By SPA
London : British Defense Secretary Des Browne arrived Wednesday in Basra for an unannounced visit to Iraq, AP reported. The Ministry of Defense declined to say how long Browne would stay in Iraq, on what was described as a general visit.
Britain has 4,100 troops in southern Iraq, although they handed over security duties to Iraqi authorities in December.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said numbers would be reduced to 2,500.
The ministry on Tuesday said officials hoped to reduce troop numbers over the coming months,but gave no timetable and said the numbers would be decided on the advice of military commanders.
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