Middle East - American War in Iraq

Iraq will assume command Friday of the last US military base in the country, a day after US forces formally marked the end of their mission by bringing a divisive war to a low-key conclusion.Baghdad's security forces will take over a sprawling ...

US forces formally marked the end of their mission in Iraq with a low-key ceremony near Baghdad on Thursday, after nearly nine years of divisive war that began with the invasion to oust Saddam Hussein.The "casing of the colours" near the airport, ...

US forces will lower the flag in Iraq on Thursday, in a formal ceremony ahead of their withdrawal from the country nearly nine years after the controversial invasion to topple Saddam Hussein.The ceremony marking the closure of the US military's headquarters in ...

The US withdrawal from Iraq will leave a power vacuum in the Gulf, analysts say, paving the way for Iran to increase its influence in this economic and politically strategic region, a concern echoed by America's Gulf allies."The US withdrawal from Iraq ...

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina (Reuters) - President Barack Obama welcomed home some of the last U.S. troops from Iraq on Wednesday, marking a symbolic end to the nearly nine-year war that strained America's armed forces and damaged its standing worldwide.Addressing soldiers at ...

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina (Reuters) - President Barack Obama welcomed home some of the last U.S. troops from Iraq on Wednesday, marking a symbolic end to the nearly nine-year war that strained America's armed forces and inflicted lasting damage to its standing ...

President Barack Obama will Wednesday embrace returning troops and seek to turn the page on the divisive, bloody and costly period of modern US history stained by the Iraq war.He will pay homage to military sacrifices and seek to move Americans towards ...

US President Barack Obama vowed an "enduring" partnership with a "self-reliant" and sovereign Iraq, touting his promise kept to end a wrenching war as he met Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.Obama said the last US soldiers would leave Iraq this month "with heads ...

While the past eight-plus years of US forces in Iraq were dominated by headlines of brutal violence and fitful reconstruction efforts, Iraqis note the 2003 war has also unleashed a "creative anarchy."From widely-circulated clips of young rappers to street races where drivers ...

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Topic: Middle East

Iraq to take over last US base ahead of pullout

US forces mark end of Iraq mission

US forces to lower flag in Iraq ahead of pullout

Iran to exploit power vacuum as US quits Iraq: analysts

Obama: Troops leaving Iraq with heads held high

Obama: U.S. troops leaving Iraq with heads held high

Obama welcomes home troops, marks end of Iraq war

Obama to honor troops to mark end of Iraq war

Iraq has 'enduring partner' in US, Obama vows

US invasion unleashed Iraqi 'creative anarchy'

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