Britain plans mass reservist call-up, increasing pressure on Iraq

"Britain's defence ministry is planning a mass mobilisation of key reservists from September, The Daily Telegraph reported, calling the move a heightening of preparations for an attack on Iraq.

Britain has also decided to withdraw 1,500 troops from NATO's rapid reaction force, freeing them from two major exercises this autumn in Germany and Ukraine, the newspaper said.

The decision to pull the troops was taken last month, the same time the government announced that Britain is withdrawing its 1,700 Royal Marines from Afghanistan, it added.

In addition, 3,000 members of Britain's main fighting force, 1 (UK) Armoured Division, have been withdrawn from a tank exercise in Poland"

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