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3,500 US troops set to leave Iraq in the coming weeks
Plans to trim it forces in Iraq to about 140,000 soldiers by the summer
Bradley Brooks, AP
Published: May 6, 2008 03:41
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Excerpt: {magazine_leadin}BAGHDAD (AP) _ About 3,500 American soldiers are scheduled to leave Iraq in the coming weeks, the U.S. military announced, as part of the Pentagon’s overall reduction in troop strength following last year’s “surge.” Washington plans to trim it forces in Iraq to about 140,000 soldiers by the summer - from a peak of about 170,000 in October at the height of the troop buildup in Baghdad and surrounding areas. The departing soldiers, part of the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, will redeploy…
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