Sep 1

US forces officially begin new Iraq mission: Biden<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - US Vice President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that American forces had begun a new mission in Iraq, a day after the US combat role in the war-torn country officially came to an end.

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Sep 1

Iraq pullout unlikely to push down war spending<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - Battered by a savage economic recession, many Americans — not just supporters of President Barack Obama — hope his decision to end combat operations in Iraq will also end the vast economic cost of the war.

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Sep 1

US spies worry about Iraq's political deadlock<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - US spy agencies view political stalemate in Iraq as the biggest threat to security in Iraq as the American military scales back its mission in the country, a senior official said on Tuesday.

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Sep 1

As troops withdraw, US spying scaled back in Iraq: official<br />
    (AFP)<br />
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Sep 1

Obama declares an end to Iraq combat mission<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - US President Barack Obama formally declared an end to America’s seven-year combat mission in Iraq, saying it was time to turn the page on a war which has cost thousands of Iraqi and US lives.

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