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New Challenge for US in
Iraq: Pulling Out

Military faces mammoth task hauling equipment out of Iraq as withdrawal gathers pace

Oct 9, 09 6:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - American forces in Iraq have devoted a full sixth of their manpower to a task one commander compares to moving the entire population of Alaska across the world—with all their stuff. The military, in the biggest movement of personnel and material in over 40 years, is dismantling some 300... More »

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Iraq • US military • troop withdrawal • military bases • Iraq war

No Afghanistan Withdrawal, Obama Tells Lawmakers

But still undecided
on proposed buildup

Oct 6, 09 8:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama won’t commit to sending more troops to Afghanistan, but neither will he withdraw any, he told congressional leaders in a White House meeting today that included a sharp exchange between the president and Republican Sen. John McCain. Obama wanted to “dispense with the straw man argument... More »

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John McCain • troop surge • White House • troop withdrawal • congressional Democrats • Afghanistan war • President Obama • meeting • Congressional Republicans

 In Wanat, US Learns Value, 
 Pain of Retreat 

In Waygal Valley, leaving has helped the cause.

Oct 6, 09 8:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Days after the bloody battle that has come to be called the "Black Hawk Down" of Afghanistan, US troops left the the isolated Afghan village of Wanat. Fourteen months later, they haven’t returned, giving the Taliban free reign in the Waygal Valley—but the retreat is starting to... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • US military • troop withdrawal • Wanat • Korengal Valley

White House Braces for Anti-War Push From Left

Administration fears liberal call for pullout

Sep 1, 09 11:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Administration officials are concerned that pressure from the left could drive the Afghanistan war effort off the rails early, Politico reports. Rising casualties, along with doubts about strategy and the recent election, are raising fears the White House could be denied a chance to show concrete progress in the country.... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • White House • troop withdrawal • pullout • liberal • Afghanistan war • Obama administration

(AP) - Bombs exploded near five Shiite mosques in Baghdad today, killing at least 29 people, according to Iraqi police and hospital officials. The bombings, apparently part of a coordinated attack that targeted worshipers leaving Friday prayers, shattered a period of relative calm in the Iraqi capital. The deaths raised to at... More »

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Shiite • Baghdad • Sunni militants • Iraq pullout • troop withdrawal • mosque • Iraq war

Gates Makes
Surprise Visit to Iraq


Jul 28, 09 3:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has landed in Iraq for a surprise visit, the AP reports. He'll meet with troops stationed at a command post in southern Iraq who are largely serving as advisers. He's also expected to see Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and visit the restive Kurdish region.... More »

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Iraq • Robert Gates • Nouri al-Maliki • Kurds • US troops • troop withdrawal • Iraq exit strategy

 Iraq Pullout on Target: 
 Obama, Maliki 

Obama plays down Iraqi limits on US forces as 'differences in strategy'

Jul 22, 09 4:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama met with Nouri al-Maliki today and vowed to keep to his timetable that has all US forces out of Iraq by 2011, the Washington Post reports. The Iraqi prime minister said that his country’s security forces are now “highly capable” of handling the threat posed by... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • Nouri al-Maliki • troop withdrawal • prime minister • Iraq war • Obama administration • President Obama

(AP) - Four US soldiers were killed in combat shortly before the American military completed a withdrawal from Iraq's cities last night. But prime minister Nouri al-Maliki assured Iraqis in a televised address today that government forces are in control: "Those who think that Iraqis are not able to protect their... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • United States • US military • troop withdrawal • attack • Iraq exit strategy

(AP) - Bombings and shootings killed more than 30 people across Iraq today, including high school students on their way to final exams, in a new round of violence ahead of next week's deadline for US troops to withdraw from urban areas. The attacks came two days after the year's deadliest strike,... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • violence • bombing • troop withdrawal • shooting

 Iraqis Applaud US Exit, 
 but Fears Linger 

US troops quit Iraqi cities June 30; some see economic boon

Jun 21, 09 1:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Many Iraqis are looking forward to the departure of US troops from the country’s cities June 30—but what that means for security remains to be seen, Reuters reports. “Anyone who wants to fight them can go there and attack their bases without harming civilians,” says one... More »

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Iraq • Iraq pullout • US troops • troop withdrawal • Mosul • cities • Iraq war

updated

 Suicide Bomb Kills 50 in Iraq 

Blast at Shia mosque occurs hours after PM's warning

Jun 20, 09 10:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least 50 people were killed in Iraq today when a truck bomb detonated near a crowd of worshipers leaving a Shiite mosque near Kirkuk, Reuters reports. The bombing occurred only hours after Nouri al-Maliki warned the country that terrorist violence may increase as the planned June 30 withdrawal of... More »

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Iraq • terrorism • sectarian violence • Shiite • Nouri al-Maliki • US military • suicide bombing • troop withdrawal • al-Qaeda

 Car Bomb Kills 15 in Iraq 

Explosion in country's south ahead of US withdrawal

Jun 10, 09 5:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - A car bomb exploded in the middle of a market district in a Shiite neighborhood of southern Iraq today, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens of others. The explosion occurred in the town of Bathaa, the scene of fierce battles between Shiite militia factions that had been relatively... More »

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(Newser) - The imminent withdrawal of US troops and the lack of funds to keep Sunni Awakening members on the payroll has led to rising violence there, the Wall Street Journal reports. The steep decline in oil revenues has left the Iraqi government broke, and former insurgents hired by the US... More »

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Baghdad • troop surge • US military • troop withdrawal • Awakening Councils • Iraqi militias • Iraq war • Sunni Awakening • oil revenue

 Fear Returns to Baghdad 


May 2, 09 4:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - The recent spate of violence in Iraq may pale in comparison to the relentless suicide bombings of 2006, but Baghdad is beginning to hunker down in fear again, the Los Angeles Times reports. Residents are curtailing their public activities, checking in with each other more often to make sure family... More »

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Iraq • sectarian violence • Shiite • Baghdad • US military • suicide bombing • troop withdrawal • Iraq Civil War • casualties


 73 Killed 
 in Iraq 
 Suicide 
 Bombings 

Pair of attacks are part of recent spate

Apr 23, 09 8:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - A suicide bombing in Baghdad today killed at least 28 people and wounded 50 as police handed out relief packages, the Guardian reports. At least five children and 13 police officers were killed in the attack, police said. Meanwhile, an attack in northeast Iraq killed 45, the BBC reports. Attacks... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • suicide bombing • troop withdrawal • Iraq police • Iraq war

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 US Troops Will Exit 
 Iraq by 2011: Odierno 

Coburn praises Obama; Mexican envoy sounds off at NRA

Apr 12, 09 12:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - The top US commander in Iraq said American combat troops may overstay a June 30 deadline calling for their withdrawal from some Iraqi cities, but will likely exit the country entirely as scheduled by 2011. “I think I feel comfortable with that timeline,” said Gen. Ray Odierno, who... More »

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General: Al-Qaeda Threatens Iraq Withdrawal Deadline

Troops may stay in Mosul, Baqubah beyond June 30

Apr 10, 09 1:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US may have to ignore the June 30 deadline for US troops to pull out of Iraqi cities if al-Qaeda is to be defeated, America's top commander in Iraq tells the Times of London. Gen. Ray Odierno believes the military can stick to most of the withdrawal timetable, but... More »

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US military • troop withdrawal • Mosul • Baqubah • Iraq war • Status of Forces Agreement • Gen. Ray Odierno

analysis

 Troops See 'Endgame' in Iraq 

Trials still ahead, but future looks bright

Mar 7, 09 11:35 AM CST
(Newser) - As the sixth anniversary of the war in Iraq draws near, a US captain sums up the state of American affairs to Steven Lee Myers of the New York Times: "We're in the endgame now." Though most troops won't be home until 2010, the war is effectively over... More »

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(Newser) - President Obama plans to withdraw most US troops from Iraq by August 2010, the AP reports. Insiders say a training force of 30,000 to 50,000 will remain but will be largely evacuated by December 2011, when the security pact between the US and Iraq expires. The US has... More »

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analysis

 Iraq Vote Marks 
 Fading US Power 

Iraqis taking over

Feb 1, 09 7:26 AM CST
(Newser) - As Iraqis headed to the polls yesterday, it was clear that American sway over the country is fading fast, the New York Times reports. Some 140,000 US troops remain in the country, but their presence is far less visible, and Iraqis have made bold strides in setting a firm... More »

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Iraq • Iraq pullout • US military • troop withdrawal • Iraq war • military presence

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