British troops say ready for any mission in Iraq despite extra risks
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British soldiers in southern Iraq say they will rise to the challenge if moved to hotspots nearer Baghdad to support their US counterparts, but some question whether the extra risks would pay dividends.
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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
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British Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon visited his country&#39;s troops in Iraq today and said he saw no reason to delay next month&#39;s elections as preparations are on track.
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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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Britain will stay the course in Afghanistan and Iraq despite the deaths of four British soldiers in insurgent attacks in the two countries, Defense Secretary Des Browne vowed.
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Britain's army chief General Sir Richard Dannatt said Thursday that British forces would remain in Iraq until their mission was completed, despite a planned withdrawal of 1,600 troops.
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British troops in Iraq have an important job to do and there is no fixed timetable for their withdrawal, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday, despite speculation that Britain will soon announce a major pullout.
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LONDON, OCTOBER 21: Britain agreed on Thursday to send troops to dangerous areas near Baghdad, a politically perilous step for Tony Blair who could face a sharp backlash if casualty rates start rising.
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British Foreign Secretary Jack Strawsaid Tuesday that British troops in Iraq should be redeployed so as to ensure security in the country before the national electionsare held at the end of next January.
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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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Britain said on Thursday its troops will  stay in Iraq for as long as required by the Iraqi authorities,  denying a newspaper report that it was urging Washington to  give a provisional timetable for a pull-out.
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British troops are likely to be deployed outside southern Iraq for the first time in support of US troops in some of the worst trouble spots in the country, including Baghdad, it emerged last night.
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British troops still have "an important job to do" in Iraq, Prime Minister Gordon Brown says.
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LONDON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been warned not to put British troops in Iraq in danger merely as a âpolitical gestureâ to the American administration.
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BAGHDAD : A battle group of British soldiers will start patroling a restive region south of Baghdad after a mortar exploded in their new camp overnight, without causing any casualties, a spokesman said.
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Hundreds of British soldiers arrived at their base near Baghdad in a deployment aimed at provide cover for U.S. troops considering a new assault on Iraqi insurgents, the Ministry of Defense said Friday.
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British Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon, who visited troops in Iraq today, said he saw no reason to delay next month&#39;s election as preparations are on track.