Australian special forces who fought alongside U.S. and British troops to topple Saddam Hussein have left Iraq and will be home within weeks, the defense minister said Tuesday.
Apart from a small security group still in Iraq, most of the 150 Special Air Service troops are readying their equipment in Kuwait before returning home, Defense Minister Robert Hill said, according to AP.
Australia's special forces operated mainly in western Iraq.
They suffered no casualties.
Hill said Australian air force F/A-18 fighters also have ceased operations in Iraq. (Albawaba.com)
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