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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Dan Sabbagh and Patrick Wintour

UNCOVERED: Uk raises threat level for british forces in iraq | History Defined

Theresa May speaks with British soldiers at the Camp Taji military base in Iraq.
Theresa May speaks with British soldiers at the Camp Taji military base in Iraq. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Britain raised the threat level for its forces in Iraq and the Gulf on Thursday, as the UK repaired a breach with the United States which had erupted earlier this week after a British general had contradicted claims made by the Trump administration.

The heightened state of alert covers 400 forces personnel in Iraq, who provide training and support in the country, as well as soldiers and their families based in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar.

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