Iraq to take control of armed forces command
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BAGHDAD -- Iraq is set to take control of its armed forces command today, a major step on its painful path toward independence and an essential move before international troops can eventually withdraw.
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Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki declared Saturday that Iraqi forces could secure the country on their own âany timeâ American troops decided to withdraw.
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Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission, The Associated Press has learned
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The violence occurred on a day when Iraqi officials announced a plan to take over operational command of IraqÂs army from the U.S. next week.
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Iraqi forces will take over security in a southern province from coalition troops next month, state-run television quoted the prime minister as saying Thursday.
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BASRA, Iraq  - Britain handed over security in Basra province to Iraqi forces on Sunday, effectively marking the end of nearly five years of British control of southern Iraq.
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Iraq's government has formally taken over the notorious Abu Ghraib prison, a government spokesman said Saturday.
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On Monday the leadership of the 42nd Infantry Division of the New York National Guard will be entrusted with the security of four northern provinces in Iraq.
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Iraqi forces for the first time took over security responsibility for an entire province Thursday, a milestone in the American plan to transfer control of the entire country by the end of next year.
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Iraqi forces are due to take control of a second province in the south of the country from UK and Italian troops.
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LATIFIYAH, Iraq - US-led forces on Friday seized control of the lawless town of Latifiyah south of Baghdad, in the latest effort to restore order in war-torn Iraq ahead of January polls.
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British forces are due to hand back control of security in Basra province to Iraq, four-and-a-half years after the invasion.
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BASRA, Iraq  - Britain handed over security to Iraqi forces on Sunday in the last of four provinces it once patrolled, effectively marking the end of nearly five years of British control of southern Iraq.
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British forces formally handed over responsibility Sunday for the last region in Iraq under their control, marking the start of what Britain hopes will be a transition to a mission aimed at aiding the economy and providing jobs in an oil-rich region beset by militia infighting.
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Iraq is ready to take over security in the entire southern province of Basra from the British military, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told visiting Defence Secretary Des Browne on Wednesday.
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The U.S.-led coalition forces in Iraq are preparing to set a timetable for gradually handing over security authority to Iraqi forces, Prime Minister Tony Blair says in an interview published Wednesday.
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Before troops can leave Iraq, the U.S. must learn who, if anyone, is in control of the gunmen.