Okinawa demands US troop reduction
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Okinawan lawmakers unanimously passed a measure Thursday condemning the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl by an American serviceman, as U.S. Marines in Japan began two days of training to tighten discipline.
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The United States has asked Britain to redeploy hundreds of troops from southern Iraq, the Defense Ministry said Sunday amid reports the troops will move to the Baghdad area to back up Americans planning a major offensive against insurgents in Fallujah.
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The United States has made a controversial request to Britain to re-deploy some of its troops in Iraq. The request would involve moving hundreds of British troops from their relatively calm zone in southern
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Japan today refused to withdraw its troops from Iraq despite demands by Iraqi militants who have taken a Japanese civilian hostage and threatened to behead him unless the soldiers left.
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TOKYO - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi vowed on Sunday that Japanese troops would continue their domestically unpopular mission in Iraq after Islamic militants demanding a pullout killed a 24-year-old Japanese tourist.
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The top US commander in Iraq considers cutting troop numbers by about 4,000, media reports say.
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The top U.S. general in Iraq on Monday recommended cutting U.S. troops by about 30,000 by next summer, ending the U.S. "surge" of forces as expected but not fundamentally changing strategy in the unpopular war.
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Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura said Tuesday he will press his country's case in Washington this week for reducing what he called the "the excessive burden" placed on Okinawa by the presence of U.S. troops.
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In a move that could portend a strategy change, the commander of U.S. forces in northern Iraq said Sunday he has proposed reducing his troop levels and shifting next year to missions focused less on direct combat.
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A US request for British troops to move up to Baghdad to allow American forces to be pulled out for a possible attack on Fallujah is prompting fears from both troops and politicians
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Japan insisted it would not bow to the demands of Islamic militants in Iraq who have threatened to behead a Japanese man unless Tokyo orders its forces out of the country within 48 hours.
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A senior U.S. military commander warned on Friday against cutting the number of troops in Iraq, saying the Iraqi security force cannot fight on its own and a U.S. reduction would cede progress to the insurgents.
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Puerto Rico's governor-elect said Wednesday he opposes the war in Iraq and wants to see a reduction in the number of U.S. troops &#151; including islanders &#151; posted in the troubled country.
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The US military imposes a curfew on its troops in Okinawa, amid outrage over a recent alleged rape.
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Envoys from 11 countries including the United States and Pakistan urged Tokyo on Thursday to extend its naval mission in support of U.S.-led operations in Afghanistan, the latest sign of pressure on opposition parties to drop their stance against extending the refueling activities.
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Japan&#39;s defense panel Monday called for greater security measures, strengthening the US/Japan security alliance and changing the Self-Defense Forces.
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US commanders have asked Britain to shift 650 crack troops from southern Iraq to more dangerous positions near Baghdad, freeing American troops for an anticipated large-scale assault