Britain appears ready to redeploy some of its forces in Iraq, at ...
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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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Britain will deploy 360 extra troops to Iraq later this year to reinforce its 7,200-strong force in the restive southern city of Basra, a military spokesman said.
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Hundreds of British troops are getting ready to go to central Iraq in response to a US request for assistance. Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon told MPs the deployment would last &quot;weeks rather than months&quot;, and
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Britain begins redeploying some 800 troops toward the restive area south of Baghdad area in a move aimed at freeing up US forces for an assault on insurgent areas north and west of the capital.
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More British troops could go to Iraq if needed, Tony Blair says - a day after announcing the withdrawal of 1,600.
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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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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is  expected to announce on Wednesday that British troops will  start to withdraw from Iraq within weeks, British media said.
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UK Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s government, risking criticism from lawmakers in the ruling Labour Party, said it will redeploy 850 troops now in southern Iraq to a region controlled by US forces.
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Some 7,000 UK troops are currently serving in Iraq Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to announce a timetable for the withdrawal of UK troops from Iraq.Comment
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British troops in southern Iraq have begun redeploying to more volatile regions in central Iraq as requested by the United States.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced on Wednesday the start of the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq just as thousands of additional U.S. troops were arriving there to try to restore order in Baghdad.
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Britain was due on Monday to announce that it had received a US request to move some of its troops in Iraq into restive, US-held areas, a move opponents warned could be seen as a pre-election stunt to assist President George W. Bush.
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British troops will be moved to central Iraq in response to a US request, the defence secretary announces.
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Hundreds of British soldiers are preparing today to move to central Iraq to support US troops. An 850-strong group from the Black Watch will be deployed to the area
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Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon said Monday he was considering a request from Washington to redeploy a small number of British troops into the US-controlled sector in Iraq.
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British forces may hand over security responsibilities in Basra to Iraqi forces by the spring, Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said Wednesday.
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NOORDWIJK, Netherlands  - Britain is prepared to  send more troops to Iraq if necessary to safeguard elections  planned for next year, Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon said on  Friday.