BAGHDAD, Nov. 23, 2008 (Reuters) Iraq will not seek to extend the U.N. mandate of U.S. troops and they will pull out immediately if Iraqi parliament fails to approve a pact allowing them to stay until 2011, Iraq's prime minister said on Sunday. ... > full story
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 14, 2008 (Reuters) Syria said on Friday it was heartened by U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's plan to pull U.S. combat troops from Iraq within 16 months of taking office since it reflects the desire of Iraq and its neighbors. ... > full story
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Jordan king, Iraqi speaker discuss US-Iraq pact Nov. 23, 2008 (Middle East Times) Iraq's parliament speaker Mahmud Mashhadani held talks on Sunday with Jordan's King Abdullah II on a Baghdad-Washington military pact a few days ...
Iraqi Cabinet Officials Say Country Needs US Pact Nov. 23, 2008 (ABC News) Iraq needs an agreement allowing U.S. troops in the country through 2011, two Cabinet members said Sunday, arguing that the pact will keep violence ...
Iraqi parliament plans November 26 vote on Iraqi-US security pact Nov. 23, 2008 (GulfNews, United Arab Emirates) Iraq's parliament will vote on a security deal with the US that would allow US troops to stay in Iraq until 2011. . Sunni Muslim lawmaker Adnan ...
4th Brigade commander reflects on success Nov. 23, 2008 (Savannah Morning News) Imagine a region the size of Rhode Island, where bomb blasts detonate at least eight times each day, local government is in shambles, and security ...