By NNN-KUNA
Baghdad : The American Army announced on Saturday that it was slashing number of American troops serving in towns of Al-Anbar province west of the Iraqi capital.
The American Army presence in Al-Anbar is being cut while presence of the Iraqi police is increasing with missions in the provincial towns and along the region’s main roads, the army said in a statement.
The US troops are evicting combat and patrol positions, removing roadblocks, barricades and barbed-wire fences and handing over the security missions to the local forces, it said.
More positions will be deserted in the coming days after clearing up some pockets of the gunmen, it said, adding that all security tasks in Al-Anbar would be the responsibility of the local regulars by March.