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Iraqis Fret About What US Troops Leave Behind

(Aug. 19) -- It is one thing for a country to crave sovereignty, and another to get it. Iraqi government officials today welcomed news that the last U.S. combat brigade had left the country, seeing it as a symbolic milestone in Washington's plans for a full withdrawal by the end of next year. There are now fewer than...

Iraqi General: Army Not Ready for US Pullout

(Aug. 12) -- On the same day the White House declared that the U.S. pullout plan from Iraq is "on target," Iraq's top army general took to a podium in Baghdad to announce that Iraqi forces are nowhere near being able to secure their country once American soldiers pull out next year. Lt. Gen. Babakir Zebari estimated...

Background on iraqi army

The Iraqi Army is the ground component of the Iraqi military, active in various forms since being formed by the British during their mandate over the country after World War I.

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