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Buchanan: US committed to withdrawal timeline from Iraq
Friday, December 09, 2011 18:37 GMT
The US military in Iraq announced, on Friday, that the US government is committed to complete withdrawal from Iraq according to the set timeline and indicated that 170 000 soldiers left Iraq with 7500 remaining.
“The US is committed to complete withdrawal from Iraq according to the defined schedule,” US army spokesman General Jeffrey Buchanan told a statement to the media including Alsumarianews.
“There are 7500 US soldiers remaining in Iraq,” Buchanan added noting that “these remaining forces are divided over 5 US bases that counted 505 before the beginning of withdrawal.”
“The US withdrew millions of military equipments outside Iraqi territories,” Buchanan revealed. “We count on Iraqi security forces to protect our embassy just like any other country would act within its territories,” he indicated, a source told Alsumaria.
“Iraqi forces has the expertise and has done a very good job lately,” Buchanan advanced.
US President Barack Obama had assured on October 21 that US troops in Iraq will be home during end of year’s holidays. Washington will support Iraq in all fields, he stressed. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki, for his part, stressed the necessity to begin a new stage of strategic relations after US withdrawal by the end of 2011.
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