Britain To Begin Iraq Withdrawal
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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 ...Comment
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The Iraqi government on Thursday welcomed the British decision to withdraw troops from Iraq, saying it is in line with plans for Iraqi forces to assume security for the country.
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Britain expects to be able to withdraw  "thousands" of its troops from Iraq by the end of 2007,  Britain's Defense Minister Des Browne said on Monday.
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British media sources say Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to announce a large-scale troop pullout from Iraq Wednesday.Comment
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LONDON: Britain is urging the United States to give a provisional timetable for the withdrawal of US-led forces from Iraq, the Daily Telegraph reported yesterday.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair announced Wednesday Britain's first large-scale cut of troops numbers in Iraq, with nearly a quarter set to return home within months.
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Britain was due on Monday to announce that it had received a US request to move some of its troops in Iraq into restive, US-held areas, a move opponents warned could be seen as a pre-election stunt to assist President George W. Bush.
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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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Britain will withdraw around 1,600 troops from Iraq in the coming months and aims to further cut its 7,100-strong contingent by late summer if Iraqi forces can secure the country's south, Prime Minister Tony ...Comment
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Britain will withdraw about 1,600 troops from Iraq in coming months if local forces can secure the southern part of the country, Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday.Comment
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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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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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British Prime Minister Tony Blair was to announce Wednesday a timetable for the withdrawal of the 7,100 British troops in Iraq, with nearly half returning by the end of the year.
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Britain agreed Thursday to meet a U.S. request for British troops to be moved into volatile central Iraq, a proposal that has met strong opposition within the governing Labour Party.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair said &amp;quot;significant numbers&amp;quot; of British troops could be withdrawn from Iraq within 18 months.
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The White House on Wednesday  portrayed a British timetable for beginning to withdraw forces  from Iraq as a sign of progress, but Democrats seized on it to  pressure President George W. Bush to bring U.S. troops home.
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LONDON - 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 ...Comment