British Military Begins Deployment in Iraq
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British Army soldiers from the 1st Battalion, Duke of Wellington Regiment, walk in the center of Basra, southern Iraq, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004 during clashes with armed gunmen.
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LONDON British defense officials say hundreds of British troops who were deployed to provide cover for US troops are now at their base near Baghdad.
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22 October 2004 -- Some 850 British troops have started preparations to redeploy from southern Iraq to outside of Baghdad, in response to a US request for help in stabilizing the country prior to elections planned for January 2005.
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British troops near the Iraqi city of Fallujah have launched a major operation to prevent Sunni insurgents from moving weapons and fighters around the area.
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The deployment of British troops called in to support US forces in central Iraq has entered its second day. Soldiers from the Black Watch regiment stopped overnight in Nasiriyah and will continue to move through desert towards Iraq&#39;s &quot;triangle of death&quot;.
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Nearly 800 British forces left their base in southern Iraq on Wednesday, heading north toward Baghdad to replace U.S. troops who are expected to take part in an offensive against insurgent strongholds.
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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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Troops from the Black Watch regiment have begun a major operation in central Iraq.
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British troops redeployed in central Iraq to support US forces have come under fresh attacks at their base south of Baghdad, the BBC reported Wednesday.
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The UK Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon says 850 British troops are to be sent to a US-controlled region of Iraq close to the capital.
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Prince Harry's Blues and Royals regiment will be deployed to Iraq, the Ministry of Defence confirms.
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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.
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British troops could be sent to some of Iraq's most volatile areas to back up US forces, the BBC learns.
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Hundreds of British soldiers are preparing today to move to central Iraq to support US troops. An 850-strong group from the Black Watch will be deployed to the area
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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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British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced on Wednesday the start of the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq just as thousands of additional U.S. troops were arriving there to try to restore order in Baghdad.
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The Scots Guards are on stand-by to become the second British regiment to be deployed to areas of Iraq formerly occupied by the Americans.