US to pull 570 troops from Kosmet
11. March 2010. | 06:59
Source: Tanjug
The U.S. is pulling 570 of its troops out of Kosovo in the next two months as part of a NATO restructuring, the Pristina media reported Wednesday.
The U.S. is pulling 570 of its troops out of Kosovo in the next two months as part of a NATO restructuring, the Pristina media reported Wednesday.
By the end of May, about 830 U.S. troops will be left in the country, part of Multi-National Brigade-East (MNBE), Capt. Dan Murphy, public affairs officer for MNBE, said.
Murphy pointed out that officials feel that the number of troops left will be adequate to carry out the missions. After the end of the bombing in 1999, U.S. troop numbers topped 7,000 in the country, more than any other KFOR participant.
Greece, Poland, Ukraine, Romania and Turkey also have troops in the U.S.-led sector. KFOR currently has around 10,000 troops in Kosovo, divided into five Multi-National Brigades.
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