British troops could start leaving Iraq within weeks, the army's most senior officer in the country said today.
In an interview with the Telegraph, Lieutenant General Nick Houghton said a gradual withdrawal needed to begin soon in order to reassure Iraqis that British troops would not become a resident force.
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