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US on track to leave Iraq

The withdrawal of US forces from Iraqi cities by the end of the month remains "very much on track" despite a spike in violence there, a top US military officer said yesterday.

Admiral Michael Mullen, chairperson of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said US force levels in Iraq would drop to between 35000 and 50000 troops by August 2010. - Sapa-AP

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