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Iraq's Iffy New Year Resolution (Time.com) Posted: 01 Jan 2009 11:25 PM CST Time.com - Baghdad is taking greater responsibility for policing itself but will the legalistic new ground rules make things harder for the U.S. to operate?

Iraq takes control of Green Zone, US troops (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2009 09:24 PM CST AP - The U.S. formally transferred control of the Green Zone to Iraqi authorities Thursday in a pair of ceremonies that also handed back Saddam Hussein's former palace. Iraq's prime minister said he will propose making Jan. 1 a holiday marking the restoration of sovereignty.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,221 (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2009 06:55 PM CST AP - As of Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009, at least 4,221 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Iraq to expel Iran rebels as it takes over camp from US (AFP) Posted: 01 Jan 2009 05:47 PM CST AFP - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Thursday that he would expel an Iranian armed opposition group from the country after taking over their base from US forces.

Iraq hails lowest monthly death toll in nearly three years (AFP) Posted: 01 Jan 2009 05:31 PM CST AFP - A total of 316 Iraqis were killed in political violence in December, the lowest monthly death toll in nearly three years, Iraqi officials said on Thursday.

US hands over Green Zone security to Iraq (AFP) Posted: 01 Jan 2009 08:55 AM CST AFP - The United States handed over security control of the Green Zone, a potent symbol of the American occupation, to Iraq on Thursday as a UN mandate for foreign troops ran out and bilateral military accords took effect.

British forces hand Basra airport to Iraqis (AFP) Posted: 01 Jan 2009 05:44 AM CST AFP - British forces on Thursday handed over control of Basra airport, its main military base in southern Iraq, to Iraqi officials in accordance with an agreement signed with Baghdad this week.

U.S. troops under Iraq's authority for first time (Reuters) Posted: 31 Dec 2008 05:19 PM CST Reuters - The U.S. military in Iraq falls under Iraqi authority on Thursday for the first time since the U.S.-led invasion ousted Saddam Hussein in 2003, a milestone in the war-weary country's path to restoring sovereignty.

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