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Dec052011
Troop Levels Down To 9,500 In Iraq
Monday, December 5, 2011 at 11:37AM | Justin Duckham | Share Article | Email Article | Print Article There are only 9,500 U.S. troops currently in Iraq, the Defense Department announced Monday.
The number is a sharp decrease from the 40,000 troops that were stationed in the country when President Barack Obama announced plans to withdraw all U.S. troops in late October.
All U.S. combat troops are scheduled to be out of the country by January 1st, marking the end of nearly 9 years of military involvement.
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