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UK ends troop presence in Iraq after six years
 [Al Arabiya Latest] Britain ended its troop presence in Iraq Friday, concluding six years of military involvement in the country that began with the U.S.-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein. Under a deal between Baghdad and London signed last year, the last of Britain's forces left this week ahead of a July 31 deadline for their withdrawal, a spokesman for the British Embassy in Baghdad told AFP.Posted by: Fred 2009-08-01 |
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