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08/10/2007
More UK Forces To Quit Iraq In 2008
A further 2,000 UK troops are to be withdrawn from Iraq in the New Year.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced to the House of Commons that the numbers of British forces serving in the area would fall to a total of 2,500 by next spring - less than half the current levels.
He said this follows continuing intensive training and mentoring for the Iraqi security forces by the British military.
The Prime Minister’s latest move comes after an earlier pledge to pull out 1,000 soldiers from the country by Christmas, thus reducing the existing 5,500 serving troops to 4,500 within the next 12 weeks.
This initial development was originally made public by the PM during an earlier high profile trip to Iraq, visiting troops based in the area around Basra and Baghad.
(BMcC)
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced to the House of Commons that the numbers of British forces serving in the area would fall to a total of 2,500 by next spring - less than half the current levels.
He said this follows continuing intensive training and mentoring for the Iraqi security forces by the British military.
The Prime Minister’s latest move comes after an earlier pledge to pull out 1,000 soldiers from the country by Christmas, thus reducing the existing 5,500 serving troops to 4,500 within the next 12 weeks.
This initial development was originally made public by the PM during an earlier high profile trip to Iraq, visiting troops based in the area around Basra and Baghad.
(BMcC)
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