While the withdrawal is a blow for the international coalition in Iraq, it affects only 51 peacekeepers and made no mention of any further action on the 4,000 or so Filipino contract workers there who are much more crucial to Washington and would be difficult to replace.
Sun, Jul 11, 2004 - Page 7 News List
Insurgents target gas pipeline near Kirkuk
SMALL PULLOUT The Philippines announced it would withdraw its 51-member peacekeeping unit as it waited to hear the fate of a Filipino truck driver being held hostage
AFP AND AP , KIRKUK, IRAQ AND MANILA
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