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| Iraq 'deal' on 2011 troop pullout | Iraq 'deal' on 2011 troop pullout |
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| The Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki has said agreement has been reached with the US to end the foreign troop presence in the country by 2011. | The Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki has said agreement has been reached with the US to end the foreign troop presence in the country by 2011. |
| He told tribal leaders in Baghdad the two parties had agreed on a "fixed date, which is the end of 2011". | He told tribal leaders in Baghdad the two parties had agreed on a "fixed date, which is the end of 2011". |
| The deal, which has been in negotiation for 10 months, still needs to be approved by the Iraqi Presidential Council and by the parliament. | The deal, which has been in negotiation for 10 months, still needs to be approved by the Iraqi Presidential Council and by the parliament. |
| There are currently around 147,000 US troops in Iraq. | There are currently around 147,000 US troops in Iraq. |
| On Friday, a senior Iraqi official said the draft security agreement included the withdrawal of US forces from all Iraqi urban areas by June 2009. | |
| The 27-point agreement reportedly includes a compromise allowing US soldiers some immunity under Iraqi law. | |
| It is thought some US troops could remain beyond 2011 to train Iraqi security forces. | |
| There has been no confirmation of Mr Maliki's comments from the White House or from Iraqi diplomats in Iraq. |