Baghdad set for big security push
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A command centre for a joint US-Iraqi offensive to restore security in Baghdad is ready to go into operation.
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from Britain, Australia, America, and countless other countries -- will be in action to make Iraq safer. In
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A US request for British troops to move up to Baghdad to allow American forces to be pulled out for a possible attack on Fallujah is prompting fears from both troops and politicians
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The new head of US forces in Iraq, Lt Gen David Petraeus, is set to take charge ahead of a big security push.
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The new push by U.S. and Iraqi forces to reverse a rising tide of violence in Baghdad will target four violent "hotspots" in the city, the American general in charge of the plan said Saturday.
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The top US general in Iraq says he is confident the new Baghdad security drive can cut sectarian strife.
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British forces are preparing to move from southern Iraq to a more-turbulent region closer to Baghdad. Nearly 800 Scottish soldiers of the First Battalion, &quot;Black Watch,&quot; will
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Walls are an emotive issue in Baghdad. Towering concrete barriers have mushroomed across Iraq's capital, put up by U.S. forces striving to cripple Sunni and Shi'ite militants.
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Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki said that the increased effort to provide security in Baghdad had gone exceedingly well so far.
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Baghdad's streets were electric with tension Wednesday as U.S. officials confirmed the new security operation was under way. U.S. armor rushed through streets, and Iraqi armored personnel carriers guarded bridges and major intersections.
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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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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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Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ordered Iraq's military commanders on Tuesday to speed up preparations for a U.S.-backed crackdown in Baghdad after a string of attacks killed hundreds of people in recent days.
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Shiite militia leaders already appear to be leaving their strongholds in Baghdad in anticipation of the U.S. and Iraqi plan to increase the troop presence in the Iraqi capital, according to the top U.S. commander in the country.
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BAGHDAD, Feb. 13 -- Iraqi officials on Tuesday announced the temporary closure of checkpoints at the Syrian and Iranian borders, as well as an expanded nighttime curfew in the capital, as part of the new Baghdad security plan.
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An extra 2,200 military police are to head to Iraq to support the US security drive in the capital, the Pentagon says.
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It is one of Baghdad&#39;s most exclusive neighbourhoods. BMWs and Mercedes cruise the streets, chandeliers hang above shop windows packed with luxury goods, large villas sit behind high walls.