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Article: British troops ordered to brace for wave of attacks VIOLENCE IN IRAQ
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- The Sunday Telegraph London
- Article date:
- December 31, 2006
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BRITISH TROOPS have been placed on high alert in Iraq amid fears
of an upsurge of violence in the wake of Saddam Hussein's execution.
Commanders have been warned that coalition forces across the
country face a series of suicide attacks in protest at the former
dictator's hanging.
Security at all bases has been intensified but British commanders
have insisted that patrols will not be cancelled, although soldiers
will be told to be extra vigilant. Troops have been warned that the
main threat is from roadside bombs.
Although southern Iraq, where British soldiers are based, is
mainly populated by Shias, the sworn enemies of Saddam, there are
fears that troops could be caught in the middle of ...