U.S. Troops No Longer Needed in Iraq After 2011, Al-Maliki Says
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Iraq Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said there’s no need for U.S. troops to remain in the country after their scheduled departure at the end of next year.
“I don’t feel the need for the presence of any foreign force to help the Iraqi forces” after 2011, he said in a press conference aired live on state-owned Iraqiya television. “The Iraqi army, police and the services are capable of handling the security situation.”