'iraq Day' Marks Deadline For U.s. Withdrawal

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Sat, 12/31/2011 - 8:50am

TV stations aligned with Sunni and Shiite extremist groups, many of whom attacked U.S. troops, have dubbed it the "Day of Defeating the Occupier."

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