Plan to shift troops 'appalling'
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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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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 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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Geoff Hoon is to announce a major restructure of the Army, which will see four battalions cut and some regiments merged.
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Foreign secretary rejects proposals for more troops.
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Britain looked set to agree to a US request to send its troops into violence-plagued areas of Iraq, a move opponents warned could see the country's soldiers dragged further into the conflict, with the risk of casualties multiplying.
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The Cabinet is today discussing plans to redeploy British troops to an American-controlled area in central Iraq. Ministers are poised to decide whether to allow 650 troops from the Black Watch regiment to shift to the region.
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The government faces pressure over plans to send UK troops to an area south of Baghdad, to assist US forces.
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LONDON, Oct 18  Britain is considering a U.S. request to move troops into more potentially dangerous areas of Iraq, a politically charged move which has re-ignited anger over Prime Minister Tony ...
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Prime minister says early timetable for withdrawal would threaten safety of troops on the ground.
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Geoff Hoon today faces a bruising Commons showdown over plans to send British soldiers into the American-controlled sector of Iraq.
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President Bush today announced plans to shift 60,000 to 70,000 U.S. troops who are now stationed in Europe and Asia.
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The U.S. military commander in one of the more troubled areas of Iraq said Friday that that the call to begin troop withdrawals before the end of the year would be "a giant step backward."
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The head of the British Army has warned that his soldiers are 'just' about coping with demands placed on them.
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Officials are considering seeking a policy change that would allow for longer and more frequent call-ups of reservists to meet the demands of conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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THE Government was today facing calls to end the uncertainty over plans to send Scottish troops to reinforce the Americans in some of the most volatile areas of Iraq.
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Britain's military is at the limit of its capacity and can barely cope with the demands placed on it, the head of Britain's army said in an interview.