Jun 20

US hands over Sadr City base to Iraq<br /> (AFP)<br />

AFP - The US army handed over a base in the Baghdad neighbourhood of Sadr City, once a bastion for anti-US insurgents, to Iraqi forces on Saturday as the deadline nears for its pullout from Iraq’s cities.

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Jun 20

Alcohol abuse on rise among US soldiers: reports<br /> (AFP)<br />

AFP - Nearly twice as many US army soldiers today compared to six years ago are either alcoholic or engage in damaging behavior such as binge drinking, according to army statistics.

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