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US, Iraq reach deal to pull US troops out by June (AP via Yahoo! News)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:35:58 GMT
Iraq and the U.S. have reached preliminary agreement to withdraw American forces from Iraqi cities by next June, six years into the increasingly unpopular war, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Thursday after meeting with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

Iraq: Sides close to penning U.S. troop deal (CNN.com)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:08:49 GMT
Washington and Baghdad are close to completing the terms of a bilateral pact that, among other things, might outline how long U.S. troops will remain in Iraq, the top U.S. and Iraqi envoys said Thursday.

Rice in says Iraq troops deal close (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:48:45 GMT
The United States and Iraq are close to a deal extending the presence of U.S. troops beyond 2008, but any timetable for their withdrawal must be "feasible," Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday.

Rice Travels to Iraq to Push for Deal on U.S. Forces (New York Times)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:52:18 GMT
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was meeting with Iraqi officials in an effort to finalize an agreement on the presence of American troops in Iraq.

US, Iraq say key security deal almost signed (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:37:26 GMT
Washington and Baghdad said on Thursday they were very close to signing a crucial military deal that would decide the future of American forces in Iraq after the UN mandate expires in December.

Bush's evolving rhetoric on US-Iraq timetables (AP via Yahoo! News)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:42:34 GMT
Changes in the Bush administration's rhetoric over the past 16 months on a timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq:

Final draft of US-Iraq military pact ready: FM (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:38:57 GMT
A final draft of a military pact governing US forces in Iraq will be presented to the war-torn country's highest authorities on Friday, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said on Thursday.

U.S. military frees Reuters cameraman in Iraq (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:50:40 GMT
The U.S. military freed a Reuters television cameraman on Thursday after holding him for three weeks in Iraq without charges.

Rice says US, Iraq 'very close' to security deal (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:49:33 GMT
Washington and Baghdad are "very, very close" to an agreement on the future of US forces in Iraq, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on a surprise visit to the war-torn country Thursday.

Iraq, China to ink Ahdab oil deal next week (AP via Yahoo! News)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:00:54 GMT
Iraq and China will sign a deal next week to develop the Ahdab oil field, restoring an agreement that was canceled after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, an Iraqi spokesman said Thursday.

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