Abuja, Ramadan 9, 1434, Jul 18, 2013, SPA -- Nigeria said on Thursday it was withdrawing some of its peacekeepers stationed in Mali, dpa reported. The Nigerian government did not give reasons for its decision, but the head of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Ivorian Coast President Alassane Ouattara, confirmed it during an ECOWAS summit in the Nigerian capital, Abuja. "I received a letter from the president (Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria). It's because of the domestic situation in Nigeria. They are not withdrawing everyone. They are withdrawing part of the troops," Ouattara told journalists. -- SPA 22:56 LOCAL TIME 19:56 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1130565