Black Watch may leave early
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Senior military sources tell the BBC that Black Watch troops could be flying home earlier than expected.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has promised soldiers of the Black Watch they would be home for Christmas after their Iraq tour of duty - with ministers poised to agree a US request for them to replace American troops.
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A BLACK Watch private in Iraq last night confirmed his unit is being sent to back up US troops to the south of Baghdad tomorrow. He sent an angry email to a forces website saying the Americans weren&#39;t helping
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The Black Watch battalion has begun moving from Basra to take over an area near Baghdad in a move that could set the stage for a US attack on rebel-held Falluja.
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The Cabinet will discuss plans to send soldiers from the Black Watch to support American forces around Baghdad. Amid reports that more British troops could soon be on their way to Iraq, a forward reconnaissance
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THE first Black Watch troops to return from Iraq touched down on British soil yesterday.
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Opposition parties are demanding an urgent government statement on Iraq, with speculation that the Black Watch are about to start patrolling some of the most dangerous areas of the country.
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The 850-strong Black Watch battle group has returned to Basra ahead of its anticipated return to the UK within days.
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In a swirl of dust, the first convoy moved out of the Black Watch base near Basra and headed north. Warrior armoured fighting vehicles were transported on low loaders while some troops moved in
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BAGHDAD, Iraq An advance party of British soldiers has arrived at its new base near Baghdad. The small group from the Scottish Black Watch regiment set up base camp south of the capital, according to a pool report made to British media.
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The nightmarish beginning to a controversial redeployment has rekindled criticism of Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s decision to shift the 850-strong Black Watch Regiment from the relative calm of Basra to Iraq&#39;s deadliest area.
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The deaths of three Black Watch soldiers in the treacherous US-controlled sector of central Iraq may have confirmed the worst fears about the regimentâs move, but it should not
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Researchers suggest spring is likely to arrive early in the UK.
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BLACK Watch soldiers were on their way to Iraq&#39;s worst killing fields last night - and the Scots Guards could follow them. Britain&#39;s top general hinted yesterday that UK troops could be based in high-risk areas around Baghdad until well into next year.
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Another Scottish regiment may be deployed to the dangerous US-controlled area south of Baghdad when the Black Watch leaves there before Christmas, it emerged today.
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TONY BLAIR has been given a warning this week: an amber, rather than a red, light. The row over the redeployment of the Black Watch matters, though less in the short term in Iraq than in the long term for
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&#39;Just say no.&#39; That was the Guardian&#39;s considered advice to the UK government over the redeployment of British Black Watch troops from Basra to central Iraq to take the place of Americans who have to go off and fight insurgents.