British troops to stay in Basra ‘for the long term’英國軍隊繼續留在巴士拉'長期'
Richard Norton-Taylor -理查德諾頓-泰勒- The Guardian監護人 | 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. |英國將保持駐軍的4000部隊在巴士拉機場為可預見的將來，無論壓力，武裝部隊，國防部官員說，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.他們介紹了駐港英軍作為有“長遠”舉行會談後，昨天在倫敦之間的一般大衛彼得雷烏斯，指揮官，美軍在伊拉克，布朗萬，國防部長，主席先生，總裁箍筋，國防參謀長。
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.據指出，部隊需要繼續他們的任務是訓練伊拉克軍隊也保持什麼官員的所謂“政治信任”與美國。
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.一個小時後的會議在唐寧街與財政大臣布朗，彼得雷烏斯說，美英聯軍已“寶貴”在提供情報，空中和後勤支援的伊拉克部隊從事在最近的負責騎士行動，打擊邁赫迪軍民兵分子的支持什葉派moqtada教士薩德爾的支持者。
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.”問多久，美國通緝的4000英軍士兵駐紮以外的巴士拉，彼得雷烏斯回答說： “答案正確的，現在是，我們不知道… …我們需要工作的[它] ，在下個月或2我們看看在所謂部隊到任務分析“ 。
British defence sources said that did not mean a decision would be taken then to reduce the number of UK troops in Iraq.英國國防人士說，這並不意味著作出決定，將採取然後人數減少英國在伊拉克駐軍。 The hope expressed by Gordon Brown late last year that the number could be reduced to 2,500 this spring clearly has been dashed.所表示的希望財政大臣布朗在去年年底，該數字可能減少到2500年的春天，這顯然已經落空。 Petraeus said the immediate focus was on helping Iraqi forces in their operation against Mahdi army and criminal elements in Basra.彼得雷烏斯說，眼前的重點是幫助伊拉克部隊在他們的行動，打擊邁赫迪軍和刑事犯罪分子，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.他說， 1000個以上，伊朗自製的迫擊砲和砲彈，以及火箭隊已發現在這個城市。 British officials said that though private polls suggested the people of Basra were relatively optimistic about the future, the situation in Basra remained “fragile”.英國官員說，雖然私人調查建議人民的巴士拉則相對樂觀的態度，未來的情況在巴士拉仍然“脆弱” 。 About 800 US troops, including special forces, are helping a combined force of 30,000 Iraqi army and police.約800名美軍士兵，包括特種部隊，是幫助一個聯合的力量3.0萬伊拉克軍隊和警察。 About 150 British troops are involved.約150個，英國軍隊參與。 The British and US military troops involved were advisers, officials said.英國和美國部隊所涉及的顧問，官員說。
Petraeus, who was accompanied by Ryan Crocker, US ambassador to Iraq, said the supplies of Iranian weapons into Iraq were a “huge concern”.彼得雷烏斯，誰陪同瑞安克羅克，美國駐伊拉克大使說，用品伊朗武器進入伊拉克是一個“巨大的關注” 。 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.美英聯軍是不介入，在這些糾紛在什麼部長們呼籲他們“ overwatch ”的角色，提供空中支援，包括直升機用品和監視，給伊拉克部隊在該城市。
They are also training the Iraqi army’s 14th division based in Basra.他們還訓練伊拉克軍隊的第十四部設在巴士拉。 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.英國軍事規劃人員和指揮官，希望由現在他們可以有大幅減少的人數，英國在伊拉克駐軍，並感到沮喪的時候，它已採取了伊拉克軍隊要發展成為一個有效的力量。 Petraeus admitted that Iraqi forces in the recent operation in Basra had got off to a “shaky start.彼得雷烏斯承認，伊拉克部隊在最近的行動中，巴士拉已下車，一個“搖搖欲墜的開始。 Some were not equal to the task,” he said.有些人不等於任務， “他說。
Iraq’s interior ministry said yesterday that more than 1,000 Iraqis had been killed in April, 968 of them civilians.伊拉克內政部昨天說， 1000個以上的伊拉克人被打死， 4月， 968人是平民。
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