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US To Send Home Thousands More Troops From Iraq

AP | LARA JAKES | Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The top general in Iraq is sending home 4,000 more U.S. troops by the end of October as the American military winds down the six-ye...

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Ex-US Soldier Gets 5 Life Sentences For Iraqi Deaths

AP | BRETT BARROUQUERE | Posted 10.20.2009 | World

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PADUCAH, Ky. — A former soldier received five consecutive life sentences Friday for his role in the rape and murder of an Iraqi teenager and the...

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Gates: Some US Troops May Be Leaving Iraq Early

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 08.29.2009 | World

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ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT — A combat brigade of 5,000 American troops may be brought home early from Iraq if the trend of reduced violence...

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Gates In Iraq: "Nobody's The Boss Or The Occupier"

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 08.28.2009 | World

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TALIL, Iraq — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates got a firsthand look Tuesday at the future of the U.S. military mission in southern Iraq. Gat...

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Obama: Iraq Will See "Tough Days Ahead," But Pullout On Schedule

AP | STEVEN R. HURST | Posted 08.22.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said he pressed Iraq's prime minister on Wednesday to make room in his government and security forces for al...

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Iraq Imposes Strict New Restrictions On U.S. Forces. Commanders Concerned

Washington Post | Ernesto Londoño and Karen DeYoung | Posted 08.18.2009 | World

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The Iraqi government has moved to sharply restrict the movement and activities of U.S. forces in a new reading of a six-month-old U.S.-Iraqi security ...

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Kirkuk Bomb Kills Dozens As Iraq Celebrates US Troop Withdrawal

AP | HAMZA HENDAWI | Posted 07.31.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — Not a single American soldier was in sight. Gone, too, were the American helicopters whose buzz has for years defined Baghdad's backgr...

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Iraq Withdrawal Is Mostly Done One Day Ahead Of Schedule

msn.com | Posted 07.30.2009 | World

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Pentagon and military officials report that the withdrawal of most U.S. military forces from Iraq's major cities has been completed a day ahead of tom...

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Iraqi Forces Assume Control Over Cities From US Troops (SLIDESHOW)

AP | KIM GAMEL and PATRICK QUINN | Posted 07.30.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD -- (AP) Iraqi forces assumed formal control of Baghdad and other cities Tuesday after American troops handed over security in urban areas in a...

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Bombs Hit Baghdad, Killing More Than 30 Ahead Of US Pullout

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 07.23.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — Bombings and shootings killed more than 30 people across Iraq on Monday, including high school students on their way to final exams, p...

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Iraq Prepares For U.S. Troop Withdrawal

Independent | Patrick Cockburn in Baghdad | Posted 07.15.2009 | World

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There are few American patrols on the streets of Baghdad and soon there will be none. In just over two weeks, on 30 June, US military forces will with...

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Bathaa: Car Bomb Kills Dozens In Shiite Area In Iraq

AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 07.11.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — A car bomb blew up Wednesday in a packed outdoor food market in one of the most peaceful areas of Iraq's Shiite south, killing about 3...

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US: Insurgents Using Teens To Stage Iraq Attacks

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 07.07.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — Teenagers armed with grenades and suicide vests are the latest recruits for Sunni insurgents trying to find new ways to outwit heighte...

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US, Iraqis Redraw City Borders To Meet June Deadline

csmonitor.com | Jane Arraf | Posted 07.02.2009 | World

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Baghdad - On a map of Baghdad, the US Army's Forward Operating Base Falcon is clearly within city limits. Except that Iraqi and American military o...

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Top Iraq General: One-Fifth Of US Troops To Stay Longer In Iraq

New York Times | ELISABETH BUMILLER | Posted 06.09.2009 | Politics

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The top American general in Iraq said Friday that one-fifth of American combat troops would stay behind in Iraqi cities even after the June 30 deadlin...

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3 US Troops Killed In Iraq: Military

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 06.01.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — The U.S. death toll for April rose to 18, the military said Friday, making it the deadliest in seven months for American forces in Ira...

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Iraq: Deadly U.S. Raid Violated Agreement

McClatchy | Corinne Reilly and Hussein Kadhim | Posted 05.28.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD -- An early morning U.S. raid that left two Iraqis dead was launched without Iraq's permission, a serious violation of the rules that are supp...

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US: Iraq Attacks At Lowest Levels Since 2003

AP | DAVID RISING | Posted 04.25.2009 | World

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CAMP STRIKER, Iraq — Attacks on Iraqi security forces have increased in an area south of Baghdad where the Iraqis are in control, even as violen...

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Iraqi Resistance Infighting

Fay Ferguson | Posted 04.12.2009 | World

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The Supreme Command of Jihad and Liberation were due to meet with other groups opposed to US-backed prime minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki to discuss plans for governance after US troops leave.

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Where is Mohammed al-Daini? [Updated]

Dal LaMagna | Posted 04.06.2009 | World

The U.S. may be leaving Iraq, but we should not be abandoning the Iraqi people. Particularly those who have put their lives on the line to rebuild their country in peace.

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What Obama's Iraq Speech Means for American Foreign Policy

Ilan Goldenberg | Posted 04.02.2009 | World

It's not all about Iraq. It is about America's interests around the globe and the costs and benefits of pursuing different strategies.

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Democrats Should Support Obama's Troop Plan

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 03.30.2009 | Politics

If Iraq remains or becomes even more stable in 2010, then Obama will almost surely draw down troops even more quickly than he's currently announcing.

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Obama Bringing Troops Home: Are We Ready to Welcome Them?

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 03.30.2009 | Politics

Whether it is 16 months or 19 months or 23 months, whether the residual force is 10,000 or 50,000 troops, the president's new plan will create a surge of new veterans coming home in 2009 and 2010. We need to be ready.

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On the Right Path, Finally, in Iraq

Jon Soltz | Posted 03.30.2009 | World

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If President Obama does continue to draw down, we will be more secure, and our military will now have a chance to repair the damage done to it by the previous administration.

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3,000 US Troops Deploy Near Afghan Capital: NATO

AP | FISNIK ABRASHI | Posted 02.27.2009 | World

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KABUL, Afghanistan — Thousands of U.S. troops originally destined for Iraq have deployed south of Afghanistan's capital in the first illustratio...

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