9,000 More "Surge" Troops Headed To Iraq

Yahoo News Kristin Roberts April 2, 2007 11:58 AM

The Pentagon said on Monday it will send another 9,000 U.S. troops toIraq, with about half of them returning to combat ahead of schedule, in order to maintain troop levels in its new security crackdown through at least August.

Two of the affected Army units, totaling about 4,500 troops, will return to combat short of their promised year at home, reflecting the strain placed on U.S. forces by commitments in Iraq andAfghanistan.

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