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Troops exit Iraq cities, fan into countryside
Baghdad :: Iraq | 5 months ago
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Tuesday's deadline for American troops to leave Iraqi cities gives U.S. commanders a new focus: securing rural areas that they say insurgents are using as hide-outs to plan attacks...Stephen Lanza, the U.S. military spokesman in Iraq, said the aim is...
Tags: Iraqi, Baghdad, U.S, Nouri al-Maliki, iraqis city, Mosul, minister nouri, car bomb, combat troops, prime minister
Roadside bomb kills five policemen in Iraq
Baghdad :: Iraq | 5 months ago
Credibility A string of attacks has cast doubt on the ability of Iraqi forces to keep the lid on a stubborn insurgency after US combat troops withdraw from towns and cities at the end of this month. Police in Falluja in Anbar province, once the heartland of the rebellion...
Tags: Iraqi, Baghdad, combat troops, central baghdad, iraqis city, iraqis security, American, bomb killing
Iraq braced for sectarian conflict
Baghdad :: Iraq | 5 months ago
Credibility Iraqi government officials worry the assassination of an influential Sunni leader may stoke sectarian violence as U.S. combat forces diminish their presence. A gunman hid himself inside al-Shawaf mosque in Baghdad while Hareth al-Ubaidi, the leader of...
Tags: Iraqi, U.S, Baghdad, Ray Odierno, commuter bus, Kut, combat troops, Al Qaeda
Australia to end role in Iraq
Baghdad :: Iraq | 6 months ago
Credibility During those six years, two Australian soldiers died, though not in combat or on operational duty. The start of the war was a much bigger occasion, with then prime minister John Howard informing the nation of his decision in a televised address...Since...
Iraq says committed to US withdrawal timetable
Baghdad :: Iraq | 7 months ago
Credibility Iraq on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to a June 30 deadline for the withdrawal of US forces from all cities and towns and their complete pullout from Iraq by the end of 2011. "The Iraqi government is committed to the dates for the agreed-upon withdrawal...
Tags: Iraqi, Iraq Rules, U.S, Baghdad, government spokesman, iraqis government, Ali al-Dabbagh, combat troops, spokesman ali
Obama unveils Iraq pullout plan
Baghdad :: Iraq | 9 months ago
Credibility The president announced that 35,000 to 50,000 troops will stay in the country as late as Dec...Obama pledged a "strong political, diplomatic, and civilian effort" to "help lay a foundation for lasting peace and security." But the president, who made what...
Tags: Iraqi, Barack Obama, Mr Obama, presidency barack, Afghanistan, U.S, pullout plan, combat troops
Obama administration working on Iraq exit
Baghdad :: Iraq | 10 months ago
Credibility During his presidential campaign for the presidency, Obama promised a 16-month timetable for withdrawing US combat troops from Iraq...Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff did not mention if they supported the 16-month timeline. On Wednesday,...
Tags: obama, obama administration, Iraq, Barack Obama, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Robert Gates, combat troops
Democrats plan breaking deficit discipline promise again
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Democrats are finding more excuses to ignore the promise they made when they took over Congress that they wouldn't pass laws increasing the budget deficit. Now they're willing to do it again for a $13 billion extension of unemployment aid and a doubling...
Tags: House Democratic, Iraq, House of Representatives, house democrats, Afghanistan, combat troops, democrats aides, pass legislation, education benefits, house plan
Babacan: We will soon decide whether to send combat troops to Afghanistan
Kabul :: Afghanistan | about 1 year ago
Credibility Turkey has also been carrying out a fight against terrorism for years. We will soon make our decision public as to whether to send combat troops to Afghanistan," he said. Spanta, on the other hand, has never called on Turkey to send combat troops to
Tags: Ali Babacan, Turkey, Afghanistan, combat troops, send combat, Rangin Spanta, foreign minister, Rengin Spanta, press conference, Rangin Dadfar Spanta
Australia's job in southern Iraq completed, says military chief
Canberra :: Australia | about 1 year ago
Credibility Australian troops in southern Iraq have completed their mission, clearing the way for them to return home mid-year, the country's military chief said on Wednesday. Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston said the pullout would likely have occurred even
Tags: Iraqi, Australia, Angus Houston, southern iraq, air chief, chief marshal, marshal angus, combat troops, Senate, military chief
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