Blair Plans To Withdraw 1,600 Troops From Iraq
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LONDON, Feb. 21 -- Prime Minister Tony Blair announced Wednesday that 1,600 British troops would return home from Iraq in the coming months and that a further 500 soldiers may be withdrawn by the end of summer.
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Britain announced on Wednesday the withdrawal of almost one quarter of its troops from Iraq in coming months, just as thousands of additional U.S. soldiers were arriving there to try to restore order in Baghdad.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is  expected to announce on Wednesday that British troops will  start to withdraw from Iraq within weeks, British media said.
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The Bush administration said Wednesday that Britain's decision to withdraw 1,600 troops from Iraq is a positive sign that fits with the overall strategy for stabilizing the country.
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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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Prime Minister Tony Blair will announce on Wednesday a new timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, with 1,500 to return home in several weeks, the BBC reported.Comment
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Prime Minister Tony Blair said &amp;quot;significant numbers&amp;quot; of British troops could be withdrawn from Iraq within 18 months.
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UK Prime Minister Tony Blair will order nearly half the nation's troops in Iraq home by the end of 2007, British news organizations report. The move comes as the U.S. is sending more troops into Iraq. The war has claimed more than 130 British lives, has never been popular with the British public and has cost Blair politically.
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The UK is expected to announce the withdrawal of 600 of its forces from Bosnia.
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Britain expects to withdraw thousands of its 7,000 military personnel from Iraq by the end of next year, Defense Secretary Des Browne said Monday.
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Britain will soon announce it is bolstering its force in Afghanistan with an extra 1,000 soldiers, British media reported Friday, days after the country said it plans to withdraw 1,600 troops from Iraq in coming months.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to announce on Wednesday that Britain will start to withdraw its troops from Iraq within weeks, media said.Comment
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Britain will withdraw its remaining 600 troops from Bosnia after a 15-year peacekeeping mission in the region, Defense Minister Adam Ingram said Thursday.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair will announce on Wednesday that thousands of his country's troops are to begin withdrawing from Iraq in weeks, media reports said.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair will announce on Wednesday a new timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, with 1,500 to return home in several weeks, the BBC reported.
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LONDON -- Prime Minister Tony Blair will announce today a new timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, with 1,500 to return home in several weeks, the BBC reported.
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LONDON, Feb. 21 -- Prime Minister Tony Blair today announced that 1,600 British troops would return home from Iraq in coming months, but stopped short of announcing any clear exit strategy from the hugely unpopular war. He said a further 500 soldiers may be withdrawn by the end of summer, and that...