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LONDON (XFN-ASIA) - Britain will withdraw all of its troops from Iraq by the end of 2008, and will begin the process by bringing about a thousand soldiers back this summer, the Guardian reported.Citing unnamed officials, the daily said Prime Minister Tony Blair would announce within 24 hours that Britain will gradually reduce its troop presence in the war-torn Middle Eastern country until there are only a few army instructors left by the end of next year.Under the plan that Blair is to outline, British troops will gradually move into their heavily fortified base on the outskirts of Basra.Citing unidentified defence officials, the newspaper said that British soldiers will continue to take part in operations in the south of Iraq, but in a supporting role, rather than leading them.Britain has about 7,100 troops in Iraq, most of them based around Basra. It is the second-largest foreign contingent of soldiers after that of the United States.afp/mas
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