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Article: N.C. unit returning as part of drawdown.(Front)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- March 5, 2008
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Byline: ROBERT BURNS
By Robert Burns
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON
An Army paratrooper unit that led the U.S. troop surge into Baghdad last year is returning home, marking a resumption of a troop drawdown that will test the durability of recent security gains.
The drawdown began in December with the departure of one brigade, numbering about 5,000 troops, dropping the overall U.S. troop level in Iraq to 158,000. A three-month lull was built into the drawdown plan, during which commanders saw insurgent violence shift from Baghdad to northern Iraq.
Although it has not yet been announced publicly, a senior military official told The Associated Press on ...
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