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Friday, 5 September 2008
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U.S. troops may quit Baghdad "by July"
U.S. combat troops could be pulled out of Baghdad within 10 months because of declining violence in the Iraqi capital, General David Petraeus, U.S. commander in Iraq, said in an interview published on Thursday.
04 Sep 2008 |
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U.S. sought troop presence to 2015
The United States asked Iraq for permission to maintain a troop presence there to 2015, but U.S. and Iraqi negotiators agreed to limit their authorisation to 2011, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said.
27 Aug 2008 |
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Iraq PM sees U.S. troops withdrawal by 2011
Iraq and the United States have agreed that all U.S. troops will leave by the end of 2011, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Monday, but Washington said no final deal had been reached.
26 Aug 2008 |
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Iraq wants U.S. troops deal to expire
Iraq wants an agreement authorising the continued presence of U.S. troops on its soil to expire in three years, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said on Friday.
23 Aug 2008 |
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UK on track for more Iraq troop cuts in 2009
Britain is on target to further reduce troops in Iraq next year as security in the southern oil hub of Basra steadily improves, the recently departed commander of British forces there said.
15 Aug 2008 |
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Iraq's female bombers rise as Qaeda's men fall
In a video sold in Baghdad's souks, a group of women draped in cartridge belts and clutching pistols and rifles explained why they had taken up arms against the U.S. military in Iraq.
06 Aug 2008 |
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Tight security in Baghdad for Shi'ite pilgrimage
The Iraqi capital was under a vehicle curfew for the peak of a Shi'ite pilgrimage on Tuesday, a day after three female suicide bombers killed 28 people among crowds walking to a revered shrine.
29 Jul 2008 |
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Obama visits Iraq and focuses on U.S. troop levels
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama met Iraqi leaders and U.S. military commanders in Baghdad on Monday in a visit overshadowed by the question of when U.S. troops should go home.
22 Jul 2008 |
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