UK ready to send troops to &#39;Triangle of Death&#39;
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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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Britain could send more troops to Iraq before next January&#39;s elections, a senior military commander said today. Military chiefs are reported to have
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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.
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The UK needs to stand firm against global terrorism, Tony Blair says as three more UK troops are killed.
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A report on the US request to send British troops to an area near Baghdad is set to come before Cabinet.
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The British government says it&#39;ll honor the US request to send a battalion of troops to central Iraq. British Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon says there&#39;s &quot;a compelling military operational justification&quot; for the redeployment.
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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 Black Watch was today placed on standby to enter the &quot;triangle of death&quot; south of Baghdad. The 850-strong force is expected to travel from its
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Britain will send up to 1,000 extra troops to Afghanistan to fight a resurgent Taliban, media said Friday, only days after the government announced a major reduction in forces in Iraq.
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Britain has decided to send a fresh wave of troops to Afghanistan before an expected spring offensive by the Taliban, which reacted by threatening to step up suicide bomb attacks on NATO forces.
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The first units of a Black Watch battlegroup are due to arrive today in their new positions south of Baghdad as Tony Blair indicated that more British troops may replace them in the American-controlled zone before the end of the year.
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THE decision to send Black Watch troops into Iraqâs âtriangle of deathâ followed requests by British military chiefs to take over a US-controlled area.
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KHARTOUM, Aug 23  - British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw stressed here late Monday that his country had no plans to deploy troops to the troubled western region of Sudan, but said that Britain stood ready to support the African Union military
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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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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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The British Ministry of Defense confirmed on Sunday that the US has sent a request to the British government for redeployment of the British forces stationed in Iraq because the US troops stationed in Iraq are preparing for new military actions in Fallujah
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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