On 1 September, US vice-president Joe Biden announced the end of US combat operations in Iraq at a ceremony at Saddam Hussein’s palace in al-Fao, outside Baghdad. The official withdrawal of all US combat troops somehow leaves behind 50,000 US troops officially “assisting” the Iraqi army. These 50,000 soldiers are scheduled to withdraw entirely by the end of 2011, unless the Iraqi government (not yet formed) requests otherwise.
Topics: Iraq