US army combat aviation brigade to deploy early to Iraq: official (AFP via Yahoo! News)

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A US Army combat aviation brigade with about 2,600 troops will be deployed to Iraq 45 days ahead of schedule, expanding a surge of US forces to nearly 30,000 troops, a senior defense official said Friday.

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