Iraq PM: British troops not needed

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Source: CCTV.com | 10-13-2008 13:38

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki says it's time for British combat forces to leave southern Iraq.

File photo shows British soliders on patrol around the airport of the southern city of Basra. British troops are no longer necessary for the security of Iraq and should go home, Prime Minister Nouri al- Maliki said in a newspaper interview published here Monday.(AFP/File/Ali Yussef)

In an interview on Sunday, he said the troops were no longer needed to maintain security and control, as the emphasis is now on business ties.

Editor:Zhang Pengfei