US troops under Iraq authority
China Daily | Updated: 2009-01-02 07:27
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A US soldier stands guard as Iraqi military band marches past during the handover ceremony of the Green Zone in Baghdad yesterday. Reuters |
US forces came under an Iraqi mandate yesterday for the first time since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and handed control of the Green Zone in central Baghdad to Iraqi troops in a symbol of the dramatic change.
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