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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - The Dominican Republic might follow Spain and Honduras in pulling its troops out of Iraq early despite a one-year commitment to the U.S.-led military force, the president said Tuesday.

President Hipolito Mejia's announcement came just two days after he pledged to keep the Caribbean country's 302 troops in place through July, as promised.

The Dominicans have been serving with 370 Honduran troops under a Spanish-led brigade policing Iraq's al-Qadisiya and Najaf provinces since August.
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