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Biden says US combat mission in Iraq to conclude by year end

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday the U.S. combat mission in Iraq will conclude by the end of the year, an announcement that reflects the reality on the ground more than a major shift in U.S. policy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Biden says US combat mission in Iraq to conclude by year end

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday the U.S. combat mission in Iraq will conclude by the end of the year, an announcement that reflects the reality on the ground more than a major shift in U.S. policy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Biden says US combat mission in Iraq to conclude by year end

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday the U.S. combat mission in Iraq will conclude by the end of the year, an announcement that reflects the reality on the ground more than a major shift in U.S. policy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Biden says US combat mission in Iraq to conclude by year end

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday the U.S. combat mission in Iraq will conclude by the end of the year, an announcement that reflects the reality on the ground more than a major shift in U.S. policy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Among Iraqis, the name Rumsfeld evokes nation's destruction

BAGHDAD (AP) — When he heard on the news that Donald Rumsfeld had died, Ali Ridha al-Tamimi and his wife sat down with their four children and told them: “This is the person who ruined our country.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Among Iraqis, the name Rumsfeld evokes nation's destruction

BAGHDAD (AP) — When he heard on the news that Donald Rumsfeld had died, Ali Ridha al-Tamimi and his wife sat down with their four children and told them: “This is the person who ruined our country.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Among Iraqis, the name Rumsfeld evokes nation's destruction

BAGHDAD (AP) — When he heard on the news that Donald Rumsfeld had died, Ali Ridha al-Tamimi and his wife sat down with their four children and told them: “This is the person who ruined our country.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Among Iraqis, the name Rumsfeld evokes nation's destruction

BAGHDAD (AP) — When he heard on the news that Donald Rumsfeld had died, Ali Ridha al-Tamimi and his wife sat down with their four children and told them: “This is the person who ruined our country.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

No timetable for withdrawal of troops after US, Iraq talks

BAGHDAD (AP) — The mission of U.S. forces in Iraq has shifted to training and advisory roles, allowing for redeployment of combat forces remaining in the country, U.S. and Iraq delegates said Wednesday, after a third round of strategic U.S.-Iraq talks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

No timetable for withdrawal of troops after US, Iraq talks

BAGHDAD (AP) — The mission of U.S. forces in Iraq has shifted to training and advisory roles, allowing for redeployment of combat forces remaining in the country, U.S. and Iraq delegates said Wednesday, after a third round of strategic U.S.-Iraq talks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

No timetable for withdrawal of troops after US, Iraq talks

BAGHDAD (AP) — The mission of U.S. forces in Iraq has shifted to training and advisory roles, allowing for redeployment of combat forces remaining in the country, U.S. and Iraq delegates said Wednesday, after a third round of strategic U.S.-Iraq talks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Iraqi PM grapples with militia threat as talks with US start

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister asked Iran's leaders to rein in Iran-backed militias in Iraq and in a strongly worded message to Tehran, suggested he would confront the factions, two Iraqi officials said Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

A growing challenge for Iraq: Iran-aligned Shiite militias

BAGHDAD (AP) — It was a stark message: A convoy of masked Shiite militiamen, armed with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades, drove openly through central Baghdad denouncing the U.S. presence in Iraq and threatening to cut off the prime minister's ear.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

A growing challenge for Iraq: Iran-aligned Shiite militias

BAGHDAD (AP) — It was a stark message: A convoy of masked Shiite militiamen, armed with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades, drove openly through central Baghdad denouncing the U.S. presence in Iraq and threatening to cut off the prime minister's ear.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

A growing challenge for Iraq: Iran-aligned Shiite militias

BAGHDAD (AP) — It was a stark message: A convoy of masked Shiite militiamen, armed with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades, drove openly through central Baghdad denouncing the U.S. presence in Iraq and threatening to cut off the prime minister's ear.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

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