3, 500 US troops set to leave Iraq

By SPA,

Baghdad : About 3,500 American soldiers who were part of last summer’s troop «surge» are scheduled to leave Iraq in the coming weeks, the U.S. military was quoted as saying by the Associated Press.

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The soldiers, part of the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, will redeploy to Fort Benning, Georgia, said a statement released late Monday. The U.S. sent some 30,000 additional troops into Iraq last summer to help stem growing violence.