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Iraq-Jordan
Black Watch ordered in
2004-05-28
HUNDREDS of Britain’s fiercest troops were ordered back into Iraq last night to crush a growing uprising. Lightly-armed UK soldiers will be swapped for heavily-armoured men from the Black Watch to finish off terrorist resistance. Around 600 troops from the world famous regiment with 50 tanks will rumble into Iraq within weeks. A battalion of 800 Royal Marine Commandos has been put on standby to beef up the UK force. The net increase will be 200 men - plus a further 170 Royal Engineers. Their role will be to bolster defences around British bases to stop suicide bomb or rocket attacks. Tony Blair is tipped to order in a far bigger force of up to 3,000 in a few weeks. Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon told MPs yesterday that the move was aimed at stamping out a rising revolt by guerillas in the British-controlled south of Iraq.

I hope the people of Al-Ammarra like bagpipe music
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