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Army extends troops' Iraq duty yet again« Thread Started on Sept 25, 2006, 7:01pm » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Army extends troops' Iraq duty yet againread at source: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/ ... 417.htmlBy ROBERT BURNS AP Military Writer © 2006 The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Army is stretched so thin by the war in Iraq that it is again extending the combat tours of thousands of soldiers beyond the promised 12 months _ the second such move since August.Soldiers of the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division had been expecting to return to their home base in Germany in mid-January. Instead, they will stay an extra 46 days in Iraq, until late February, the Pentagon announced Monday. The soldiers are operating in western Anbar province, one of the most violent parts of Iraq.The Pentagon also announced that the 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division will deploy to Iraq 30 days earlier than scheduled, starting in late October. The announcement did not say why the speedup was deemed necessary, but three officials who spoke on condition of anonymity said it is part of a plan to beef up forces in Baghdad, where U.S. and Iraqi troops are struggling to contain insurgent and sectarian violence.
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