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	British Army - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Troops were raised by the King when required, a development of the feudal concept of fief (in which a lord was obliged to raise a certain quota of knights, men at arms and yeomanry, under greater control of the King).
		British troops have been based in Belize since the country gained independence from the UK in 1981.
		The British Army were deployed to Sierra Leone, a former British colony, in 1999 to aid the government in quelling violent uprisings by militiamen, under United Nations resolutions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Army (2632 words)

	British Armed Forces - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The armed forces of the United Kingdom are known as the British Armed Forces or Her Majesty's Armed Forces, officially the Armed Forces of the Crown.
		The British Armed Forces are charged with protecting the United Kingdom and its overseas territories, promoting Britain's wider security interests, and supporting international peacekeeping efforts.
		The British Army had a reported strength of 112,700 in 2004, including 7,600 women, and the Royal Air Force a strength of 53,400.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Military_of_the_United_Kingdom (343 words)

	Bombs target convoy, British troops; 2 killed \| ajc.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		British military officials are questioning whether the violence in the so-called Sunni Triangle west and north of the capital is moving toward their 8,500 troops based in the south.
		The British expanded their mission last week by redeploying about 850 members of the Black Watch unit near Baghdad so American troops could be freed up for a planned assault on Fallujah.
		The British also say the number of roadside bombings in their sector has increased from an average of four a week in late summer to between 10 and 12 a week now.
	www.ajc.com /news/content/news/1104/08basra.html (391 words)

	The Seattle Times: Nation & World: As aid worker pleads for life, 800 British troops head north
		The British move came as the TV network Al Jazeera aired another video of the kidnapped British-born director of CARE International's Iraq office pleading for her life, and Japan's prime minister rejected demands from militants holding a Japanese hostage to withdraw his nation's forces from Iraq.
		The Japanese troops are in Iraq on a purely humanitarian mission and haven't engaged in fighting.
		British officials have been tight-lipped about where precisely the 800 soldiers will be based, but they'll be patrolling a region known for kidnappings and ambushes.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2002075037_iraq28.html (1058 words)

	Blair Lauds British Troops During Iraq Visit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		British Prime Minister Tony Blair visits coalition forces Jan. 4 at Zubayr, Iraq, where British Army Royal Military Police and 24 civilian police officers from across Britain are training Iraqi police.
		British Prime Minister Tony Blair praised the work the British armed forces are carrying out in Iraq during a Jan. 4 visit to the region, thanking them for their role in "a noble and a good cause."
		He extended "a huge thank you," calling the troops "new pioneers of soldiering in the 21st century" because of the new type of threat they are confronting.
	nyjtimes.com /cover/01-12-04/BlairLaudsTroops.htm (768 words)

	British Military Critical of US Troops' Heavy-Handed Style with Civilians
		Senior British military officers on the ground are making it clear they are dismayed by the failure of US troops to try to fight the battle for hearts and minds.
		British defense sources contrast the patient tactics deployed by their troops around Basra and what they call the more brutal tactics used by American forces around Nassiriya.
		British military sources are now concerned that the experience in peacekeeping and unconventional warfare of British troops will mean they will be in Iraq long after the Americans have left, even for years, in policing and humanitarian operations.
	www.commondreams.org /headlines03/0401-04.htm (1231 words)

	CNN.com - British 'taking control' of Basra - Apr. 6, 2003
		British troops stationed on the outskirts of Basra, have been making their way into the city, clearing mine fields along the way.
		The British military reported three of its soldiers were killed as forces moved to secure the strategic city of Basra in an early morning raid on Sunday.
		British troops, with the support of coalition air power, have been pushing steadily into Basra since shortly after the start of the war, facing fierce resistance from Iraqi regular and irregular troops.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/meast/04/06/sprj.irq.basra.fate (576 words)

	British Troops May Replace Italians in Iraq
		The news of the possible deployment comes as protesters gather for what is expected to be a well-attended march today against the continuing presence of British troops on the anniversary of the invasion.
		British troops have already had to step in to take over from the 1,500-strong Dutch contingent as the "coalition of the willing" continues to evaporate in the face of continuing violence in Iraq and protests at home.
		The Italian force, a combination of troops and carabinieri, are based at Nasiriyah, in British-controlled southern Iraq, as were the Dutch.
	www.aina.org /news/20050319113550.htm (487 words)

	USATODAY.com - 6 British troops killed in Iraq (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		But the British casualties were the first signs of unrest in the Shiite-dominated south, where British troops, unlike U.S. forces, had discarded helmets and bulletproof vests when on patrol to promote a friendlier image to Iraqis.
		British forces suffered casualties in two clashes near the city of Amarah, 100 miles north of Iraq's British-controlled city of Basra.
		In the second clash, British troops on patrol were ambushed near Amarah; one soldier was wounded.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/iraq/2003-06-24-brits-iraq_x.htm (447 words)

	The British Military Garrison in Ireland - British Army
		The British Army, comprising regular English, Scottish and Welsh regiments and the locally-recruited RIR, maintains a massive garrison across the Six Counties.
		A British garrison has been in place in the Six Counties since the enforced partition of the island in 1921.
		The British Army maintains a full operational presence in all of these and in the other Divisional and Subdivisional Commands, which are all in effect heavily-fortified military bases.
	sinnfein.org /bmgii/barmy.html (830 words)

	Up To 5,000 British Troops Sought for Afghanistan Drugs Crackdown - UN Security Council - Global Policy Forum
		British military commanders are discussing proposals to move as many as 5,000 troops into one of Afghanistan's most lawless drug regions when Britain assumes control of Nato peacekeeping in the country the year after next.
		Planning is already under way for British forces to replace American troops in the two southern provinces of Kandahar and Helmand in 2006.
		The Parachute Regiment is among units under consideration to supply British troops when Nato forces replace Americans in the Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT), garrisons that work on peacekeeping programmes as well as patrolling for security.
	www.globalpolicy.org /security/issues/afghan/2004/1205crackdown.htm (520 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| Britain to cut troop levels in Iraq
		The forthcoming 'drawdown' of British troops in Basra has not been made public and is likely to provoke consternation in both Washington and Baghdad.
		Troop numbers are being finalised, but, military sources in Iraq and in Whitehall say, they are likely to be 'substantially less' than the current total in Basra: the new combat brigade will have five or even four battle groups, against its current strength of six battle groups of around 800 men.
		News of the troop withdrawal comes at a difficult time for Blair, with the publication yesterday of leaked documents suggesting that he was warned a year before the invasion that it could prompt a meltdown.
	www.guardian.co.uk /Iraq/Story/0,2763,1307980,00.html (860 words)

	Less British troops in Iraq, more in Afghanistan - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		British Prime Minister Tony Blair is preparing to send up to 2,000 troops to Afghanistan next year when Britain takes over control of the NATO peacekeeping mission there, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
		The report quoted a British official as saying that no firm decision had been taken beyond deploying the headquarters of the British-led Allied Rapid Reaction Force, but said the MoD is looking at a force of between 1,500 and 2,000 troops.
		By next year, the 1,000-man British force in Afghanistan is likely to be increased considerably as the army, backed by Royal Air Force Harrier jets, move into more dangerous parts of the country to combat the growing heroin trade and to capture remaining members of Afghanistan's former leadership.
	www.aljazeera.com /me.asp?service_ID=9067 (749 words)

	CBC News: British troops could leave Iraq in 2006
		Iraq's president is predicting that British troops could leave Iraq by the end of 2006 — an assessment that top British officials say is realistic.
		But President Jalal Talabani warned on Sunday that the immediate withdrawal of foreign troops would be a "catastrophe" for his country and could trigger a civil war with repercussions throughout the Mideast.
		British Defence Secretary John Reid later said there was a realistic possibility that the country could begin to withdraw its 8,500 troops over the next year.
	www.cbc.ca /story/world/national/2005/11/13/iraq-051113.html?ref=rss (448 words)

	TAP: Web Feature: British Invasion. by Niall O_Dochartaigh. April 10, 2003. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		More than 30 years ago British troops were deployed to the streets of Belfast, where they were met by a generally welcoming and supportive local population.
		And the fact that troops were regularly rotated out meant that each incoming unit had to build new relationships from scratch.
		If British and American troops become directly involved in policing and patrolling Iraqi towns and cities, they could easily become embroiled in a long-term urban warfare situation that would be very difficult to extricate themselves from.
	www.prospect.org /webfeatures/2003/04/o_dochartaigh-ni-04-10.html (796 words)

	British Troops to Die for America in Latifiyah
		British Prime Minister Tony Blair is desperate because he has a very big problem, and desperate men like Mr Blair do desperate things.
		The orders arrived in surprisingly mild form, as a request for "British troops from Basra to be deployed in an operation to help United States troops poised for an assault on the rebel stronghold of Fallujah." Apparently the troops were to used as relatively low-risk 'back fill', i.e.
		Naturally enough, this meant nothing to the British public or to relatives of members of the Black Watch Regiment, because news about the massive battle just nine days earlier in that precise location was suppressed by the western media on orders from Wall Street.
	www.vialls.com /iraq/latifiyah.html (2573 words)

	BBC News \| UK \| British troops in fresh al-Qaeda hunt
		British troops are targeting mountains in south-eastern Afghanistan where al-Qaeda terrorists are thought to be hiding out.
		Some 1,000 troops from the UK - including Royal Marines from 45 Commando - are involved in the hunt for what it is hoped will be the last remaining camps of terrorists in the country.
		It is supported by US troops, both airborne and on the ground, and Afghan troops.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/uk/newsid_1963000/1963209.stm (695 words)

	British Troops Face Abuse Charges (washingtonpost.com)
		In a statement to the House of Lords, Attorney General Peter Goldsmith said the case was the first of eight involving British troops that had been turned over to army prosecutors for possible trial.
		For the most part they have not endured the same level of attacks as their American counterparts in central Iraq, and British officials have expressed pride in the friendly relations their troops have maintained with local Iraqis.
		Britain has acknowledged its troops have killed 27 Iraqi civilians, including an 8-year-old girl allegedly shot inadvertently during a stone-throwing incident and a 26-year-old hotel receptionist beaten to death while in custody.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A41737-2004Jun14.html (551 words)

	HoustonChronicle.com - British troops likely to stay in Iraq for years
		Blair was in the southern city of Basra on Sunday for an unannounced visit to the 10,000 British troops serving in Iraq, the vast majority stationed in and around Basra in southern Iraq.
		Straw, in an interview with British Broadcasting Corp. radio, also said he had no reason to believe power would not be transferred by July 1, as agreed by the occupation authority and the U.S.-appointed Iraqi Governing Council.
		Overnight, two mortar shells exploded in the vicinity of the coalition headquarters in the southern city of Nasiriyah, causing no damage or injuries; on Sunday, insurgents ambushed a U.S. foot patrol in Tikrit, injuring one American soldier; and a bomb exploded as a U.S. convoy was passing in Beiji, wounding three U.S. soldiers.
	www.chron.com /cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/world/2335479 (849 words)

	CNN.com - British troops 'invade' Spain - February 19, 2002
		The two European Union and NATO allies -- once the greatest of foes -- are negotiating a deal to resolve their tussle over Gibraltar, which British marines seized from Spain in 1704.
		A British Ministry of Defence spokesman told Reuters that two landing craft from HMS Ocean accidentally entered Spanish territorial waters and in bad weather one landing craft landed on the beach a few yards over the Spanish side of the border.
		He added that it was the first time he had heard of such an error taking place during one of the frequent landing exercises.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/europe/02/18/britain.marines (309 words)

	albawaba.com middle east news information::British troops leave Baghdad and return to Basra
		Five British soldiers killed as a result of many rocket attacks on their base in the Iraqi capital.
		According to Sky News, The British troops spent a month in support of US Marines mounting an offensive in Fallujah.
		A British official said troops were expected to spend between five and seven days at the Basra camp before flying home to the UK.
	www.albawaba.com /en/news/178141 (212 words)

	Armed Black Uniform Troops In British Columbia From Ken Adachi Educate-Yourself.org
		Don Croft has also reported the presence of Russian troops in many of the underground bases in the Northwest/Canadian border region and mentioned an armed encounter with these mysterious UN troops in the Osoyoos/Oroville with Washington militia groups.
		The American troops were also active in the Chilliwack region in June of 2002.
		Perhaps the most ominous development in British Columbia is the appearance of fl-uniformed troops with small sub-machine guns and no insignias.
	www.rense.com /general41/armed.htm (1613 words)

	CNN.com - 3 British troops killed in Iraq - Nov 4, 2004
		British soldiers were building a bridge in the area, but there is no word on whether the attack happened at the project site.
		Since the war began, 73 British soldiers have died in the conflict.
		When news of the redeployment was announced last month, families of some of the soldiers in the Black Watch Regiment expressed worries that it would put the troops in greater danger.
	edition.cnn.com /2004/WORLD/meast/11/04/iraq.uk (541 words)

	War again sends British troops into Acadian lands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		His troops struck in 1702 at Penobscot, but were driven back.
		At the same time, troops from Quebec attacked New England, striking at Deerfield, Conn., where 200 British were killed or taken prisoner during the night of Feb 26, 1704.
		As they left, British and American troops and officers marched into the fort, hoisted the Union Jack, toasted Queen Ann, and gave the town her name.
	www.lft.k12.la.us /chs/la_studies/ParishSeries/Acadie/QueenAnnesWar.htm (876 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Troops' anger over US 'friendly fire'
		They said the US pilot apparently failed to recognise that their tanks were a British make, with special coalition identification aids and even a large Union flag on another machine in the five-vehicle convoy.
		Troop leader Lieutenant MacEwen, 25, with special plastic bags now tied around his hands to treat his burns, described how the convoy tensed as villagers waving white flags approached from behind a large bank on the marshland by the Shatt al-Arab river.
		Trooper Finney, who was hit in the leg when the A-10 made its second attack, said all the British soldiers and their families joked about "friendly fire".
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/2901515.stm (823 words)

	British troops on the move in Iraq - (United Press International) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		British troops on the move in Iraq - (United Press International)
		A BBC correspondent said the British traditionally utilize a different approach in dealing with locals: U.S. troops wear helmets and big sunglasses, while the British try to wear berets wherever they can.
		Britain agreed to the U.S. request for the shift last week, which frees U.S. troops for routing insurgents from the stricken city of Fallujah.
	washingtontimes.com /upi-breaking/20041027-071411-1344r.htm (185 words)

	British Troops
		The British Army was also fighting in India and Burma in the "Forgotten War" with the Japanesse and in the South Pacific.
		But the in Europe they mostly trained and got ready for the suspected Operation Sealion, which was the planned invasion of England by Hitler, fortunately, the Luffawae was unable to eliminate the Brits airforce and the operation was never carried through.
		: The British Army was also fighting in India and Burma in the "Forgotten War" with the Japanesse and in the South Pacific.
	www.worldwar2history.info /forums/Main01/messages/507122702.html (461 words)

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