US exits from Iraq

Updated On Dec 15, 2011 09:38 pm IST
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Members of the US military bow their heads in prayer during a ceremony signifying the end of their presence in Iraq at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center in Baghdad.(Reuters/Shannon Stapleton) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Members of the US military bow their heads in prayer during a ceremony signifying the end of their presence in Iraq at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center in Baghdad.(Reuters/Shannon Stapleton)

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People chant anti-US slogans during a demonstration in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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People chant anti-US slogans during a demonstration in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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US Forces Iraq colors are lowered before being encased during ceremonies in Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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US Forces Iraq colors are lowered before being encased during ceremonies in Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)

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The US flag, Iraq flag, and the US Forces Iraq colors are seen before they are carried in during the ceremony marking the end of US military mission in Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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The US flag, Iraq flag, and the US Forces Iraq colors are seen before they are carried in during the ceremony marking the end of US military mission in Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)

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US ambassador to Iraq James Jeffrey speaks during a ceremony marking the end of the US military engagement, with the last American troops withdrawing nearly nine years after the invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein, at the former US Sather Air Base near Baghdad. (Reuters/Mohammed Ameen) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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US ambassador to Iraq James Jeffrey speaks during a ceremony marking the end of the US military engagement, with the last American troops withdrawing nearly nine years after the invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein, at the former US Sather Air Base near Baghdad. (Reuters/Mohammed Ameen)

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US soldiers prepare before the start of a ceremony marking the end of the US military engagement, with the last American troops withdrawing nearly nine years after the invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein, at the former US Sather Air Base near Baghdad. (Reuters/Mohammed Ameen) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 15, 2011 09:38 pm IST

US soldiers prepare before the start of a ceremony marking the end of the US military engagement, with the last American troops withdrawing nearly nine years after the invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein, at the former US Sather Air Base near Baghdad. (Reuters/Mohammed Ameen)

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A member of US security officer pulls her luggage while waiting to depart from Iraq, at the former US Sather Air Base near Baghdad. (Reuters/Mohammed Ameen) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A member of US security officer pulls her luggage while waiting to depart from Iraq, at the former US Sather Air Base near Baghdad. (Reuters/Mohammed Ameen)

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US soldiers gather before the start of a ceremony marking the end of the US military engagement, with the last American troops withdrawing nearly nine years after the invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein, at the former US Sather Air Base near Baghdad. (Reuters/Mohammed Ameen) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 15, 2011 09:38 pm IST

US soldiers gather before the start of a ceremony marking the end of the US military engagement, with the last American troops withdrawing nearly nine years after the invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein, at the former US Sather Air Base near Baghdad. (Reuters/Mohammed Ameen)

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Members of the US military retire its ceremonial flags signifying the end of their presence in Iraq at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center in Baghdad. (Reuters/Shannon Stapleton) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Members of the US military retire its ceremonial flags signifying the end of their presence in Iraq at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center in Baghdad. (Reuters/Shannon Stapleton)

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US sec of defense Leon Panetta greets members of the ground crew before his departure for Iraq from Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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US sec of defense Leon Panetta greets members of the ground crew before his departure for Iraq from Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)

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US secretary of defense Leon Panetta (L) shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Curtis M Scaparrotti, Commander of the ISAF Joint Command and Deputy Commander of US Forces in Afghanistan (R) during his departure for Iraq from Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 15, 2011 09:38 pm IST

US secretary of defense Leon Panetta (L) shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Curtis M Scaparrotti, Commander of the ISAF Joint Command and Deputy Commander of US Forces in Afghanistan (R) during his departure for Iraq from Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)

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