Britain announced Wednesday it will withdraw all but a handful of its 4,000 soldiers from Iraq next year, ending a mission that was unpopular at home and failed to curb the rise of Iranian-backed Shiite militias in the south.
The decision comes as the United States is weighing a drawdown in its nearly 150,000-strong force.
from : http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081210/
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