12,000 US troops to leave Iraq by Sep.

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Source: CCTV.com | 03-09-2009 15:22

The US military has announced that 12-thousand American troops will leave Iraq by September.

Major General David Perkins says the US is turning over more facilities to the Iraqi military as part of the draw down.

Iraqi government spokesman Ali Dabbagh (centre) answers questions during a joint press conference with Major General David Perkins (right) and US diplomat Adam Erelly in Baghdad.(AFP/Sabah Arar)

There are currently about 135-thousand US troops in Iraq. US President Barack Obama has decided to remove combat troops by the end of August 2010 with all troops gone by the end of 2011.

Editor:Zhang Pengfei