South Korea deploys 2,800 troops in Iraq
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SEOUL - South Koreaâs defense ministry said Wednesday it completed the deployment of around 2,800 troops on a relief and rehabilitation mission in northern Iraq.
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Clashes with riot police erupt as thousands protest in Seoul against plans to send troops to help US-led forces in Iraq.
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Parliament in Seoul votes to extend for another year the deployment of South Korean troops in Iraq.
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The Pentagon confirmed Thursday that 2,500 U.S. troops have died in the Iraq war since it began more than three years ago, marking a grim milestone even as President Bush hopes a recent spate of good news will reverse the war&#039;s widespread unpopularity at home.
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US military commanders Wednesday announced that they would increase the number of troops in Iraq to 150,000 - the highest level since the March 2003 American-led invasion
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Germany approved sending 2,400 troops to patrol the waters off Lebanon on Wednesday, the countryÂs first deployment to the Middle East since World War II.
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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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The Defense Department will increase the number of troops in Iraq by 12,000, Joint Staff officials said at a Pentagon news conference today.
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South Korean police used water cannon in  central Seoul Sunday to disperse at least 7,000 protesters  urging the government to reverse a controversial decision to  send more troops to Iraq.
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South Korea completed the deployment of  2,800 troops to Iraq on Wednesday, the defense ministry said as  it lifted a news blackout on the sensitive mission imposed in  the face of anti-war demonstrations.
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The American military presence in Iraq will grow by nearly 12,000 troops by next month, to 150,000, the highest level since the invasion last year, to
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U.S. troops opened fire near a checkpoint south of Baghdad after their convoy was hit by a roadside bomb and a hospital official said Sunday at least eight people were killed in the second American attack in two days to have deadly results.
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Iraq is producing an average of 2.5 million barrels of oil a day, its highest level since the war began in 2003, an oil ministry spokesman said Wednesday.
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Troop strength in Iraq is expected to stay at the current level of about 120,000 for at least two more years, according to the Army's top operations officer.
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THE bulk of an 850-strong group of British troops was today gathering near their new base in a United States- controlled area of Iraq.
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Britain will deploy 360 extra troops to Iraq later this year to reinforce its 7,200-strong force in the restive southern city of Basra, a military spokesman said.
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The U.S. military kicked off a  buildup of forces in Iraq by 12,000 troops on Friday, with  soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division leaving Fort Bragg,  North Carolina to boost security for Jan. 30 Iraqi elections.