US asks Britain to move troops
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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
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Britain has not yet decided whether to send 650 troops to relieve US forces in Iraq, Prime Minister Tony Blair said yesterday, while rejecting suggestions that such a move would be aimed at boosting US President George W. Bush&#39;s electoral campaign.
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LONDON : Britain looked set to agree to a US request to send its troops into violence-plagued areas of Iraq, a move opponents warned could see the country&#39;s soldiers dragged further into the conflict, with the risk of casualties multiplying.
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Britain said it was considering a US request to move some of its troops in Iraq ( news - web sites ) from their base in the relatively peaceful south and into US-controlled areas, potentially placing them in ...
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LONDON -- Britain has agreed to a US request to redeploy British troops from southern Iraq to an area closer to Baghdad. The british defence secretary made the announcement in the House of Commons.
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Britain agreed Thursday to meet a US request for British troops to be moved into volatile central Iraq, a proposal that has met strong opposition within the governing Labour Party.
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Warning against &quot;buying further into a failed US strategy,&quot; the Financial Times has urged Britain to reject a US request to redeploy troops near Baghdad as other newspapers expressed fears Britain was becoming ever more entangled in Iraq.
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THE US had asked Britain to redeploy troops stationed in the UK-controlled zone in southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence confirmed today.
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The UK Ministry of Defence is discussing the possibility of British soldiers filling in behind US forces in Iraq. Should they redeploy?
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LONDON, Oct 18  Britain is considering a U.S. request to move troops into more potentially dangerous areas of Iraq, a politically charged move which has re-ignited anger over Prime Minister Tony ...
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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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America has requested the assistance of UK troops in Iraq, which would involve British soldiers operating outside the UK-controlled southern sector of Iraq, the defence secretary confirmed today.
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Britain said Monday it will respond soon  to a U.S. request to send troops to more dangerous areas of  Iraq, a politically charged issue that has revived anger over  Prime Minister Tony Blair's support for the war.
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Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon said Monday he was considering a request from Washington to redeploy a small number of British troops into the US-controlled sector in Iraq.
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British soldiers are waiting today to learn if they will be ordered to relieve US troops in Iraq. US military commanders have asked their British allies for help outside their normal areas of operation.
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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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The British government Monday rejected claims it was planning to put some of its troops under US command as a political show of support for President Bush ahead of the presidential election.