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Obama: 'It is time to turn the page' on Iraq war

Obama: 'It is time to turn the page' on Iraq war

He says the U.S. "has paid a huge price" to give Iraqis the chance to shape their future - a price that now includes more than 4,400 U.S. dead.

 

Iraq goes on highest alert for terror attacks

Iraq goes on highest alert for terror attacks

Iraq's prime minister put his nation on its highest level of alert for terror attacks, warning of plots to sow fear and chaos as the U.S. combat ...

 

Obama to Reaffirm Iraq Withdrawal Is ‘On Schedule’

Obama to Reaffirm Iraq Withdrawal Is ‘On Schedule’

Nearly two years after he won the White House promising to end the war in Iraq, President Obama on Monday plans to mark the formal end of the combat mission there.

 

US confirms 2 al-Qaida in Iraq leaders killed

US confirms 2 al-Qaida in Iraq leaders killed

The U.S. military confirms the two leaders of al-Qaida in Iraq have been killed in a joint operation with Iraqi forces.

 

Odierno: Iraq Withdrawal 'on Target'

Odierno: Iraq Withdrawal 'on Target'

Top U.S. general in Iraq says all combat troops will be out of Iraq by September, skirts questions about departure.

 

Video Appears to Show U.S. Forces Killing Civilians

Video Appears to Show U.S. Forces Killing Civilians

The investigative organization WikiLeaks on Monday released military video of what it describes as three incidents of an "indiscriminate slaying" by U.S. forces near Baghdad on July 12, 2007.

 

Iraqi parties both claim lead in election

Iraqi parties both claim lead in election

The Iraqi prime minister's coalition and its main secular rival both claimed to be ahead in the vote count Monday, a day after historic parliamentary elections that the top U.S. commander said would let all but 50,000 American troops come home by the end of summer.

 

As Iraq Tallies Vote, U.S. Says Pullout Plans Are ‘on Track’

The top American military commander in Iraq on Monday praised the Iraqi military’s performance during Sunday’s parliamentary election.

 

Iraq may ask some U.S. troops to stay

Iraq may ask some U.S. troops to stay

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki may ask the U.S. to extend deadlines for withdrawing troops, depending on the security situation in Iraq.

 

Military drops pregnancy ban in Iraq

The U.S. military has dropped a controversial rule that called for punishing soldiers in northern Iraq for becoming pregnant or impregnating another soldier.

 

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