Poland to reduce number of troops in Iraq from 2005
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Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka said on Friday that his country plans to reduce the number of its troops in Iraq from early next year and will not stay &quot;an hour longer than needed.
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If Poland decides to withdraw its troops from Iraq it will appear to be surrendering to terrorists, Poland's largest opposition party, which tops the country's popularity polls, said on Monday.
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Ukraine's outgoing President Leonid Kuchma ordered officials to draw up plans to withdraw the country's contingent of troops from Iraq in the first half of 2005.
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The command of the Polish-led multinational force in Iraq will move out of a camp that includes ancient Babylonian archaeological sites by year's end, Poland's defense minister said Sunday during a surprise visit to the troops.
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Britain said Monday it expects to withdraw thousands of its 7,000 military personnel from Iraq by the end of next year, while Poland and Italy announced the impending withdrawal of their remaining troops.Comment
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Britain will reduce its contingent of just over 7,000 troops in Iraq by almost half in May as it hands the main province of Basra over to Iraqi army and security forces, a newspaper reported.
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Poland&#39;s defense minister Jerzy Szmajdzinski has announced plans to cut his country&#39;s forces in Iraq by almost one third next year.
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Three Polish soldiers have died in a helicopter crash in Iraq, a day after Poland announced it would cut troop numbers there by one-third.
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Prime Minister Marek Belka promised to reduce Poland's military presence in Iraq from early 2005 and maintain buoyant economic growth if he wins a confidence vote in his minority cabinet Friday.
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Poland should withdraw its troops from Iraq by the end of next year, Polish leaders said Monday, the first time the key U.S. ally has indicated a timeframe for pulling its soldiers out of the wartorn nation.
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The South Korean government approved a plan to halve the size of its troop deployment in Iraq but to extend the mission for another year, officials said.
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LONDON -- Thousands of British soldiers will leave Iraq over the next year, significantly downgrading the country's commitment in the region, the defense secretary said yesterday. Poland and Italy also announced the impending withdrawal of their remaining troops.
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The Ukrainian peacekeeping contingent deployed to Iraq will be cut by 200 servicemen, Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma told journalists.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair announced Wednesday that British troop numbers in southern Iraq would be reduced from 7,100 to 5,500 in the months ahead.
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Thousands of British soldiers will leave Iraq over the next year, significantly downgrading the country's commitment in the region, the defense secretary said Monday.Comment
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Poland&#39;s Defense Minister Jerzy Szmajdzinski said Monday his country&#39;s soldiers should be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of 2005.
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POLAND WASHINGTON -- The prime minister of Poland told his Parliament yesterday that he would begin reducing the number of Polish troops in Iraq in January, another blow to the US-led coalition that has lost nearly a third of its members this year. Addressing legislators before a vote of confidence, Prime Minister Marek Belka promised, ''We will not remain in ...