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Portugal may withdraw troops from Iraq
Portugal may withdraw its national guard contingent from Iraq if the security situation in the country continues to deteriorate, Interior Minister Antonio Figueiredo Lopes said on Friday. âIf the conflict were to deteriorate and the GNR (national guard) did not have what it required to carry out its mission, the only solution would be to withdraw,â he told Antena 1 public radio. Portugal in November dispatched 128 national guards to southern Iraq to back the US-led coalition in the war-torn country, where they operate under British command.Posted by: Fred 2004-04-16 |
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