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Sunday, November 25, 2007

 

Coalition Forces



Australia, a longstanding ally, collaborated with about 2,000 troops at the time of the invasion, and currently have 550 troops in Iraq. Conservative Prime Minister John Howard, Bush's strongest ally in Iraq, was defeated in elections by Labor Party head Kevin Rudd (left), who said he would withdraw Australia's combat troops.

Poland sent about 194 troops at the time of the invasion and had 2,500 at its peak. Currently, about 900 Polish soldiers are in Iraq. Donald Tusk, Poland's new prime minister, said he plans to withdraw Poland's troops from Iraq by the end of the year.





Italy had 3,200 troops at its peak, first deployed in July 2003; the troops were withdrawn by the end of November 2006.






Spain had 1,300 troops deployed in April 2003; the troops were withdrawn in April 2004.















Latvia had 136 troops at its peak; the troops were withdrawn in June 2007.




Japanese troops were in Iraq on a humanitarian, noncombat mission. However, under concerns they could be drawn into the fighting, Japan's defense chief, Fukushiro Nukaga, ordered them to be withdrawn. Medical personnel and interpreters remain in Iraq. 600 troops deployed in January 2004; the troops were withdrawn in July 2006.







Denmark's Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen withdrew a 460-strong contingent from the southern Iraqi city of Basra in August and replaced it with a small helicopter unit.







Britain sent about 40,000 troops to Iraq for the March 2003 invasion; The British began withdrawing by early 2005, only 9,000 troops remained. In October 2007, Britain announced plans to withdraw half of its 5,000 remaining troops.





South Korea had 3,600 troops; currently some 1,200 South Korean forces are in Iraq.
In November 2006, the South Korean government said it was planning to withdraw all its troops from Iraq by the end of 2007.



Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Philippines, Thailand, New Zealand, and Tonga withdrew their respective troops from Iraq in 2004. Hungary, Portugal, Singapore, Norway, Ukraine, and the Netherlands announced their withdrawals during 2005; Slovakia followed them by the end of January 2006.

Images and Info Courtesy of Boston.com

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