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12-01-2004
U.S. to Send 12,000 More Troops to Iraq
A U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry soldier pursues insurgents during a gun battle in Mosul, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004. (AP Photo/Jim MacMillan)
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The United States is expanding its military force in Iraq by 12,000 troops, to the highest level since the war began in March 2003, in order to bolster security in advance of national elections, officials said Wednesday. The expansion will be achieved by sending about 1,500 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division in Fort Bragg, N.C., this month and by extending the combat tours of about 10,400 troops already in Iraq.
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