Fourth of U.S. Forces Out of Gulf
The United States is trying to maintain its withdrawal of roughly 3,000 troops a day from the Gulf region while awaiting a permanent cease-fire, military officials said Sunday.
More than one-quarter of the American troops have departed, and the number remaining has already dropped to under 400,000 from a peak of about 540,000, the U.S. Central Command said.
The U.S. VII Corps--up to 100,000 troops--is in occupied Iraq. It will remain until a U.N.-approved cease-fire is signed.
The 1st Infantry Division, based at Ft. Riley, Kan., and the 3rd Armored Division from Germany are patrolling the demarcation line established by a temporary cease-fire agreement on March 3.
They are to be withdrawn from Iraq within a matter of days after a permanent cease-fire is signed, according to Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf.
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