More than 7,000 slotted for Iraq this summer - Army News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Army Times

More than 7,000 slotted for Iraq this summer - Army News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Army Times
More than 7,000 slotted for Iraq this summer
Staff report
Posted : Wednesday May 25, 2011 12:33:44 EDT
More than 7,170 soldiers will deploy to Iraq beginning in mid-summer — despite a security agreement that requires U.S. forces to depart the country by Dec. 31.

The deployments are part of the regular rotation of forces and will include a division headquarters of 775 soldiers and two brigade combat teams totaling 6,400 soldiers, according to a Defense Department announcement Tuesday....

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