British troops arrive at base in central Iraq
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LONDON British defense officials say hundreds of British troops who were deployed to provide cover for US troops are now at their base near Baghdad.
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A British battalion of 600 infantry have been told to make ready for deployment to Iraq, the Conservatives claimed today. The soldiers, understood to be from the 2nd
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Hundreds of British soldiers arrived at their base near Baghdad in a deployment aimed at provide cover for U.S. troops considering a new assault on Iraqi insurgents, the Ministry of Defense said Friday.
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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 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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British troops are being redeployed to central Iraq after a request for assistance from the US. The BBC&#39;s Paul Wood describes what they can expect when they move into the &quot;triangle of death&quot; south of Baghdad.
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TWO mortars hit a military base in a restive region south of Baghdad today where a battle group of British soldiers has recently arrived, causing no casualties, a spokesman said.
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British troops begin the move north to take over operations from US troops in central Iraq.
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Hundreds of British troops are getting ready to go to central Iraq in response to a US request for assistance. Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon told MPs the deployment would last &quot;weeks rather than months&quot;, and
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British troops near the Iraqi city of Fallujah have launched a major operation to prevent Sunni insurgents from moving weapons and fighters around the area.
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Responding to a US request, Britain agreed yesterday to transfer 850 troops from relatively calm southern Iraq into a stronghold of the Iraqi insurgency near Baghdad.
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The British military said Wednesday that some 800 of its Black Watch troops have begun their deployment north toward Baghdad from their base in southern Iraq.
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Britain is sending 850 troops from the famous Black Watch regiment and supporting units from the south of the country to a position close to the Iraqi capital - a request that has led to protests
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The British government says it&#39;ll honor the US request to send a battalion of troops to central Iraq. British Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon says there&#39;s &quot;a compelling military operational justification&quot; for the redeployment.
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British Army soldiers from the 1st Battalion, Duke of Wellington Regiment, walk in the center of Basra, southern Iraq, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004 during clashes with armed gunmen.
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British troops will be moved to central Iraq in response to a US request, the defence secretary announces.
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Hundreds of British soldiers arrived at a base near Baghdad in a deployment aimed at providing cover for U.S. troops considering a new assault on Iraqi insurgents, the Ministry of Defence said Friday.