Black Watch starts move north
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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 brave lads of the Black Watch yesterday began their treacherous journey north through Iraq. Scores of troops left their temporary home in Basra - one of Saddam Hussein&#39;s old palaces, now
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The 850-strong battle group led by the Black Watch arrive at their new base, south of Baghdad.
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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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Britain began deploying about 800 of its Black Watch troops north toward Baghdad from their base in southern Iraq on Wednesday, the British military said.
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American troops have begun attacking the Iraqi city of Fallujah, the operation which required the Black Watch to be redeployed. On Thursday, just days after the regiment moved from its base in Basra, three soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing.
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The Black Watch regiment has returned to its base in Basra in southern Iraq after a month-long mission standing in for US troops in a more violent part of the country, the Ministry of Defence says.
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Pressure mounts to clarify the role of Scottish troops in Iraq after it emerged the Black Watch may be redeployed to assist US forces.
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An advance section of the Black Watch  returns from Iraq ahead of the rest of the battle group, the BBC learns.
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Camp Dogwood is the less than exotic name for the Black Watch battlegroup&#39;s new home, south west of Baghdad. It is a sprawling old Iraqi factory complex, with a 26 mile perimeter.
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THE decision to send Black Watch troops into Iraqâs âtriangle of deathâ followed requests by British military chiefs to take over a US-controlled area.
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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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British troops have begun pulling out of the southern Iraqi city of Basra in a move north to central Iraq. The 1st Battalion The Black Watch is to take over operations previously carried out by US troops in
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. British troops moved north from Basra Wednesday to take over a deadly area near Baghdad and free up US troops for a possible attack on Falluja.
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The deployment of British troops called in to support US forces in central Iraq has entered its second day. Soldiers from the Black Watch regiment stopped overnight in Nasiriyah and will continue to move through desert towards Iraq&#39;s &quot;triangle of death&quot;.
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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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THE Black Watch today moved towards Baghdad in response to the US plea for help. The Ministry of Defence said today that soldiers from the Scottish regiment were leaving their base in the southern city of