An Iraqi construction worker digs a hole for the foundation of a wall surrounding a water treatment facility in Khatun, Iraq, Jan. 24, 2008. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Robertson.
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US withdraws 3,500 troops amid surge in Iraq violence
By: News Bites | Submitted on: 05/06/08(SGT NEWS BITE) - A pullout of 3,500 US troops from Iraq was underway on Tuesday, the military said as Baghdad and Tehran kept up diplomatic moves to halt the escalating deadly street battles with Shiite militias.
The American forces in Baghdad announced that the soldiers who came as part of a controversial "surge" in February 2007 would complete a return to their base at Fort Benning in Georgia over the next several weeks.
One third of the 3,500 troops have already left while the others are on their way, US military spokesman Major Winfield Danielson told AFP.
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The American forces in Baghdad announced that the soldiers who came as part of a controversial "surge" in February 2007 would complete a return to their base at Fort Benning in Georgia over the next several weeks.
One third of the 3,500 troops have already left while the others are on their way, US military spokesman Major Winfield Danielson told AFP.
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