British troops redeployment under way in Iraq

The deployment of British troops called in to support US forces in central Iraq is under way, the Ministry of Defence said today.

The deployment of British troops called in to support US forces in central Iraq is under way, the British Ministry of Defence said today.

Soldiers from the Black Watch are moving from their base in Basra to near Baghdad.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Defence said: “This is the commencement of the deployment of the Black Watch battlegroup.”