British troops start perilous Iraq mission
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BAGHDAD: Hundreds of British soldiers left southern Iraq on a risky mission closer to Baghdad on Wednesday to free up US forces for a possible assault on rebel-held Fallujah, as Tokyo stood firm after militants threatened to behead a Japanese hostage.
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Hundreds of British soldiers arrived at their base near Baghdad in a deployment aimed at provide cover for U.S. troops considering a new assault on Iraqi insurgents, the Ministry of Defense said Friday.
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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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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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The much-hyped conceit about Britain&#39;s soft military touch in Iraq had a hard landing on a road south of Baghdad one November morning, when an Iraqi car accelerated toward
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Insurgents fired a barrage of rockets into a British base in southern Iraq on Thursday, lightly wounding two British soldiers, a military spokesman said.
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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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Â· Siege fear as Britain plans handover to Iraqis Â· Commanders say they expect attacks to increase
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The head of the British Army during the 2003 invasion of Iraq has launched a fierce attack on the United States over its running of the troubled country since, a newspaper reported Saturday.
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American, British and Iraqi troops are continuing their effort to root out insurgents south of Baghdad, in an operation aimed at clearing the way for elections to be held in January.
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U.S. and Iraqi troops began major military operations today against Al Qaeda forces near Baghdad, while in the south, U.S. troops battled Shiite militants.
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If ever there was an example of mission creep, the request from the US for the redeployment of some British troops in support of Americans south of Baghdad is as dangerous as they come.
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About 800 British troops moved from their base in southern Iraq on Wednesday, heading north toward Baghdad in order to replace US soldiers and allow them to tackle resistance in Fallujah.
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Black Watch troops come under one of the most sustained attacks since arriving in central Iraq.
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British soldiers are feared injured after a "hostile incident" in the Iraqi city of Basra.
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Basra, Iraq -- The British military says its troops have begun heading north to Baghdad from their base in southern Iraq. Large flatbed trucks can be seen carrying armored British vehicles up a road through Iraq&#39;s southern desert.
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US, British and Iraqi troops mounted raids yesterday in a swath of territory south of Baghdad in the fourth sizable assault since last month aimed at