Fears of a civil war in Iraq are mounting. The Daily Telegraph of London reports Britain has scrapped plans to begin bringing troops home because of the increasing violence. Britain currently has 8,500 troops in Iraq. The paper reported that 6,000 British Desert Rats are now expected to be sent to Iraq in what it described as “an unexpected redeployment”.
UK Plans Scraps Plan to Reduce Troop Level in Iraq
HeadlineSep 19, 2005