http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/03/16/international1249EST6577.DTLHonduras says it will follow Spain's lead, withdraw troops from Iraq in June; El Salvador to stay put
Honduras plans to follow Spain's lead and withdraw 370 troops from a Spanish-led humanitarian and peacekeeping brigade in June, Defense Secretary Federico Breve said Tuesday.
The decision marked an about-face from the day before, when President Ricardo Maduro said he would not pull his soldiers from Iraq.
Tuesday's announcement "coincides with the decision of the prime minister-elect of the Spanish government," Breve said.
Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, the socialist candidate who won Spain's elections Sunday, has called the Iraq invasion an error, and said he would recall Spanish troops from Iraq by June 30 unless the United Nations assumes control of multinational military operations there.
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