UK troop move enters second day
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British troops led by the Black Watch are spending a second day travelling towards central Iraq.
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Some 400 extra British troops were due to arrive at their base in Iraq at the weekend to bolster security in the runup to the January 30 elections, the defense ministry said.
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British troops redeployed in central Iraq to support US forces have come under fresh attacks at their base south of Baghdad, the BBC reported Wednesday.
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UK forces are to undertake an evacuation of British nationals from the west African state of Ivory Coast. Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon said a company of the Royal Gurkha Regiment is &quot;pre-positioning&quot; in the
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22 October 2004 -- Some 850 British troops have started preparations to redeploy from southern Iraq to outside of Baghdad, in response to a US request for help in stabilizing the country prior to elections planned for January 2005.
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British troops moved from Basra on Wednesday to take over an area near Baghdad in a move that could set the stage for a US attack on rebel-held Falluja.
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A further deployment of British troops to Afghanistan is to be ordered by the government, the BBC learns.
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Britain began deploying about 800 of its Black Watch troops north toward Baghdad from their base in southern Iraq on Wednesday, the British military said.
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Britain said Monday it was sending 900 more soldiers to southern Afghanistan to combat resistance from a resurgent Taliban.
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LONDON British defense officials say hundreds of British troops who were deployed to provide cover for US troops are now at their base near Baghdad.
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The bulk of an 850-strong group of British troops are gathering near their new base in a US-controlled area of Iraq. Soldiers from the Black Watch regiment will join up with the first wave of their colleagues
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Black Watch troops have move into position ahead of the imminent US and Iraqi assault on the rebel stronghold of Fallujah, it was reported today.
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Britain has agreed to send troops to dangerous areas near Baghdad. Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon said about 850 personnel would move north to allow United States troops to tackle insurgents elsewhere in Iraq
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Nearly 800 British forces left their base in southern Iraq on Wednesday, heading north toward Baghdad to replace U.S. troops who are expected to take part in an offensive against insurgent strongholds.
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Britain is to send an additional 800 troops to southern Afghanistan, where they are bracing for a spring offensive by Taliban insurgents, Defence Secretary Des Browne has said.
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Blair says move driven by need to secure the area before Iraq&#39;s Jan. elections; critics say it is more about US elections in Nov. British troops currently deployed in central Iraq are likely &quot;heading for an
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British forces are preparing to move from southern Iraq to a more-turbulent region closer to Baghdad. Nearly 800 Scottish soldiers of the First Battalion, &quot;Black Watch,&quot; will