Mar 3

Pentagon insists US drawdown in Iraq on track<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - The Pentagon insisted on Wednesday plans for the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq were on track, despite a report that the US commander there wants to slow the pace of the drawdown.

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Mar 2

Army awards lucrative Iraq support contract to KBR<br />
    (AP)<br />

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Feb 18

US troops in Iraq below 100,000 for first time since 2003<br />
    (AFP)<br />

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Feb 17

US troops in Iraq below 100,000 for first time since 2003<br />
    (AFP)<br />

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Feb 16

US troops at lowest level since Iraq invasion<br />
    (AP)<br />

AP - The number of American soldiers in Iraq has dropped below 100,000 for the first time since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion in a clear signal the U.S. is wrapping up its nearly seven-year war to meet a deadline for leaving the country, the U.S. military said Tuesday.

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Feb 1

Afghan, Iraq wars shape Pentagon budget, US strategy<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - The Obama administration plans to unveil a defense budget on Monday that pours billions into drones, helicopters and special forces, reflecting a focus on fighting Islamist extremists rather than conventional armies.

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Feb 1

Afghan, Iraq wars shape Pentagon budget, US strategy<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - The Obama administration plans to unveil a defense budget on Monday that pours billions into drones, helicopters and special forces, reflecting a focus on fighting Islamist extremists rather than conventional armies.

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Jan 24

US Marines leave former Al-Qaeda hotspot in western Iraq<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - US Marines left the Sunni-dominated western province of Anbar on Saturday after almost seven years of operations in what was once Iraq’s epicentre of Al-Qaeda activity and insurgent violence.

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Jan 23

US Marines leave former Al-Qaeda hotspot in western Iraq<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - US Marines left the Sunni-dominated western province of Anbar on Saturday after almost seven years of operations in what was once Iraq’s epicentre of Al-Qaeda activity and insurgent violence.

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Jan 2

Petraeus hails progress as US transforms Iraq command<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - Top US General David Petraeus hailed progress in Iraq at a ceremony on Friday to rename the military command of US forces here, the only troops still deployed in the country.

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