British troops to stay in Basra ‘for the long term’英国军队继续留在巴士拉'长期'
Richard Norton-Taylor -理查德诺顿-泰勒- The Guardian监护人 | Britain will maintain a garrison of 4,000 troops at Basra airport for the forseeable future, whatever the pressures on the armed forces, defence officials said last night. |英国将保持驻军的4000部队在巴士拉机场为可预见的将来，无论压力，武装部队，国防部官员说，昨晚。 They described the British garrison as being there “for the long term” after talks in London yesterday between General David Petraeus, commander of US forces in Iraq, Des Browne, the defence secretary, and Sir Jock Stirrup, chief of the defence staff.他们介绍了驻港英军作为有“长远”举行会谈后，昨天在伦敦之间的一般大卫彼得雷乌斯，指挥官，美军在伊拉克，布朗万，国防部长，主席先生，总裁箍筋，国防参谋长。
It was said that the troops were needed to continue their task of training Iraqi forces and also to maintain what officials called “political credence” with the US.据指出，部队需要继续他们的任务是训练伊拉克军队也保持什么官员的所谓“政治信任”与美国。
After an hour’s meeting at Downing Street with Gordon Brown, Petraeus said British forces had been “invaluable” in providing intelligence, air and logistics support for Iraq troops engaged in the recent Charge of the Knights operation against Mahdi army militia elements supporting the Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.一个小时后的会议在唐宁街与财政大臣布朗，彼得雷乌斯说，美英联军已“宝贵”在提供情报，空中和后勤支援的伊拉克部队从事在最近的负责骑士行动，打击迈赫迪军民兵分子的支持什叶派moqtada教士萨德尔的支持者。
Asked how long the US wanted 4,000 British troops stationed outside Basra, Petraeus responded: “The answer right now is we don’t know … We need to work [it] out in the next month or two as we look at the so-called troop-to-task analysis.”问多久，美国通缉的4000英军士兵驻扎以外的巴士拉，彼得雷乌斯回答说： “答案正确的，现在是，我们不知道… …我们需要工作的[它] ，在下个月或2我们看看在所谓部队到任务分析“ 。
British defence sources said that did not mean a decision would be taken then to reduce the number of UK troops in Iraq.英国国防人士说，这并不意味着作出决定，将采取然后人数减少英国在伊拉克驻军。 The hope expressed by Gordon Brown late last year that the number could be reduced to 2,500 this spring clearly has been dashed.所表示的希望财政大臣布朗在去年年底，该数字可能减少到2500年的春天，这显然已经落空。 Petraeus said the immediate focus was on helping Iraqi forces in their operation against Mahdi army and criminal elements in Basra.彼得雷乌斯说，眼前的重点是帮助伊拉克部队在他们的行动，打击迈赫迪军和刑事犯罪分子，在巴士拉。 He said more than 1,000 Iranian-made mortar and artillery rounds as well as rockets had been found in the city.他说， 1000个以上，伊朗自制的迫击炮和炮弹，以及火箭队已发现在这个城市。 British officials said that though private polls suggested the people of Basra were relatively optimistic about the future, the situation in Basra remained “fragile”.英国官员说，虽然私人调查建议人民的巴士拉则相对乐观的态度，未来的情况在巴士拉仍然“脆弱” 。 About 800 US troops, including special forces, are helping a combined force of 30,000 Iraqi army and police.约800名美军士兵，包括特种部队，是帮助一个联合的力量3.0万伊拉克军队和警察。 About 150 British troops are involved.约150个，英国军队参与。 The British and US military troops involved were advisers, officials said.英国和美国部队所涉及的顾问，官员说。
Petraeus, who was accompanied by Ryan Crocker, US ambassador to Iraq, said the supplies of Iranian weapons into Iraq were a “huge concern”.彼得雷乌斯，谁陪同瑞安克罗克，美国驻伊拉克大使说，用品伊朗武器进入伊拉克是一个“巨大的关注” 。 British forces are not getting involved in these disputes in what ministers call their “overwatch” role, providing air support, including helicopter supplies and surveillance, to Iraqi forces in the city.美英联军是不介入，在这些纠纷在什么部长们呼吁他们“ overwatch ”的角色，提供空中支援，包括直升机用品和监视，给伊拉克部队在该城市。
They are also training the Iraqi army’s 14th division based in Basra.他们还训练伊拉克军队的第十四部设在巴士拉。 British military planners and commanders hoped that by now they could have substantially reduced the number of British troops in Iraq, and are frustrated by the time it has taken the Iraqi army to develop into an effective force.英国军事规划人员和指挥官，希望由现在他们可以有大幅减少的人数，英国在伊拉克驻军，并感到沮丧的时候，它已采取了伊拉克军队要发展成为一个有效的力量。 Petraeus admitted that Iraqi forces in the recent operation in Basra had got off to a “shaky start.彼得雷乌斯承认，伊拉克部队在最近的行动中，巴士拉已下车，一个“摇摇欲坠的开始。 Some were not equal to the task,” he said.有些人不等于任务， “他说。
Iraq’s interior ministry said yesterday that more than 1,000 Iraqis had been killed in April, 968 of them civilians.伊拉克内政部昨天说， 1000个以上的伊拉克人被打死， 4月， 968人是平民。
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