Germany to withdraw some of its soldiers from Iraq

SANAA, Jan. 7 (YPA) – The German army announced on Tuesday the withdrawal of a portion of its soldiers currently deployed in Iraq for training missions and their temporary transfer to Jordan and Kuwait due to the tension in the region.

“The German contingent of about 30 soldiers who are currently deployed in Baghdad and Taji in the north of the Iraqi capital will be temporarily reduced and will be transferred to neighboring Kuwait and Jordan,” the French Press Agency quoted a defense ministry spokesman as saying.