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Iraq Security Deal Has US Troops Out of Cities By July

Legal immunity remains sticking point in pact yet to be approved by either side

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(Newser) – Negotiators for the US and Iraq have completed a draft security agreement that plans to have US forces out of Iraqi cities by June 30, and out of the country completely by the end of 2011, the AP reports. Negotiators also reached accord on the contentious issue of legal immunity for US troops, but the prime minister’s office is said to have objections—and neither side has signed off officially.

US soldiers walk past as a displaced Iraqi family return to their home in the Jihad area of west Baghdad yesterday.
US soldiers walk past as a displaced Iraqi family return to their home in the Jihad area of west Baghdad yesterday.   (AP Photo)
A US army soldier patrols a street on the outskirts of Baqouba, the capital of Iraq's Diyala province.
A US army soldier patrols a street on the outskirts of Baqouba, the capital of Iraq's Diyala province.   (AP Photo)
A man passes by US army soldiers as they patrol a street on the outskirts of Baqouba, the capital of Iraq's Diyala province.
A man passes by US army soldiers as they patrol a street on the outskirts of Baqouba, the capital of Iraq's Diyala province.   (AP Photo)
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