move that could set the stage for a US attack on rebel-held Falluja.
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BAGHDAD : A battle group of British soldiers will start patroling a restive region south of Baghdad after a mortar exploded in their new camp overnight, without causing any casualties, a spokesman said.
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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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Iraqi forces are due to take control of a second province in the south of the country from UK and Italian troops.
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A reconnaissance team has studied the prospects for British troops moving north from their relatively calm base. Until now, the British were concentrated in Basra.
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The British military said Wednesday that some 800 of its Black Watch troops have begun their deployment north toward Baghdad from their base in southern Iraq.
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Nearly 800 British troops have begun moving toward Baghdad, to take over operations for US troops who are moving into other areas of Iraq to fight insurgents.
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Britain is expected Wednesday to grant a US request to move forces north, near Baghdad.
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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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LONDON -- Responding to a US request, Britain agreed yesterday to transfer 850 troops from relatively calm southern Iraq into a stronghold of the Iraqi insurgency near Baghdad.
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The commander of British troops in southern Iraq has revealed Saturday details of how they would pull out of the city of Basra and leave the way clear for Iraqi units to take control.
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British Lt. Col. James Cowan said the troops left the southern city of Basra to head for a base in Hillah, about 60 miles south of Baghdad.
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Blair says move driven by need to secure the area before Iraq&#39;s Jan. elections; critics say it is more about US elections in Nov. British troops currently deployed in central Iraq are likely &quot;heading for an
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Hundreds of British troops returned to their base in southern Iraq Saturday, ending a monthlong deployment in a restive region near Baghdad that the United States had requested to help back up U.S. forces in new offensives against insurgents.
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Hundreds of British soldiers have left southern Iraq for a mission closer to Baghdad to free up US forces for a possible assault on rebel-held Fallujah.