US expected to boost troop levels in Iraq
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Some question whether it will be enough to quell the violence and worry about the impact of prolonged tours.
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With the insurgency still a threat to Iraq&#39;s planned elections, the US force is about to expand to its highest level of the war even higher than the initial invading force in March 2003.
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Tony Blair is expected to announce the return of hundreds of troops from southern Iraq to the UK.
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The new head of US forces in Iraq, Lt Gen David Petraeus, is set to take charge ahead of a big security push.
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While "formidable challenges" remain in Iraq, President Bush said Saturday, the United States will start shifting more troops into support roles &#151; in addition to the troop withdrawals announced last week.
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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 United States will shift more than $US3 billion in aid to Iraq from reconstruction programs to strengthening security, US officials have said.
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The US army has deployed an extra 5,000 US troops in Baghdad, stepping up security in the Iraqi capital ahead of the Jan. 30 elections, a senior US commander said Tuesday.
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Top American officials in Iraq were setting out their vision for the U.S. troop presence to the British prime minister.
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While "formidable challenges" remain in Iraq, President Bush said Saturday, the United States will start shifting more troops into support roles &#151; in addition to the troop withdrawals announced earlier in the week.
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President Bush will tell the nation Thursday evening that he plans to reduce the American troop presence in Iraq by as many as 30,000 by next summer but will condition those and further cuts on continued progress, The Associated Press has learned.
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President Bush is considering a short-term increase of U.S. troop strength in Iraq, a spokesman said on Tuesday as he denied reports of a rift between White House officials pushing the option and resistant Pentagon chiefs.
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The US says it may send more troops to Iraq before January, depending on the outcome of its offensive in Falluja.
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The U.S. military will boost its troops in Iraq to 150,000 this month, the highest level since the war began in March 2003, in order to improve security for scheduled Jan 30. elections, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
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With the insurgency still a threat to Iraq's planned elections, the U.S. force is about to expand to its highest level of the war &#151; even higher than the initial invading force in March 2003.
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The U.S. military will boost its  troops in Iraq to 150,000 this month, the highest level since  the war began in March 2003, in order to improve security for  scheduled Jan 30. elections, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
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The government will announce later whether it has agreed to a US request to send hundreds of its troops to relieve American forces in Iraq, Prime Minister Tony Blair's spokesman said, a move widely expected to go ahead.