US begins flying Georgian troops home from Iraq
By KIM GAMEL – 16 minutes ago

BAGHDAD (AP) — A senior U.S. military official says the Americans have begun flying Georgian troops home from Iraq after they requested help with transportation.

Georgia has called its 2,000 troops home from Iraq to help in the fighting against Russia in the breakaway province of South Ossetia and asked the U.S. military to help transport them.

The official says that the U.S. military has agreed to their request and “some flights have already begun.”

The official spoke on condition of anonymity Sunday because he was releasing the information ahead of a formal announcement.