US President Barack ObamaBarack Obama says US troops have withdrawn from Iraq's towns and cities on schedule, but he warned of "difficult days" ahead. Mr Obama described Tuesday's...
The top US commander in Iraq says that Iraqi security forces are ready to take over responsibility for security in the cities Tuesday. "The continued improvement in overall stability and security makes this the right time for us to turn ...
The troop withdrawal is expected to end by August 2010, with each and every soldier back in the United States. The handover to Iraqi security forces is just one step for President Obama's troop withdrawal initiative. ...
Midnight's handover to Iraqi forces filled many citizens with pride but also trepidation that government forces are not ready and that violence will rise. Shiites fear more bombings by Sunni militants; Sunnis fear that the Shiite-dominated ..... In
I think the Iraqi forces can do most of the job. People have to realize that Iraq is a different place then the previous times the U.S. tried to hand over responsibility to them. In most of southern Iraq for example there are hardly any .... The
Today marks the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraqi urban areas, the result of a deadline contained in the Status of Forces Agreement (SoFA) that the Bush administration negotiated and the Obama administration embraced. .... Six years after
Iraq marked the day with an overnight display of fireworks, while thousands attended a party in a park where singers performed patriotic songs. The midnight handover to Iraqi forces filled many citizens with pride but also trepidation ... If the
The withdrawal, required under a U.S.-Iraqi security pact, marks the first major step toward withdrawing all American forces from the country by Dec. 31, 2011. Obama has said all combat troops will be gone by the end of August 2010. ... And a major
The puppet government in Iraq has named June 30th "National Sovereignty Day." This is US-style Hallmark hype and will remain so until every last occupation soldier leaves Iraqi soil. ... While the U.S. has hyped up the "handover" to the Iraqis, it
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