Thursday, August 02, 2007
Danes withdraw, hand over to British Army
Military
(Voices of Iraq) - Danish forces handed over their remaining missions to the British army and started withdrawing the rest of their troops from Basra, the media spokesman for the Multi-National Forces in Southern Iraq said on Wednesday.
"Danish ground forces handed their missions to the British army so as to start pulling out the rest of their troops from Basra," Major Matthew Bird told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI). "Four Danish helicopters arrived at the Basra international airport, northwest of Basra, while 50 Danish soldiers left to back the choppers," he added.
Denmark had 470 soldiers working among the Multi-National troops in Iraq under British command. 250 left the country last week, before the scheduled time for withdrawal on August 10, 2007. The European country was considered one of the U.S.'s allies in its invasion in March 2003.
"Danish ground forces handed their missions to the British army so as to start pulling out the rest of their troops from Basra," Major Matthew Bird told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI). "Four Danish helicopters arrived at the Basra international airport, northwest of Basra, while 50 Danish soldiers left to back the choppers," he added.
Denmark had 470 soldiers working among the Multi-National troops in Iraq under British command. 250 left the country last week, before the scheduled time for withdrawal on August 10, 2007. The European country was considered one of the U.S.'s allies in its invasion in March 2003.
Labels: Basra, British army, Danish troops, Major Matthew Bird, troop withdrawal
