BAGHDAD, March 08, SPA -- The U.S. military has announced that 12,000American and 4,000 British troops will leave Iraq bySeptember. Maj. Gen. David Perkins says that will reduce U.S. combatpower from 14 brigades to 12 brigades. He also said Sundaythat the U.S. is turning over more facilities to the Iraqimilitary as part of the drawdown, Associated Press reported. President Barack Obama has decided to remove all combattroops by the end of August 2010 with all troops gone bythe end of 2011. The 4,000 British troops due to leave arethe last British soldiers in Iraq. There are currently about 135,000 U.S. troops in Iraq.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/642210