More US troops arrive in Iraq
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A brigade of new American troops arrive in Baghdad to make the total US troop stationed in the Iraqi capital to 40,000 by Monday, as the US and Iraqi forces have warned of a major assault on rebel held areas in Iraq, ahead of the countryâs elections in
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US military commanders Wednesday announced that they would increase the number of troops in Iraq to 150,000 - the highest level since the March 2003 American-led invasion
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The United States is dispatching an additional 1,500 troops to Iraq and extending the stays of more than 10,000 others to bolster security ahead of January&#39;s scheduled elections.
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He made a surprise visit to the US military base that was attacked in Mosul Tuesday. Meanwhile, security has increased at some US bases in Iraq.
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Georgia announces that it will more than double the number of its troops fighting as part of the US-coalition in Iraq.
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A White House laboring to find a new approach in Iraq said Tuesday it is considering sending more U.S. troops, an option that worries top generals because of its questionable payoff and potential backlash. President Bush said he is ready to boost the overall size of an American military overstretched by its efforts against worldwide terrorism.
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The US military presence in Iraq will grow by nearly 12,000 troops to 150,000 by next month, the largest level since the invasion last year, to provide security for the Iraqi elections
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New York, Sept. 26 (PTI): Conceding that some places in Iraq would throw &quot;greater challenges&quot; during the January elections, the US has said additional coalition forces are being sought for the purpose.
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The United States has expanded its   force in Iraq to 140,000 troops, the most since January and   13,000 more than five weeks ago, the Pentagon said on Thursday,   amid relentless violence in Baghdad and elsewhere.
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More than 3,000 US and Iraqi soldiers started a major operation yesterday against insurgent strongholds just south of Baghdad, their second mission in five days to take control from militants whose attacks threaten national elections seen as crucial to
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Four hundred reinforcement troops from  the 1st Battalion, Royal Highland Fusiliers, arrive at their Iraq base.
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US forces in Iraq are being bolstered to their highest-ever level in the run-up to next month's election.
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While "formidable challenges" remain in Iraq, President Bush said Saturday, the United States will start shifting more troops into support roles &#151; in addition to the troop withdrawals announced last week.
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The number of US troops killed in Iraq since the invasion 18 months ago passes 1,000 amid a surge in fighting.
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The U.S. military kicked off a  buildup of forces in Iraq by 12,000 troops on Friday, with  soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division leaving Fort Bragg,  North Carolina to boost security for Jan. 30 Iraqi elections.
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The Pentagon says the US force in Iraq will be expanded by nearly 12,000 troops in advance of January elections. More than 10,000 troops currently in that country will have their tours of duty extended.
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ABOARD THE USS JOHN F KENNEDY: US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld met 18 of his counterparts on an aircraft carrier in the Gulf yesterday to reassure them on US strategy for Iraq after saying more troops may be sent in for the January elections.