Friday, December 2, 2011

13, 000 US Troops Now Remain In Iraq



Iraq Celebrates Departure Of American Troops -- Xinhuanet

BEIJING, Dec. 2 (Xinhuanet) -- Top Iraqi and US leaders have attended a special ceremony in Baghdad, to mark an important moment in the withdrawal of the US troops from the war-torn country.

Iraq will soon be only a memory for many US soldiers, as they carry out preparations ahead of a final withdrawal by the year’s end.

On Thursday, leaders from the two nations attended a ceremony at Camp Victory, one of the last American bases in Baghdad. Iraqi President Jalal Talabani vowed that Iraq will adhere to the agreements signed with the United States.

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More News On The U.S. Withdrawal From Iraq

Anxious Iraq braces for violence as U.S. leaves -- CBS
US soldiers see Iraq convoys safe to Kuwait -- Mysinchew
Camp Victory, emptied of U.S. troops, is handed to Iraqi government -- Washington Post
Iraq: Last Day at Camp Victory -- ABC News
US hands over main base in Iraq -- Al Jazeera
Turf Battle Forms Over Hussein's Palaces -- Wall Street Journal
Farewell to arms for Americans in Iraq -- Fawaz Turki, Gulf News

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