Czechs extend mandate for troops in Iraq
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The Czech parliament voted Thursday to extend the mandate for its troops in Iraq by two months, Czech Radio reports. The Czech Republic has around 100 military police in Iraq.
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The Czech government decided to step up security measures in Prague because of a terrorist threat, the interior minister said Saturday.Comment
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The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday unanimously renewed the mandate of the U.S.-led multinational force in Iraq through the end of 2007, granting a request from the Baghdad government.
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The State Department said Friday it is encouraging the Dutch government to continue contributing to Iraq's security beyond the scheduled March 15 departure date for Dutch troops.
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The U.N. Security Council agreed Wednesday to an Iraqi request to extend the mandate of the U.S.-led multinational force after the country's foreign minister said the troops were "vitally necessary."
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More US troops are on their way to Iraq ahead of elections set for the end of January. The additional forces are intended to bolster security at a time when the country&#39;s insurgency is threatening
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The Czech government stepped up security in Prague on Saturday, saying it had received a serious terrorist threat.
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PRAGUE, Jan 21 (IPS) - U.S. diplomatic and business representatives have  stepped up their lobbying activities to secure a deal for the  construction of a military base in Central-Eastern Europe ahead  of the U.S. presidential vote.
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The U.S. Army had granted Halliburton a third extension to substantiate its costs in Iraq and Kuwait.
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THE CONTINUED presence of international forces in Iraq is for the sake of the Iraqi people, and Slovak soldiers are pursuing humanitarian goals there, reads a government report considered by parliament October ...
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WASHINGTON -- The Army is again extending the combat tours of thousands of soldiers in Iraq beyond the expected 12 months -- the second such move since August.
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Iraq's U.S.-backed government said on Thursday it was extending emergency powers equivalent to martial law for a further 30 days to try to safeguard Jan. 30 elections under threat from deadly attacks by insurgents.
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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador  - El Salvador sent a  new contingent of troops to join the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq  on Thursday despite repeated threats from Islamic militants  that they would strike against the country in retaliation.
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Iraq's prime minister says an arms-for-cash scheme that started in Baghdad last week will be extended to other parts of Iraq.
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Parliament in Seoul votes to extend for another year the deployment of South Korean troops in Iraq.
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WASHINGTON -- Amid growing concerns about the stability of Iraq, the Pentagon yesterday announced that it will boost the number of troops there to the highest level since the start of the war, as US-led ground forces continue attacking insurgents while attempting to secure polling places in time for January elections.
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The Pentagon has decided to bolster US forces in Iraq in advance of elections scheduled for late January by sending elements of the 82nd Airborne Division from Fort Bragg, NC, and extending