British troops begin patrols in new hostile region of Iraq
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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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More than 100 Iraqis were killed or wounded in a terrorist attack today as British troops prepared to move into more dangerous areas.
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Britain is sending 850 troops from the famous Black Watch regiment and supporting units from the south of the country to a position close to the Iraqi capital - a request that has led to protests
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About 5,000 US Marines, British troops and Iraqi forces began an offensive yesterday aimed at clearing insurgents from a cluster of dusty, small towns south of Baghdad.
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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 forces have launched one of their biggest operations in Basra in three years as Prime Minister Tony Blair met US officials to seek a new strategy to end the &quot;hugely challenging&quot; crisis in Iraq.
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BAGHDAD -- British troops and armory rolled north from Basra yesterday to take over a deadly area near Baghdad and free up US troops for an expected attack on the rebel-held city of Fallujah.
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The deployment of British troops called in to support US forces in central Iraq has entered its second day. Soldiers from the Black Watch regiment stopped overnight in Nasiriyah and will continue to move through desert towards Iraq&#39;s &quot;triangle of death&quot;.
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THE brave lads of the Black Watch yesterday began their treacherous journey north through Iraq. Scores of troops left their temporary home in Basra - one of Saddam Hussein&#39;s old palaces, now
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British troops joined their US and Iraqi counterparts in a massive new offensive against insurgent strongholds as efforts intensified to restore government control in time for January elections.
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British soldiers in central Iraq and Basra came under renewed attack from insurgents yesterday, as British commanders set out in detail the role which the Black Watch regiment will play in the forthcoming assault US assault on Fallujah.
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Thousands of American, British and Iraqi troops began a new offensive sweep on Tuesday across a region south of Baghdad known as the triangle of death.
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U.S., British and Iraqi troops mounted raids Tuesday in a swath of territory south of Baghdad where armed insurgents have seized control of several cities and towns.
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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 bulk of an 850-strong group of British troops was today gathering near their new base in a United States- controlled area of Iraq.
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BRITISH troops joined their US and Iraqi counterparts in a massive new offensive against insurgent strongholds yesterday as efforts intensified to restore government control in time for January 30 elections.
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Soldiers from the Black Watch are preparing to target criminal and terrorist gangs as they settle into the regiment&#39;s latest base in a US-controlled area of Iraq.