Iraqi official: US pullout call premature
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Iraq&#39;s representative to the United Nations has said, in advance of an international conference on his country&#39;s future, that it is too early to discuss a US troop pullout.
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Interim Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi says time is running out for Al-Fallujah residents to evict foreign fighters from the city of face a US-Iraqi military operation to do so.
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BAGHDAD, July 9 -- Iraq's foreign minister on Monday said the country may fracture into separate parts and its government could collapse if the U.S. begins withdrawing troops too quickly -- a warning delivered as debate over war policy intensifies in the White House and Congress.
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The U.S. military, seeking to   maintain its current elevated troop levels in Iraq, will delay   the departure of roughly 3,500 soldiers serving in the volatile   Ramadi area, defense officials said on Monday.
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The United States and Iraq were at odds   on Saturday over the transfer of operational control of Iraq's   military to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government, forcing   a delay of a handover ceremony.
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A senior US official said here on Monday that the coalition troops will not withdraw from Iraq until their mission is completed. &quot;The mission is to provide a peaceful and
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister warned yesterday his patience is running short over efforts to resolve the standoff in Fallujah peacefully.
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Iraqi commanders are urging the Americans to go after Sunni targets as the first focus of the military push to secure Baghdad, displaying a sectarian tilt that is delaying full implementation of the plan to drive gunmen from the streets, U.S. officers say.
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The Israeli pullout from Lebanon was unlikely to be completed before the weekend, a senior army officer said Wednesday.
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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says the US may "pause" pulling troops out of Iraq.
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BAGHDAD -- Iraq's interim president and defense minister said yesterday that withdrawing US troops from Iraq is out of the question for the time being, in a stark reminder of the danger posed by the Iraqi insurgency even after Sunday's election.
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WASHINGTON - Iraq does not have to be perfectly peaceful before the United States can withdraw its troops, US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Friday.
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Adm. William J. Fallon, expected to be confirmed as the new top U.S. commander in the Middle East, said today that "time is running out" for Iraq's government to demonstrate its commitment to reducing violence in the country, without which Fallon said U.S. military operations will not succeed.
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Iraq's interim prime minister said Tuesday it would be "futile" to set a timetable now for withdrawing American troops from his country &#151; echoing earlier comments by the head of the leading slate of candidates in Sunday's election.
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US commander of operations north of Baghdad says Iraqi forces are unable hold areas taken from insurgents.
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The ministerâs comments suggested a longer U.S. commitment in Iraq than had previously been indicated.
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The No. 2 U.S. commander in Iraq said Tuesday that the next three to four months will be crucial in determining whether the United States can start to withdraw troops from Iraq without sacrificing security gains since the troop buildup began early this year.