Denmark works on withdrawing its troops from Iraq

Denmark has announced that it will withdraw 60 military members from its special forces from Iraq after the liberation of most of the areas that was controlled by IS.

Denmark works on withdrawing its troops from Iraq
17 May, 2018   10:51

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Danish Defense Ministry said in a statement that the gradually withdrawal would end in late autumn and that it would withdraw about 60 of its special troops from Iraq because most of the areas under the control of IS have been liberated.


Denmark still has about 180 military members in al-Assad air base in Iraq. They are contributing to the surveillance as part of an international coalition fighting the terrorist organization.

In September 26, 2014, the Danish government decided to support the international coalition forces and to eliminate IS. Then, it deployed seven F-16 aircrafts in Iraq.

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