British troops in Iraq won't be redeployed to Baghdad, Fallujah: ministry
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British troops in Iraq will not be redeployed to Baghdad or the restive Sunni Muslim stronghold of Fallujah after it was confirmed that the United States has requested London to move its soldiers to the US-controlled sector, a defence ministry spokesman said.
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Britain is considering a request it received from Washington last week for extra military assistance in Iraq, but not in flashpoint areas in Baghdad or Falluja, the government said Monday.
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Tony Blair admitted yesterday that British troops could be in the American-controlled area of Iraq for months, contradicting assurances from his Defence Secretary that
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Britain said on Wednesday it would withdraw almost a quarter of its troops from Iraq in coming months, just as thousands of additional U.S. soldiers were arriving there to try to restore order in Baghdad.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair faced a revolt by lawmakers Wednesday over a U.S. request to redeploy some British troops closer to Baghdad.
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Any British troops sent from southern Iraq to help out in the more dangerous US-controlled zone to the north would only be redeployed for a few weeks, according to the top British general in Iraq.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair's ( search ) government on Monday rejected claims from opposition lawmakers that a redeployment of British troops in Iraq would be a political show of support for the Bush ...
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The United States has asked Britain to redeploy hundreds of troops from southern Iraq, the Defense Ministry said Sunday amid reports the troops will move to the Baghdad area to back up Americans planning a major offensive against insurgents in Fallujah.
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has dismissed a suggestion that a withdrawal by UK troops from their base in the southern Iraqi city of Basra was a defeat, insisting it was an "organized" move.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair's government on Monday rejected claims from opposition lawmakers that a redeployment of British troops in Iraq would be a political show of support for the Bush administration before ...
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The British Ministry of Defense confirmed on Friday that British troops redeployed to provide military assistance to US troops in central Iraq have arrived at their new base near Baghdad.
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The British government Monday rejected claims it was planning to put some of its troops under US command as a political show of support for President Bush ahead of the presidential election.
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LONDON - Britain may move some soldiers around inside Iraq, the UK defence minister said Monday, but denied the redeployment to more dangerous areas would be a show of support for US President George W. Bush.
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LONDON - British troops will be sent to central Iraq from the country&#39;s south, UK Defence Minister Geoffrey Hoon said Thursday.
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British troops could be moved to Baghdad to provide cover for American troops as they carry out offensive operations against insurgents in Fallujah and elsewhere in the country, media reports said Saturday.
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Hundreds of British soldiers have left southern Iraq for a mission closer to Baghdad to free up US forces for a possible assault on rebel-held Fallujah.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s government agreed Thursday to meet a US request and redeploy a battalion of 850 British troops into volatile central Iraq, despite strong opposition from lawmakers.