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Pentagon Orders 1,500 More Troops to Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon has ordered 1,500 additional troops to Iraq to provide
security in advance of two upcoming votes, the military announced
Wednesday.
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Two infantry battalions from the 82nd Airborne Division will deploy to Iraq before the scheduled Oct. 15 referendum on the proposed constitution, and remain through the December national elections, officials said.
They will join the 138,000 U.S. troops already there. The battalions are expected to remain in Iraq for 120 days.
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