U.S. to withdraw troops in Haiti
Posted on Thursday, March 11 @ 15:13:27 CET by janina |
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Anonymous writes "The United States will withdraw 11,000 troops from Haiti, according to news reaching here from Port an Prince Wednesday.
As the quake relief efforts come to an end and reconstruction begins, the mission of the U.S. troops has been transferred to the peacekeeping forces of the United Nations, according to a statement issued by the U.S. embassy in Haiti. No date for the withdrawal was given.
The statement said the United States had so far provided 710 million U.S. dollars in humanitarian aid to Haiti and would continue to work with the international community to assit the reconstruction.
The U.S. sent 20,000 troops and several military ships including the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson to the country soon after the devastating quake struck on Jan. 12.
Note: Source: Xinhua "
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