British prime minister Gordon Brown said his army has completed their tasks and will leave Iraq by July. Brown with his Iraqi counter part Nouri Maliki said on tuesday "I am proud of my army and salute their efforts for the establishment of Democracy inIraq". The announcement comes after at least 18 people were killed in a twin blast in Bagdad.
Mr. Brown said "we shall leave Iraq a better place". In their joint statement the leaders said the role played by the UK combat forces was "drawing to a close". They said the partnership between to countries will continue to take new dimensions and will strengthened through cooperation in all areas.
The withdrawal of UK troops is expected to start in the spring.
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