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08 31st, 2010| 
AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates conceded Tuesday it was too early for victory parades in Iraq as the US ends its combat mission in the war-torn country. Read the rest of this entry »
Aug
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AFP – Iran has dismissed as “unacceptable” the continued deployment of American troops in Iraq as US President Barack Obama was to announce on Tuesday the end of combat operations in the country. Read the rest of this entry »
Aug
31
AP – Hours before he addressed the nation on the end of the U.S. combat role in Iraq, President Barack Obama flew to a Texas Army base to thank troops for their sacrifice in the long and unpopular war. Read the rest of this entry »
Aug
31
AFP – President Barack Obama Tuesday was marking the symbolic end of US combat operations in Iraq, seven years after the 2003 US-led invasion he opposed, with the country still far from stabilized. Read the rest of this entry »
Aug
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AFP – President Barack Obama said Tuesday his speech marking the end of US combat operations in Iraq would not be a victory lap, as Iraqi leaders vowed their forces could defend the country. Read the rest of this entry »
Aug
31
AFP – The Sunni Arab militiamen who sided with American soldiers against Al-Qaeda during Iraq’s brutal insurgency fear the exit of thousands of US troops will herald a surge in bloody revenge attacks against them. Read the rest of this entry »
Aug
31
AFP – US President Barack Obama in a YouTube message on Friday thanked US troops back from Iraq for their “dedication” and “courage” that “has made America safer.” Read the rest of this entry »
Aug
31
AFP – While some Iraqis cannot wait for US troops to leave their country, Qahtan Karim wants them to stay for a simple reason — they provide him with a thriving business. Read the rest of this entry »