UK ponders Iraq troop switch
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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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Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Cabinet met Thursday to discuss 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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The government is under pressure over plans to send UK troops towards central Iraq to assist US forces.
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British troops will be moved to central Iraq in response to a US request, the defence secretary announces.
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British Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon would make a statement in the House of Commons on Monday about possible redeployment of British troops in Iraq, the BritishMinistry of Defense said Sunday.
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Britain is expected Wednesday to grant a US request to move forces north, near Baghdad.
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Britain has not yet decided whether to send 650 troops to relieve US forces in Iraq, Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday, while rejecting suggestions that such a move would be aimed at boosting US President George W. Bush's electoral campaign.
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Q: Why do the Americans want British troops to be deployed in the US-controlled sector of Iraq? A: It is understood that US commanders have made a request for British
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair says his Government has made no decision on whether to send 650 troops in Iraq to relieve US forces in potentially more dangerous parts of the country.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair says the number of British troops in Iraq could be increased again if required.
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UK troops in southern Iraq may be moved to more dangerous areas near Baghdad, media reports say, a politically charged move military analysts say would mean raising Britain's profile in Iraq significantly.
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Britain agreed Thursday to meet a US 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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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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Britain is likely to agree to a US request to move its troops into more restive areas of Iraq and will only refuse if British generals advise otherwise, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw says.
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Defence secretary confirms planning is under way for UK troops to leave southern Iraqi province.
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The British Ministry of Defense confirmed on Sunday that the US has sent a request to the British government for redeployment of the British forces stationed in Iraq because the US troops stationed in Iraq are preparing for new military actions in Fallujah
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British troops could be sent to help US forces anywhere inside Iraq and may stay in the country beyond the end of US-led coalition forces' mandate in 2005, Britain's army commander said.