Friday, December 26, 2008

By July 2009, will remain in Iraq only to U.S. troops.

All foreign troops except the Americans will leave Iraq by July 2009, transfers AFP. This was announced by the head of the parliamentary committee on international affairs Hamman Hammudi. Installed Government period of withdrawal of foreign troops must receive approval in the parliament of Iraq.
According to Hammudi, prepared according to schedule, foreign troops will be withdrawn within five to seven months after 1 January 2009.
The bulk of troops, who will leave Iraq, accounted for 4 thousand British soldiers. British media reported that the withdrawal of troops from Iraq will begin in March and will be almost completed by June, but representatives from the Ministry of Defense did not confirm this information, saying that a timetable for troop withdrawal would depend on the situation in Iraq.
American troops must leave Iraq by the end of 2011. This timing provides a bilateral agreement between Washington and Baghdad, which has already been approved by Parliament.

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