Iraq: On Ground Updates
A New Dawn Declared over Departure of American Troops
During Iraq Celebration Ceremony
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Photo credit Staff Sgt. James Sherrill, USA
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* ChicagoTribune.com brings us the following report this New Years Eve, stateside… and it starts off like this… Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki declared a new dawn on Saturday as Iraq celebrated the departure of American troops at a ceremony held amid tight security and without Maliki's key political rivals…
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* NYDailyNews.com had this report on today’s event and it goes in part like this… Hundreds of people celebrated the departure of U.S troops in the televised event hosted by Maliki in a sports arena. “I declare this day, the 31st of December, on which the withdrawal of foreign forces from Iraq is complete, as a national day,” said Maliki told the crowd… “It is Iraq’s day. It is a feast for all Iraqis. It is the dawn of a new day in Mesopotamia ... Your country is free,” said the prime minister…
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Happy New Year, IRAQ!
AubreyJ………
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