Britain said today it wassending around 1,200 extra troops to Iraq to help stabilise thecountry after a wave of attacks against US and British forcesand other targets.
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Despite the deteriorating security situation in Iraq, Tony Blair appears to have won a temporary reprieve in the polls.
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It said the reinforcements would be drawn from the SecondBattalion Light Infantry and First Battalion Royal GreenJackets.
The extra personnel boost the 10,000-strong British force bsed in Iraq in response to the increased terrorist bombings and attacks on coalition forces.
Some 120 servicemen were sent to Iraq from Cyprus at the weekend, amid concerns that the armed forces are being over-stretched. Fifty UK soldiers have been killed in Iraq since the end of major combat operations.
Despite the deteriorating security situation in Iraq, Prime Minister Tony Blair appears to have won a temporary reprieve in the polls.
A poll for the London Timesplaces Labour on 39 per cent, up five points on a month ago, with the Tories two points up at 34 per cent. The Liberal Democrats, at 19 per cent, are down six points.