US Troop Numbers in Iraq to Hit Record 150,000
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The US military will boost its troops in Iraq to 150,000 this month, the highest level since the war began in March 2003, in order to improve security for scheduled Jan 30.
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BAGHDAD , Dec 2 (MASNET &amp; News Agencies) - The United States announced plans to boost its forces in Iraq to the highest level since the invasion, as Prime Minister Iyad Allawi headed to Europe to rally support for next month&#39;s crucial elections and to
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The US army has deployed an extra 5,000 US troops in Baghdad, stepping up security in the Iraqi capital ahead of the Jan. 30 elections, a senior US commander said Tuesday.
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The U.S. Army is now planning to keep at least 120,000 troops in Iraq for the next two years to train and fight with Iraqi forces against insurgents, a senior Army general said on Monday.
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A top American commander said the more than 140,000 soldiers now in Iraq are likely to be needed there at least until next spring.
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BAGHDAD: The number of US soldiers killed in combat in Iraq neared 1,000 after a spike in violence, as Prime Minister Iyad Allawi prepared on Tuesday for talks in Moscow aimed at reviving business ties despite Russiaâs opposition to the US-led war.
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The U.S. Army is now planning to  keep at least 120,000 troops in Iraq for the next two years to  train and fight with Iraqi forces against insurgents, a senior  Army general said on Monday.
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An estimated 151,000 Iraqis have died in violence since the US-led invasion, a new survey suggests.
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The United States military death toll in Iraq reached 1 000 on Tuesday nearly 18 months after the invasion to topple Saddam Hussein, making its mark on the US presidential election campaign.
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The U.S. military death toll in Iraq has reached 1,000 nearly 18 months after the invasion to topple Saddam Hussein, making its mark on the U.S. presidential election campaign.
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The top U.S. commander in Iraq on Monday predicted a "major confrontation" on the streets of Fallujah as a U.S.-led force of as many as 15,000 troops pressed to retake control of the Sunni Muslim city.
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The American death toll in Iraq topped 1,000 on Tuesday nearly 18 months after President Bush launched the war that has become a central issue in the November U.S. presidential elections.
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WASHINGTON -- Buoyed by a higher turnout and less violence than expected in Sunday's Iraqi election, Pentagon authorities have decided to start reducing the level of US forces in Iraq next month by about 15,000 troops, down to about 135,000, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said yesterday.
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Up to 15,000 US and Iraqi troops are continuing a full-scale assault on the insurgent stronghold of Falluja.
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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 will boost its forces in Iraq to a record number of 150,000 in coming weeks because inexperienced Iraqi troops cannot ensure security for next month's national elections, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq said Saturday.
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U.S. and Iraqi forces have killed or  captured 15,000 people over the past year in their fight  against an insurgency ravaging Iraq, the commander of U.S.  forces in the country said Wednesday.