By Scott Stearns Washington 27 March 2008 President Bush says Iraqi security forces fighting in Basra will need time to overcome Shiite militias, but he is confident the government in Baghdad will prevail. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns

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By Jim Malone Washington 23 May 2007 Democrats in Congress backed down this week from their long-standing demand to set a date for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. In the short term, the decision is a political setback for Democrats and a vic

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By Paula Wolfson White House 26 June 2006 The White House says a plan for a major U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq has been drafted by top commanders, but emphasizes it is one of several options under consideration. ---------- George W. Bush The with

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Somalia's Ethiopia-backed transitional government has agreed on a date for the withdrawal of Ethiopian troops from two major Somali cities in a new cease-fire deal between the government and an opposition faction. But VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu in

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 23 September 2009 US General David Petraeus, (file photo) The commander of all U.S. forces in the Middle East and Central Asia, who was also the architect of the Iraq turnaround two years ago, has endorsed the grim assessment b

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Iraqi PM: US Businesses to Lead Way in Iraq After Troop Withdrawal The U.S. role in Iraq is changing. American combat troops are pulling out and, says Iraq's prime minister, it's time for U.S. businesses to take a prominent role in his country. The U

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NOEL KING, HOST: In the past, if you wanted to know how many U.S. troops there were in war zones like Iraq or Afghanistan, you could find that information at a public Pentagon website that was updated every three months. But then, late last year, the

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 11 January 2007 President Bush's decision to add more than 20,000 troops to the U.S. force in Iraq was controversial before it was even official. The big questions now are whether the move will improve the situation or make it

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 01 February 2007 U.S. Senate Democratic and Republican leaders have reached a deal on a nonbinding resolution expressing disagreement with President Bush's decision to send more troops to Iraq. VOA's Deborah Tate reports

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By Scott Stearns White House 12 September 2007 President Bush gives a nationwide address Thursday in which he is expected to announce the gradual withdrawal of 30,000 troops from Iraq. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, opposition D

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By Shahnawaz Khan Srinagar 26 November 2007 The Indian Army has left schools and hospitals it had been occupying in Kashmir. Although the move is largely symbolic and no troop reductions in Kashmir are planned at the moment, the transfer has diminish

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 01 August 2006 A senior U.S. military officer directly involved in training Iraq's army says in spite of notable progress it will likely take years before the new security forces can control the country on their own, and he doe

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By Kent Klein Washington 16 September 2009 US President Barack Obama (R) meets with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (L) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., 16 Sep 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama is urging patience as h

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Russia's president said Sunday that Russian troops will begin pulling out of Georgia on Monday, as Western leaders called on Moscow to abide by its commitments under a cease-fire deal. French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who brokered the truce, warned

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By Al Pessin Munich 08 February 2008 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he believes some NATO allies will provide more troops for Afghanistan soon, as he has been urging. And he says he will use his current trip to Europe to try to convince ord

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 04 January 2007 Members of the new Democratic majority in the U.S. Congress are calling for American troop reductions in Iraq, amid reports that President Bush is preparing to announce an overhaul of his Iraq policy that

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 10 April 2008 In congressional testimony this week, the top U.S. military and civilian officials in Iraq reported what they called real but fragile progress, and urged caution in any discussion of further U.S. troop withdrawals,

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By Meredith Buel Washington 14 September 2007 Robert Gates Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he hopes U.S. troop levels in Iraq can be cut to about 100,000 by the end of next year, a figure that is well beyond cuts recently approved by President Bu

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By Sonja Pace London 02 November 2006 Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami says American policies in Iraq and Afghanistan have led to an upsurge in terrorism and he called for a quick withdrawal of foreign forces from those countries. Mr. Khata

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By Phil Mercer Darwin 12 February 2008 Australia is sending additional police officers and soldiers to East Timor following an assassination attempt on the country's president and prime minister. President Jose Ramos Horta has been flown to Darwin in

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