Saturday, October 22, 2011

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 22, 2011



Iraq Rejects US Request To Maintain Bases After Troop Withdrawal -- The Guardian

Obama announces the full withdrawal of troops from Iraq but fails to persuade Nouri al-Maliki to allow US to keep bases there.

The US suffered a major diplomatic and military rebuff on Friday when Iraq finally rejected its pleas to maintain bases in the country beyond this year.

Barack Obama announced at a White House press conference that all American troops will leave Iraq by the end of December, a decision forced by the final collapse of lengthy talks between the US and the Iraqi government on the issue.

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