Koreans end medical services ahead of withdrawal

ARBIL / IraqiNews.com: The commander of South Korean troops in Iraq on Wednesday said that they have closed their hospital in Kurdistan in preparation for their departure from the country. “Al-Zaytun Hospital’s employees have performed their duty in providing medical services for citizens….,” the South Korean commander told IraqiNews.com. Earlier today, a spokesperson for the South Korean Ministry of Defense, Won Tae-Jae, said that his country will withdraw its remaining troops from Iraq by December 20, ending the deployment of what was once the third largest foreign force in the war-torn country In 2004, Seoul sent 3,600 troops to Iraq to take part in military operations in the aftermath of the collapse of the former Iraqi regime. The forces were centered in Iraq’s Kurdistan region. SS (P)/SR 1