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Iraq to decide on U.S. troop presence

Iraqi leaders aim to decide within two weeks whether American troops should stay in the country past the end of the year, Iraq's president announced.

 

Obama: 'It is time to turn the page' on Iraq war

Obama: 'It is time to turn the page' on Iraq war

He says the U.S. "has paid a huge price" to give Iraqis the chance to shape their future - a price that now includes more than 4,400 U.S. dead.

 

Biden visits Iraq as troops withdraw

Biden visits Iraq as troops withdraw

Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq on Monday as U.S. troops prepared to end combat operations on Tuesday.

 

Iraq goes on highest alert for terror attacks

Iraq goes on highest alert for terror attacks

Iraq's prime minister put his nation on its highest level of alert for terror attacks, warning of plots to sow fear and chaos as the U.S. combat ...

 

Obama says Iraq war is ending, his promise is kept

Obama says Iraq war is ending, his promise is kept

President Barack Obama said on Saturday Iraq could "chart its own course" and told Americans the drawdown of U.S. troops helped fulfill a promise he made during the 2008 presidential campaign.

 

Obama to make Oval Office address about Iraq Tuesday

President Barack Obama will address the American public from the White House Oval Office on Tuesday about the U.S. troop drawdown in Iraq, the White House said.

 

U.S. pullout from Iraq a mountainous challenge

U.S. pullout from Iraq a mountainous challenge

For months now First Lieutenant Sidney Leslie's mind has not been on protecting U.S. military convoys in Iraq from bomb and insurgent attacks but on packing up, loading trucks and going home to Bedford, Virginia.

 

Last U.S. combat troops leaving Iraq: report

Last U.S. combat troops leaving Iraq: report

The last U.S. combat troops are leaving Iraq in a convoy to Kuwait, more than seven years after a U.S.-led invasion toppled Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, NBC News reported on Wednesday.

 

Obama to Reaffirm Iraq Withdrawal Is ‘On Schedule’

Obama to Reaffirm Iraq Withdrawal Is ‘On Schedule’

Nearly two years after he won the White House promising to end the war in Iraq, President Obama on Monday plans to mark the formal end of the combat mission there.

 

Odierno: Iraq Withdrawal 'on Target'

Odierno: Iraq Withdrawal 'on Target'

Top U.S. general in Iraq says all combat troops will be out of Iraq by September, skirts questions about departure.

 

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