By TANALEE SMITH, Associated Press Writer
SYDNEY, Australia - Australian troops have ended combat operations in Iraq, a Defense Department official said Saturday.
The Australian flag was lowered in a ceremony Sunday with the 550 troops at a base in the southern Iraq city of Talil. The official spoke on condition of anonymity as required by the Defense Department.
The move fulfills a campaign promise of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who was elected last November, to bring the troops home by the middle of this year.
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