Italy Pledges to Keep Troops in Iraq Despite Attack Threats
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The Italian government will not withdraw troops from Iraq after threats of attack by an armed group that kidnapped an Italian journalist, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi&#39;s office said in a faxed statement.
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Italy&#39;s government insisted Tuesday it will keep its troops in Iraq despite a demand by militants holding an Italian journalist hostage that Italian forces pull out within 48 hours.
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Australia vowed Friday to stand firm with the US in Iraq as visiting Vice President Dick Cheney warned the only way to survive terrorism was to go on the offensive &quot;till the enemy is destroyed&quot;.
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Pope John Paul condemned the reported killing of an Italian hostage, and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Friday vowed Italian troops would not leave Iraq, denouncing the
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Premier Silvio Berlusconi vowed Italian troops would not leave Iraq even and condemned the reported killing of an Italian hostage as an act
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Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and British counterpart Tony Blair issued a cautionary statement to their US ally George W. Bush and the new Iraqi government to resolve the conflict in the Shiite holy city of Najaf without damaging its Muslim holy site.
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Italy's center-left leaders have agreed to back Romano Prodi's bid to stay on as prime minister, boosting his chances of ending a crisis that risks plunging the country into political paralysis.Comment
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Japan will keep its troops in Iraq for another year, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said on Thursday, even though most voters want to end what is the nation&#39;s riskiest military mission since World War II.
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Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Sunday repeated his vow to keep about 550 troops in Iraq after the government confirmed that the decapitated body found on a street
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Sunday British troops would stay in Iraq "until the job is done" and pledged to support the country's weak government as it battles sectarian violence and a raging Sunni Arab insurgency.
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President Bush said in an interview  published on Tuesday he hoped Italy would keep its troops in  Afghanistan to help rebuild the country.
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A purported statement by a previously unknown Iraqi group has threatened that two Italian hostages will be killed unless Italy begins withdrawing its forces from Iraq.
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Frattini s comments contradict statements made by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who said Tuesday the Italian government won t withdraw troops from Iraq following threats of attack by an armed group that ...
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday strongly condemned the killing of a Italian journalist, reiterating his determination to keep Italian forces in Iraq.
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Italy says it has no intention of withdrawing its 3,000 troops from Iraq in the face of demands from kidnappers who have seized an Italian journalist.
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An online statement purportedly from an Islamic militant group threatened the Netherlands and Italy with bloodbaths if they do not withdraw their troops from Iraq.
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Italy's government insisted Tuesday it will keep its troops in Iraq despite a demand by militants holding an Italian journalist hostage that Italian forces pull out within 48 hours.