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Another 8,000 troops to leave Iraq

US President George W Bush announced plans yesterday to withdraw 8,000 more combat and support troops from Iraq by February.

Another 8,000 troops to leave Iraq

Wed, 10 Sep, 2008 - 01:00

No more combat brigades will come home for the rest of this year.

There are about 146,000 US troops in Iraq.

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