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 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

Crocker Cautions Against
Abrupt Iraq Withdrawal

Ambassador cautions that al-Qaeda will take advantage of power vacuum

Jan 22, 09 4:14 PM CST
(Newser) - The US ambassador to Iraq warned today against an abrupt troop withdrawal, saying it would invite foreign fighters, CNN reports. If we “decide suddenly we’re done, they would certainly work to use space that opened up,” Ryan Crocker said of al-Qaeda. Crocker, who will step down shortly,... More »

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Iraq • Ryan Crocker • troop withdrawal • al-Qaeda • ambassador • Obama administration • insurgency • President Obama

(AP) - The last Israeli troops left the Gaza Strip before dawn today, the military said, as Israel dispatched its foreign minister to Europe in a bid to rally international support to end arms smuggling into the Hamas-ruled territory. The timing of the pullout reflected Israeli hopes to defuse the Gaza crisis... More »

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Israel • Middle East • Gaza • Palestine • Europe • Tzipi Livni • troop withdrawal • Israel and Palestinians • Brussels • Arab Israeli conflict

(Newser) - Israel began pulling troops out of the Gaza Strip today after Hamas echoed the call for a ceasefire, the Times of London reports. As troops started leaving, Gazans came out of their homes to survey the damage. Mosque loudspeakers declared "victory," but Palestinians appeared too stunned to... More »

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Gaza • Palestine • Hamas • troop withdrawal • Israel and Palestinians • ceasefire • Arab Israeli conflict • Ban Ki-Moon

ANALYSIS

 Poll Backs Obama's War Plans 

Americans' opinion of Iraq effort most upbeat in 5 years

Dec 16, 08 12:49 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama echoes most Americans’ war views, if not those of his national-security team, a Washington Post-ABC News poll finds. Though 27% fewer Americans are pessimistic about efforts in Iraq compared to 2 years ago, 70% say they want troops withdrawn within 16 months, as Obama has promised. Most—67%—... More »

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Taliban • US troops • troop withdrawal • al-Qaeda • Iraq war • Afghanistan war • opinion polls • President Obama

Bush Makes Surprise Farewell Stop in Baghdad

Will meet leaders, thank troops in mission's 'endgame'

Dec 14, 08 9:28 AM CST
(Newser) - President Bush has arrived in Baghdad on a surprise farewell trip, the BBC reports. A day after Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the US mission in Iraq is in its “endgame,” Bush met with President Jalal Talabani; he’ll meet with other "leaders, thank the troops, and... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • Nouri al-Maliki • David Petraeus • US military • troop withdrawal • Jalal Talabani • George W. Bush • security pact

Mullen Warns Iraq Exit Will Take More Than 2 Years

Joint Chiefs chairman still wants US withdrawal tied to security situation

Nov 18, 08 1:44 AM CST
(Newser) - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is "comfortable" with the new US-Iraq security pact scheduling the start of an American troop pullout next year, but believes some major hurdles still exist, the Washington Post reports. Admiral Michael Mullen cautioned that the US has huge amounts of equipment... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • Iraq pullout • US military • Adm. Mike Mullen • troop withdrawal • Mosul • Iraq war • President Obama

Iraqi Cabinet Backs
US Pullout Pact

Parliament likely to approve plan by month's end

Nov 16, 08 7:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Iraq’s cabinet has approved a long-debated plan to allow US troops to stay in the country until 2011—three years beyond their UN mandate, Reuters reports. Consideration of the pact now moves to parliament, where it will likely pass, an official said. American troops are scheduled to leave Iraqi... More »

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Obama Victory Triggers Positive Shift in Iraq Politics

New optimism signals future cooperation

Nov 7, 08 2:51 AM CST
(Newser) - A wave of optimism in the wake of Barack Obama's victory is causing a shift in Iraqi politics, the New York Times reports. Shiite politicians are signaling that they're more prepared now to sign a new security agreement with the US. They believe Obama will speed the pace of withdrawal,... More »

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Iraq • troop withdrawal • Iraq government • Iraq security • President Obama

Taliban Chief to America: Let's Make a Deal 

Mullah Omar offers US troops safe passage
out of Afghanistan

Sep 30, 08 3:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Taliban boss Mullah Omar has warned that the US will suffer defeat just like the Soviet Union if it fails to withdraw from Afghanistan, Reuters reports. In a message posted on extremist websites, the defiant leader offered American forces "safe passage" out of Afghanistan if officials reconsider their "... More »

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 Russia Pulls Troops
Out of Georgian Port 

Withdrawal follows terms of EU-backed deal

Sep 13, 08 7:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russia is withdrawing troops and vehicles from the Georgian port of Poti and other undisputed areas of the country in accordance with an EU-brokered ceasefire plan, the BBC reports. Trucks left Russian bases established in August, headed toward the breakaway Abkhazia region; troops are likely to remain there and in... More »

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Iraq Troop Levels to Hold Steady Under Bush

But numbers will increase in Afghanistan

Sep 9, 08 6:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Troop levels in Iraq won't change until after George Bush leaves office, the president will announce in a speech today, leaving further withdrawals as an immediate matter for his successor —although Bush will oversee what amounts to a transfer of US troops from Iraq to Afghanistan. The announcement likely... More »

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Pentagon May Prevent Petraeus From Testifying

General's views may not gel with brass' assessment

Sep 4, 08 12:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - When David Petraeus next comes to Washington, he won’t be speaking on Capitol Hill, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Pentagon officials have denied requests for more hearings with the Iraq commander because they’re not sure they’ll agree with his recommendations. Petraeus has been criticized for being too... More »

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Afghanistan • Pentagon • David Petraeus • US military • troop withdrawal • Department of Defense • US Central Command • Iraq exit strategy

US Will Be Out
of Iraq by 2011,
PM Says

Maliki firm on 'fixed date,' though US says deal isn't finalized

Aug 25, 08 11:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US has agreed to a timeline that forces all foreign troops out of Iraq by 2011 as part of a proposed pact, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said today. "There is an agreement actually reached, reached between the two parties on a fixed date, which is the end... More »

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Iraq • Nouri al-Maliki • Condoleezza Rice • US military • troop withdrawal • deal • military agreement • security pact

 Russia Keeps Troops in Poti  


Aug 23, 08 10:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russia says it will continue to patrol the key Black Sea port of Poti despite Western demands that it pull back to pre-conflict positions, Reuters reports. A Russian general said troops will continue "peacekeeping" operations there even though the city falls outside the perimeter agreed upon in the recent... More »

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ANALYSIS

Maturing Iraqi Army Enabled US Troop Deal

2011 withdrawal probable thanks to tougher local forces

Aug 22, 08 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US's preliminary agreement with Iraq to withdraw most combat troops by 2011 would have been unthinkable even a few months ago. Declining levels of violence, a ceasefire with the Mahdi Army, and the about-face of Sunni leaders have all helped, the Wall Street Journal reports, but for the administration,... More »

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Iraq • Mahdi Army • troop withdrawal • Iraq Army • Diyala Province • Iraq war • Iraq exit strategy

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

Aug 20, 08 2:48 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Iraq • Nouri al-Maliki • US military • troop withdrawal • deal • immunity • peace deal

(Newser) - Russian troops took control of the key Georgian port of Poti for about 4 hours today, just one day after it pledged to withdraw from the country, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some 70 Russian troops entered the Black Sea port this morning and detained 20 Georgian coast guard members... More »

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Russia • Georgia • troop withdrawal • port • seizure • ceasefire

Russia 'Already Paid a Price'
for Georgia Invasion: Rice

Secretary says its reputation is 'in tatters'

Aug 17, 08 3:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Condoleezza Rice says Russia has “already paid a price” for its invasion of Georgia, because its “reputation as a potential partner in international institutions—diplomatic, political, security, economic—is frankly in tatters.” Returning from a trip to Georgia, Rice made a string of Sunday talk show appearances,... More »

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Russia • Condoleezza Rice • Georgia • troop withdrawal • reputation • Dmitry Medvedev

 Russian Onslaught
 Hikes War Fears

US condemns Russia's 'disproportionate' action in Georgian territory

Aug 10, 08 8:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fears of a full-scale war continued to mount today as Russian forces kept up attacks even as Georgian troops pulled out of the battlefield at South Ossetia, reports the New York Times. Russia landed ground troops at a second disputed territory, Abkhazia, and broadened its aerial assaults to the airport... More »

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Russia • Georgia • war • troop withdrawal • Abkhazia • South Ossetia

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