Roh makes surprise visit to Korean troops in Iraq
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President Roh Moo-hyun made a surprise visit to Iraq yesterday to encourage 3,600 South Korean troops deployed there to help rebuild the violence-wracked country, Cheong Wa Dae said.
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Singer Michael Jackson pays a visit to a US army base in Japan during his tour of Tokyo.
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South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun made  a surprise visit to Iraq Wednesday to meet his country's troops  and told them to focus on their reconstruction work -- a nod to  his concern they might get dragged into a combat role.
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In a surprise Christmas Eve visit, US Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld arrived before dawn today amid tight security at an air base in northern Iraq where an insurgent&#39;s
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The American Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, has made a surprise visit to Iraq to assess rising violence and increased security breaches.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has  visited a military unit, the country's official KCNA news  agency reported Wednesday, just hours after reports surfaced  that his portrait had been removed from some public places.
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The Ministry of National Defense said yesterday 2,800 South Korean troops sent to aid the US-led occupation of Iraq have arrived safely in the Kurdish north of the country.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has arrived in Baghdad for a surprise visit to show his support for the newly-formed Iraqi national unity government.
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South Korea's military completed deployment of its 2,800-strong contingent in Iraq on Wednesday and its commander said protecting his troops was at the top of his agenda.
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US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrived unexpectedly in Iraq Sunday on his sixth visit to that nation since the collapse of the former regime last year.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair made  a surprise first visit to Baghdad on Tuesday amidst intense  security and hailed officials orchestrating Iraq's January  elections as heroes.
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By Michiyo Ishida, Channel NewsAsia&#39;s Japan bureau chief. Japanese troops are in Iraq mainly to help in the country&#39;s reconstruction but the mission is also seen as a signal that Tokyo wants a larger role in world affairs.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates made a surprise visit Friday to Iraq and expressed support for the top U.S. commander here, saying the military wasn't trying to paint an overly optimistic picture of how the war is going.
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MOSUL, Iraq  - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld  paid U.S. troops in Iraq a surprise Christmas Eve visit after  weeks of controversy over his handling of the war and perceived  lack of sensitivity to U.S. forces and their families.
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BAGHDAD -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit Tuesday to Baghdad, where Iraqi officials said she congratulated the premier on the passage of the so-called de-Baathification legislation and encouraged him to speed along other benchmark laws.
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The South Korean commander says protecting his troops is at the top of his agenda. Major-General Hwang Eui-don has met the Kurdish Prime Minister, Nechirvan Barzani to discuss security and planned projects for his peacekeeping and reconstruction force.
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South Korea&#39;s military completed deployment of its 2,800-strong contingent in Iraq on Wednesday and its commander said protecting his troops was at the top of his agenda.