President Obama again promised to remove all American combat troops from Iraq by the end of August.

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Britain has promised to send an additional 500 troops to Afghanistan, bringing its force total to 9,500,second only to the United States.

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He said British troops would stay on in Afghanistan for the time being, but promised increased emphasis on training the Afghan military and police to take over responsibility for security.

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But he, too, is short of people: by this week, just over half the 55, 000 troops promised had arrived.

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The African contingent is expected to be bolstered to 7, 900, including 2, 200 troops promised by Chad, AP news agency quotes a Nigerian military official, Col Shehu Usman Abdulkadir, as saying.

BBC: Mali crisis: French-led troops 'surround Timbuktu'

But those countries that have promised troops are still holding off on a firm commitment.

NPR: U.N. Troop Plan Slow to Materialize