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BAGHDAD, May 29 (KUNA) -- The US Army said Thursday it will withdraw 4,000
of its soldiers from Iraq next June as a result to the improvement of the
country's security situation.
A US Army press release said soldiers from the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat
team of the 2nd Infantry Division, will redeploy to Fort Lewis base in the
United States.
It added that the soldiers were deployed in the Iraqi province of Diyala in
April 2007 as part of a plan to achieve security in Iraq.
US forces cooperated with the Iraqi Police forces in combating corrupt
members of the local forces, rebuilding the infrastructure, and constructing
training centers, it pointed out.
The brigade will be the fourth to US brigades to be withdrawn from Iraq
after the improvement of security situation. (end)
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