Britain delays troop reduction as death tolls increase in Iraq

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

BAGHDAD -- Britain froze plans Tuesday to withdraw about 1,500 soldiers this spring after the faltering effort to drive Shiite militias from Basra, Iraq, raised doubts whether the Iraqis are capable of maintaining security in oil-rich southern Iraq.

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