Cabinet set to agree troop movement, but delay likely
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The cabinet is expected to agree in principle today to a request from George Bush&#39;s military commanders for British troops to be redeployed to the so-called &quot;triangle of death&quot; near Baghdad.
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The government will announce later whether it has agreed to a US request to send hundreds of its troops to relieve American forces in Iraq, Prime Minister Tony Blair's spokesman said, a move widely expected to go ahead.
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The United States and South Korea plan to  announce on Wednesday a three-year delay in plans to cut the  number of U.S. troops stationed on the Cold War frontline to  protect the U.S. ally against reclusive communist North Korea.
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The United States has agreed to delay the planned withdrawal of 12,500 troops from South Korea by three years to 2008, a news agency reported Wednesday.
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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and a senior U.S. commander said yesterday that they favor a protracted U.S. troop presence in Iraq along the lines of the military stabilization force in South Korea.
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House Democratic leaders have coalesced around legislation that would require troops to come home from Iraq within six months if that country's leaders fail to meet promises to help reduce violence there, party officials said
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A US-Iraq security pact won't set troop levels now, but it could set the stage for long-term strategy.
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The Cabinet is to 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.
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Developments concerning Iraq on Thursday:
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A report on the US request to send British troops to an area near Baghdad is set to come before Cabinet.
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CRAWFORD, Tex., Aug. 24 -- Despite political pressure for a change of course in Iraq, the White House hopes to keep in place its existing military strategy and troop levels there after the mid-September report from Army Gen. David H. Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker, administration officials...
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Prime Minister Tony Blair will convene top cabinet ministers today with a U.S. request for British troops to be sent to more dangerous areas in Iraq sure to top the agenda and a positive response likely.
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The United States was set on Thursday   to hand over formal command of Iraqi troops to Prime Minister   Nuri al-Maliki's government, a significant step toward the   withdrawal of some 150,000 U.S.-led foreign troops.
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The Pentagon backs a pause in the drawdown of troops next summer to assess its impact on Iraqi security
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Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Cabinet met Thursday to discuss a U.S. request for British troops to be moved into volatile central Iraq, a proposal that has met strong opposition within the governing Labour ...
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House Democratic leaders have coalesced around legislation that would require troops to come home from Iraq within six months if that country's leaders fail to meet promises to help reduce violence there, party officials said Thursday.
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Britain is expected Wednesday to grant a US request to move forces north, near Baghdad.