Britain is to send an extra 1,000 troops to Iraq immediately and may send further reinforcements once a review of forces in the Gulf is complete, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon has announced.

• 英国国防部长胡恩日前宣布，英国将会额外增派1000名士兵进驻伊拉克，并且一旦驻守海湾的军队有需要的话，英国会输送更多的援助。