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Troops bear 'Moor Killer' badges Giles Tremlett in Madrid Friday July 25, 2003 The Guardian (UK)A row broke out in Spain yesterday after the country sent its first troops to patrol Iraq wearing on their shoulders the Cross of St James of Compostela - popularly known in Spain as "the Moor Killer". Patches bearing the cross, the symbol of a saint who allegedly guided the medieval Christian re conquista of Spain from the Muslims, are to be worn by a 2,000-strong Spanish brigade in central Iraq, who will patrol the sacred Shia city of Najaf. While newspapers and radio stations...

TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ SUNDAY, MAY 04, 2003 02:16:54 AM ] WASHINGTON: Indian and Pakistani troops who were poised eyeball-to-eyeball in confrontation only a few months back could soon be standing shoulder-to-shoulder in peacekeeping operations in Iraq if the United States has its way. Washington is asking both nations to contribute forces to a multinational division that will help police Iraq and enable most US troops to return home, according to reports here. The proposal will be discussed further at a "force generation" conference organized by the United Kingdom in London next week followed by another meeting in Warsaw later in...