TANK TALKU.S. Army Pfc. Patrick Camp, left, and Spc. Thomas Garrard relax as they wait, Nov. 3, 2009, to convoy M1 Abrams tanks through the night from Contingency Operating Base Speicher to Forward Operating Base Taji, Iraq. Both are truck drivers assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's 2025th Transportation Company, 15th Sustainment Brigade. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Steven King
US Military Presence In Iraq Beyond 2011 'Almost Certain' -- Jerusalem Post
Iraq is still very dependent on US for military expertise and equipment amid sectarian tensions; approximately 10,000 troops may remain.
The US will probably keep thousands of soldiers in Iraq beyond the official departure date of end 2011, despite US President Barack Obama's official announcement last week marking the end of the US combat mission, AFP reported Sunday.
American officials, speaking off the record, said that extension will likely happen as a result of the need to aid Iraq's military amid sectarian tensions.
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Sunni and Shiite Iraqi Journalists Talk About War -- New York Times
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