British troops may be sent to Baghdad
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British troops are likely to be deployed outside southern Iraq for the first time in support of US troops in some of the worst trouble spots in the country, including Baghdad, it emerged last night.
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Some 850 British troops and support personnel will move to patrol areas closer to Baghdad following a US request, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon says.
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Britain is considering moving some of its troops in Iraq outside their normal area of operations in order to help bolster the American antiterrorist offensive, the British defense secretary, Geoff Hoon, said today.
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Britain said it was considering a US request to move some of its troops in Iraq ( news - web sites ) from their base in the relatively peaceful south and into US-controlled areas, potentially placing them in ...
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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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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.
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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 is considering whether to send &quot;a few extra troops&quot; to Iraq, a day after sporadic clashes in Basra left one British soldier wounded.
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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 U.S. attack on rebel-held Falluja.
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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  are arriving there to try to restore order in Baghdad.
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British troops could be going to the âtriangle of deathâ if the government approves an American request for almost 900 troops to be moved into central Iraq.
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The first units of a Black Watch battlegroup are due to arrive today in their new positions south of Baghdad as Tony Blair indicated that more British troops may replace them in the American-controlled zone before the end of the year.
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LONDON : Britain looked set to agree to a US request to send its troops into violence-plagued areas of Iraq, a move opponents warned could see the country&#39;s soldiers dragged further into the conflict, with the risk of casualties multiplying.
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Britain is expected Wednesday to grant a US request to move forces north, near Baghdad.
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Britain agreed on Thursday to a U.S. request for UK troops to move to dangerous areas near Baghdad, a politically risky step for Tony Blair who could face a sharp backlash if casualty rates start rising.
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Britain will deploy 360 extra troops to Iraq later this year to reinforce its 7,200-strong force in the restive southern city of Basra, a military spokesman said.
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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.