US 'troop boost in Iraq likely'
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US President George W Bush is likely to send more troops to Iraq next year, an administration official says.
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The US army has deployed an extra 5,000 US troops in Baghdad, stepping up security in the Iraqi capital ahead of the Jan. 30 elections, a senior US commander said Tuesday.
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The Pentagon says the US force in Iraq will be expanded by nearly 12,000 troops in advance of January elections. More than 10,000 troops currently in that country will have their tours of duty extended.
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It makes military sense for the UK to accept a US request  for troops south of Baghdad, says the top British soldier in Iraq.
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The US says it may send more troops to Iraq before January, depending on the outcome of its offensive in Falluja.
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More British troops could be sent to US-controlled areas in Iraq if needed, the second in command of British forces in Iraq, General Bill Rollo, said.
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BAGHDAD - The United States announced plans on Wednesday to increase its forces in Iraq to their highest levels since last yearâs invasion, as the countryâs interim government engaged in a flurry of contacts to rally support for January 30 elections.
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Iraq's government welcomes a positive report on the US troop surge by its top commander in the country.
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President Bush said on Tuesday he was considering a short-term U.S. troop increase in Iraq, but a spokesman denied reports of a rift with Pentagon chiefs said to oppose the idea.
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Amid growing concerns about the stability of Iraq, the Pentagon yesterday announced that it will boost the number of troops there to the highest
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Washington -- The US force in Iraq is about to expand to its highest level of the war. The Pentagon says the force of 138,000 today will swell to about 150,000 by the middle of next month.
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The U.S. military will temporarily  boost its troop strength in Iraq to about 150,000 from a  current level of 138,000 to provide extra security for Iraqi  elections set for Jan. 30, defense officials said on Wednesday.
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The American military presence in Iraq will grow by nearly 12,000 troops by next month, to 150,000, the highest level since the invasion last year, to
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American forces in Iraq will be expanded by about 12,000 troops to provide better security as the Jan. 30 elections approach, military officials said today.
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A new Iraq intelligence report says the troop increase is having some success. Did politics influence the findings?
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The United States has said it may send more troops to Iraq to protect elections in January against violence if US commanders decide they are needed.
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WASHINGTON -- The US military is planning to move a brigade into Kuwait in what could be the first step in a short-term surge of American forces into Iraq to stabilize the violence.