Coalition in Iraq continues to dwindle

quote[The U.S.-led multinational force in
Iraq is losing troops from two of its most important allies — Italy and
South Korea — and up to a half dozen other members could draw down their forces or pull out entirely by year's end.

The withdrawals are complicating America's effort to begin extracting itself from the country, where a fresh onslaught of deadly attacks on coalition forces is testing the resolve of key partners such as Britain and Poland.]