UK agrees to US troops request
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LONDON, England -- Britain has agreed to a US request to redeploy about 850 troops to central Iraq, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon told lawmakers.
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British Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon told the British Parliament Thursday that the government has agreed to a US request to send 850 British troops to relieve American forces in the more volatile areas of Iraq.
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Britain agreed to an unprecedented US request to redeploy 850 crack troops to a volatile area southwest of Baghdad, freeing up US soldiers for an expected assault on the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
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45 Labour MPs urge a vote on Britain agreeing to a US request for UK troops to be sent to an area south west of Baghdad.
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Britain and the United States signed a treaty Thursday to cut red tape on arms deals and improve the compatibility of military equipment.
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Britain looked set on Tuesday to agree to a US request to send its troops into violence-plagued areas of Iraq, a move opponents argue is politically motivated and could see British casualties multiply.
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Britain agreed Thursday to meet a US request to move British troops into volatile central Iraq to free up American forces for a stepped-up assault on insurgents, a proposal that has met strong opposition within the governing Labour Party.
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The cabinet is expected to agree in principle today to a request from George Bush&#39;s military commanders for British troops to be redeployed to the so-called &quot;triangle of death&quot; near Baghdad.
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LONDON - The British government is &quot;very sympathetic&quot; to a US request for British troops in southern Iraq to be moved closer to Baghdad to free up American forces for anti-insurgency operations, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said Tuesday.
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The United States has made a controversial request to Britain to re-deploy some of its troops in Iraq. The request would involve moving hundreds of British troops from their relatively calm zone in southern
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London - Britain agreed on Thursday to meet a United States request and redeploy a battalion of British troops into volatile central Iraq, despite strong opposition within the governing Labour Party.
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Britain agreed on  Thursday to a U.S. request for UK troops to move to dangerous  areas near Baghdad, a politically risky step for Tony Blair who  could face a sharp backlash if casualty rates start rising.
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Britain agreed on Thursday to a U.S. request for UK troops to move to dangerous areas near Baghdad, a politically risky step for Tony Blair who could face a sharp backlash if casualty rates start rising.
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The United States has sought to put a positive angle on its closest ally Britain&#x2019;s plan to pull its 7,100 troops out of Iraq nearly four years after the war&#x2019;s start.Comment
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LONDON  - Britain was due to announce Monday that it had received a US request to redeploy some of its troops in Iraq into restive, US-held areas, a move critics warned could be seen as a pre-election ploy to assist President George W. Bush.
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The US has provided airlifts and pledged $300 million to support African troops in west Sudan. By Abraham McLaughlin - staff writer and Duncan Woodside - contributor.
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The US reaches agreement with Iceland on how to end its military presence in the country.