Hoon sparks fury with army regiment shake-up
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The Black Watch army regiment, which lost seven soldiers during a recent mission in Iraq, is to be merged with other units as part of a major military overhaul, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon revealed.
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Defense Minister Geoff Hoon will make a statement to the House of Commons on Monday about British troop deployments in Iraq, amid reports that Britain is considering sending some 600 soldiers to bolster US operations near Baghdad.
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The Royal Anglian Regiment emerged unscathed as four infantry battalions were axed in a major restructuring of the British Army. But the widely predicted changes north of the border were confirmed by Defence
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As it exits Basra, the Army deals with disillusionment, inside and out.
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Scottish regiment soldiers are finally told they will be redeployed to a more dangerous part of Iraq.
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Â· General Dannatt calls for homecoming paradesÂ· Alarm at growing gulf between army and nation
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Defence Minister Geoff Hoon is due to address the British parliament on his country's troop deployment in Iraq, amid widespread reports that some forces are to be moved from the relative calm of southern Iraq into areas around Baghdad, thereby freeing up US forces for attacks on cities like Fallujah.
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Please read in first paragraph ...&quot;overnight gunbattle, an army official has said&quot; (removing reference to &quot;deadliest single clash&quot;).
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Britain tried to stop the US disbanding the army in post-Saddam Iraq, Europe minister Geoff Hoon has revealed.
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By Michael Smith, Defence Correspondent and George Jones, Political Editor. Ministers were accused last night of misleading Parliament over the redeployment of British troops in Iraq to an American-controlled area.
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Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon has played down suggestions that there could be further UK troop re-deployments in support of US operations in Iraq.
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The Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon confirmed the axing of four infantry battalions today in a major restructuring of the Army.
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One of Britainâs top military analysts has described the plan to send the Black Watch regiment to back up American troops in Iraqâs most dangerous areas as a âcritical, serious and ultimately unnecessary decision that makes no logistical sense
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The make-up of a planned Scottish "super regiment" is expected to be decided by army chiefs on Monday.
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The head of the Army is increasingly concerned about "the growing gulf between the Army and the nation".
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In Iraq, a new strategy pushes soldiers out of large bases and into communities.
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Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon has played down the prospect of fresh deployments of British troops into the American-controlled sector of Iraq.