Pentagon Taps 10,000 Soldiers for Iraq, 5,000 More on Standby

World | September 27, 2003, Saturday // 00:00

The US government is mobilizing another ten thousand troops for deployment to Iraq. An additional five thousand soldiers have been put on stand-by for likely duty as Washington's calls for international troop contributions go unheeded. Several countries including Turkey, South Korea, India and Pakistan have been asked to contribute forces, but have so far not agreed to do so.

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