Blair announces Iraq withdrawal plan
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British troops have achieved many tangible successes in Iraq &#151; securing oil platforms, rounding up rogue police units and driving smugglers carrying weapons and contraband from waterways and border crossings.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair looked  set on Wednesday to outline a timetable for British troops to  start withdrawing from Iraq, with media reports saying 3,000  soldiers could be home by the end of the year.
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Britain said it expected to withdraw thousands of its 7,100 troops from Iraq by the end of 2007, in the clearest pledge yet of a pullout from a country gripped by growing sectarian violence.
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Iraqis welcomed the news Wednesday that British Prime Minister Tony Blair was about to announce a timetable for the withdrawal of troops from the war-torn nation.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Tuesday presented a detailed timetable for his planned pullout of troops and settlers from the Gaza Strip to his Likud party.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair is to set out plans to replace the country's nuclear deterrent, but reports said he would announce a cut in warhead numbers to appease opponents.
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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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More British troops could go to Iraq if needed, Tony Blair says - a day after announcing the withdrawal of 1,600.
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PM says withdrawal of British troops from Basra Palace was 'pre-planned and organised move'.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair looked set on Wednesday to outline a timetable for British troops to start withdrawing from Iraq, with media reports saying 3,000 soldiers could be home by the end of the year.
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The Iraqi president welcomes Tony Blair's plans to cut UK troops in Iraq from 7,100 to 5,000 within months.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday will announce 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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UK Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s government, risking criticism from lawmakers in the ruling Labour Party, said it will redeploy 850 troops now in southern Iraq to a region controlled by US forces.
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Britain expects to be able to withdraw "thousands" of its troops from Iraq by the end of 2007, Britain's Defense Minister Des Browne said on Monday.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair issued a staunch defence of his record on Iraq Thursday after announcing a major troop withdrawal, and also insisted there is &quot;no planning&quot; under way for an attack on Iran.
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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 Prime Minister Tony Blair has told MPs at Westminster that multinational forces in Iraq are about to enter a period of increased activity.