Negotiators in Baghdad have finalised a deal which will see the complete withdrawal of US troops from Iraq by 2011.
Iraqi negotiators said that under the 27-point deal all American combat troops will be withdrawn from Iraqi cities by next June. The agreement has already been approved by US President George W. Bush, but Jordan's king in first Iraq visit ...
Iraq launches new offensive against al-Qaeda fighters ... now needs to be endorsed by Iraqi leaders. The present UN mandate, which provides the legal framework for the presence of foreign forces in Iraq, expires in December. Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had agreed last November to formalise such an agreement by July 31. Opposition from Iraqi leaders over several issues delayed the deal.
(Deutsche Welle)
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