The British bid farewell to Iraq's memorial service.

KommentariiUyti in angliyski01.04.2009Britanskie troops leave Iraq without a group pobedyAmerikanskaya troops in Iraq will assume the duties of the British Army in Iraq. On Thursday, April 30, British troops, completing the peacekeeping operation in the Middle East, held at the base in Basra memorial service in memory of the 179 killed in Iraq compatriots. In the near future, most of the British military contingent would be withdrawn from Iraq, reports BBC.
Memorial service in Basra visited the British Minister of Defense John Hutton. In his speech the Minister stated that the operation of British peacekeepers in Iraq was "a long and complex" and had "paid a high price." However, the Minister noted, the history will note that the British Army in Iraq had "an excellent job."
The work of the British in the territory of Iraq will end a month earlier due to the transfer of Basra under the control of the U.S. Army on Thursday. First, under the control of Iraq was handed over Basra International Airport, formerly used as a British military base.
Tuesday, 31 March, the United Kingdom officially begin withdrawing its troops from Iraq. Around 3700 British troops should leave the country until 31 May. There remain about 300 people who will train Iraqi soldiers and sailors.
Leader of the Conservative Party of Great Britain, David Cameron has already stated the need to investigate all the circumstances of participation in the Iraq conflict, just as had been previously investigated by the Falkland war.
"The withdrawal of British troops from Iraq is now inevitable," - said Cameron. Now, in his opinion, the State must learn the lessons of military conflict in the Middle East.