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SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Australia will review its troop deployment to Iraq by the end of this year, the defense ministry said Wednesday, the first time the government has hinted at a possible timeline for eventual withdrawal.
Australia, a staunch U.S. ally, has around 1,320 troops in Iraq and the Middle East, including 460 troops guarding Japanese reconstruction efforts in Iraq's southern Muthana province.
Earlier this week, the Iraqi government announced that Australian and British forces would soon hand over security in the province to Iraqi forces.
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