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| UK troops in Iraq moved to Kuwait | UK troops in Iraq moved to Kuwait |
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| All remaining British troops in Iraq have been relocated to Kuwait because the Iraqi government has yet to extend their right to remain. | All remaining British troops in Iraq have been relocated to Kuwait because the Iraqi government has yet to extend their right to remain. |
| A mandate allowing UK forces to stay in Iraq expires on 31 July and about 150 personnel have been moved out until an agreement is reached. | |
| The mandate has not yet passed its third reading in the Iraqi parliament. | |
| Most UK troops have already been withdrawn from Iraq but some remained to train the new Iraqi navy. | |
| The UK government is discussing the position with Iraqi authorities but the troops could be forced to stay out of the country for a few weeks, a Ministry of Defence spokesman said. | The UK government is discussing the position with Iraqi authorities but the troops could be forced to stay out of the country for a few weeks, a Ministry of Defence spokesman said. |
| Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth revealed in a letter to his Conservative shadow counterpart, Liam Fox, that British troops could be out of Iraq until late September, due to its parliamentary recess and religious fasting period of Ramadan. |