Additional 600 British reserves called up for Iraq

[UpInArms]

http://www.kuna.net.kw/Home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=745710

LONDON, June 24 (KUNA) -- A further 600 reservists are to be called up to support British military operations in Iraq, the British Government said Friday.

The call-up means that more than 10,000 part-time service personnel will have been deployed in Iraq since the invasion in March 2003, the Ministry of Defence said.

Britain's Armed Forces Minister Adam Ingram said in a written parliamentary statement that the soldiers would be replacing existing reservists in activities including medical support.

UK forces in Iraq have also had to rely on reserves for communications and intelligence specialists, and engineers.

Ingram said deployment would begin this October and most of those called out could expect a ten-month period of mobilization.

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[leftchick]

1. didn't they just say twice in the last month

they would be reducing the troops in Iraq?

[Moderator]

2. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=1577280&mesg_id=1577100