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To: maceng2 who wrote (651)	11/4/2004 1:39:58 PM
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Three UK soldiers killed in Iraq news.bbc.co.uk Three Black Watch troops have been killed and a number of others injured in an attack by insurgents in Iraq. The deaths happened in the area patrolled by the battle group, but no more details have yet been released. The 850-strong force have been attacked repeatedly since being redeployed to Camp Dogwood, 20 miles from Baghdad, on Friday, after a request from the US. An Iraqi translator was also feared dead, the BBC's Ben Brown said. Some 73 UK military personnel have died in Iraq. A spokesman for Tony Blair said: "The Prime Minister's thoughts are with the Black Watch and the families of the Black Watch." Critics suggested the redeployment dragged Britain deeper into the turmoil of post-war Iraq and was part of political manoeuvring by the American government during their campaign for re-election. BBC correspondent Ben Brown said the deaths have left the battle group in a "state of shock". He said: "It will have hit the regiment very hard - they are a very close Scottish regiment with a long and proud history." Since British Black Watch troops arrived in the area they have come under attack. One mortar exploded at the Camp Dogwood complex early on Tuesday evening. Five other "impacts" which did not explode were also reported. On Tuesday, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon said he was "confident" Black Watch would be back in their base in southern Iraq within 30 days. The battle group were sent to patrol new territory along the eastern bank of the River Euphrates in terrain that was not previously in their area of operations. They expanded their operations in an attempt to stop rebels reaching Falluja. On Thursday, troops were building a pontoon bridge across the river. The group redeployed comprised three companies of armoured infantry from the 1st Battalion The Black Watch, with some 500 men and 50 Warrior armoured fighting vehicles. They are supported by a reconnaissance unit from the largely-Welsh Queen's Dragoon Guards, with around 100 men and 12 Scimitar armoured vehicles, and a 50-strong Royal Marine light infantry unit from 40 Commando. The Black Watch, which traditionally recruits from Perthshire, Angus and Fife, is based in Warminster, Wiltshire.

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