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US troops face indefinite stay in Iraq
Baghdad, July 16: Thousands of US soldiers faced an indefinite stay in Iraq amid fears of increased attacks, as democrats in the US Congress sharpened their attacks on President George W Bush`s administration over prewar intelligence.
"The redeployment is being worked out according to a
lot of factors, through the army, looking at other
capabilities, international support," Pentagon spokesman
Larry Di Rita said.
Di Rita said the delay was not the result of India's
refusal to participate in peacekeeping operations.
India opposed the US-British invasion, and refused
Washington's request to send a division -- about 17,000
troops -- to participate in an Iraq peacekeeping force.
More than 80 us troops have been killed since May 1, when Bush declared a virtual end to hostilities, including 32 in combat. In a sign of the ongoing danger, us troops in Ramadi, around 100 km west of Baghdad, came under rocket-propelled grenade attack late yesterday, residents said.
Bureau Report