Iraq News Updates -- August 27, 2010

LEAVING IRAQ
U.S. Stryker armored vehicles with the 2nd Infantry Division’s 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team line up at a fueling site on Camp Taji, Iraq, Aug. 17, 2010, to fuel up before heading out on a two-day mission to leave Iraq through Kuwait. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Kimberly Hackbarth

Iraq Combat Phase Ends, But U.S. Might Stay Past 2011 -- McClatchy News

WASHINGTON — The U.S. combat mission in Iraq officially comes to an end Tuesday, 2,722 days after American-led troops stormed across the border from Kuwait. The remaining 49,000 U.S. troops are supposed to depart by the end of next year.

The American mission is far from over, however, and it may have to be extended, according to former senior U.S. officials, foreign diplomats and private analysts.

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More News On Iraq

Iraqis Face Uncertain Future as U.S. Ends Combat Mission -- Wall Street Journal
FACTBOX-The mechanics of the U.S. pullout from Iraq -- Reuters
Iraq sees more attacks as U.S. withdraws -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Iraqis who fought view U.S. exit with mixed feelings -- Reuters
Quarter of US Iraq deaths due to Iran groups-envoy -- Reuters
FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Aug 27 -- Reuters
Iraq war inquiry 'ignoring 100,000 civilian deaths' -- The Independent
Poll: Most Americans Say Iraq War Was a Mistake -- CBS News
Why Najaf matters in post-war Iraq -- Washington Post opinion
Looking At Lessons That Can Be Learned From Iraq -- NPR/AP
Iraq is still many years away from stability, whatever Obama says -- Sydney Morning Herald opinion
Exit strategy -- Prague Post opinion
Iraq seven years later: Was the war worth it? -- USA Today opinion
When did the actual last combat brigade return from Iraq? -- Mudville Gazette