Iraq official: US, Iraq finish draft security deal (AP)
Wednesday, 20 August 2008 20:28

U.S. soldiers stand guard as a displaced Iraqi family return to their home in the Jihad area of west Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. Last week the Iraqi army launched a series of raids on the Jihad area, in which they arrested the head of a U.S.-funded Sunni group, aiming to clear the area of suspected insurgents for about 240 displaced families to return. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - U.S. and Iraqi negotiators have finished a draft agreement that would see American troops removed from Iraqi cities by June 30, an Iraqi official said Wednesday. But the draft has not been approved by the Cabinet and some members have expressed opposition.


 

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