Defense Secretary: Britain Could Withdraw Thousands of Troops From Iraq by End of 2007

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LONDON -- Britain said Monday it expects to withdraw thousands of its 7,000 military personnel from Iraq by the end of next year, while Poland and Italy announced the impending withdrawal of their remaining troops.

Polish President Lech Kaczynski said his country, a U.S. ally in Iraq and Afghanistan, would pull its remaining 900 soldiers out of Iraq by the end of 2007. And Italian Premier Romano Prodi said the last of Italy's soldiers in Iraq -- some 60-70 troops -- will return home this week, ending the Italian contingent's presence in the south of the country after more than three years.

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Defense Secretary: Britain Could Withdraw Thousands of Troops From Iraq by End of 2007

British Defense Secretary Des Browne was the second senior official in recent days to talk of reducing the number of British troops in Iraq....

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