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UK to Begin Bosnia Pullout
Washington D.C: The Daily Internet. Published March 1.
With Bosnian tensions now easing, the U.K will start to withdraw its troops from the area.
The UK will now focus primarily on Afghanistan and Iraq where they have a combined 12,500 troops.
Currently there are 6,000 U.K troops in Bosnia. They would like withdraw about half of the troops by June 2007.
"More than 600 troops -- principally from the Welsh Guards -- will return to the UK," Armed Forces Minister Adam Ingram told parliament.
A group of British staff officers would remain at Sarajevo headquarters and a small number of troops would stay to dismantle a base at Banja Luka, he said.
The opposition Conservatives said the troop withdrawal from Bosnia was a sign that British forces were overstretched.
"It's clear that as overstretch hits hard, the government is having to scratch around to find anywhere from which it can withdraw troops to then send to Afghanistan," Conservative defence spokesman Liam Fox said in a statement.
UK to Begin Bosnia Pullout
Washington D.C: The Daily Internet. Published March 1.
With Bosnian tensions now easing, the U.K will start to withdraw its troops from the area.
The UK will now focus primarily on Afghanistan and Iraq where they have a combined 12,500 troops.
Currently there are 6,000 U.K troops in Bosnia. They would like withdraw about half of the troops by June 2007.
"More than 600 troops -- principally from the Welsh Guards -- will return to the UK," Armed Forces Minister Adam Ingram told parliament.
A group of British staff officers would remain at Sarajevo headquarters and a small number of troops would stay to dismantle a base at Banja Luka, he said.
The opposition Conservatives said the troop withdrawal from Bosnia was a sign that British forces were overstretched.
"It's clear that as overstretch hits hard, the government is having to scratch around to find anywhere from which it can withdraw troops to then send to Afghanistan," Conservative defence spokesman Liam Fox said in a statement.