UN inspectors to be withdrawn from Iraq

UNITED NATIONS Secretary- General Kofi Annan last night said he would order the organisation’s weapons inspectors and humanitarian staff to leave Iraq.

UN inspectors to be withdrawn from Iraq
Tue, 18 Mar, 2003 - 00:00

“I have just informed the (security) council that we will withdraw the ... inspectors,” he said.

It was not immediately clear when the evacuation of the 156 inspectors and support staff would begin.

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