Mon, June 29, 2009
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Iraq under tight security before U.S. troops pullout

2009-06-29 13:40:08 GMT2009-06-29 21:40:08 (Beijing Time)  Xinhua English

Soldiers of Iraqi security forces patrol the streets in Baghdad, capital of Iraq, on June 28, 2009. As part of a security pact signed between Baghdad and Washington last year, U.S. troops will withdraw from Iraq's cities, towns and villages by June 30, 2009 to their bases, and will leave the country by December 31, 2011. (Xinhua/Gao Shan)

Soldiers of Iraqi security forces patrol the streets in Baghdad, capital of Iraq, on June 28, 2009. As part of a security pact signed between Baghdad and Washington last year, U.S. troops will withdraw from Iraq's cities, towns and villages by June 30, 2009 to their bases, and will leave the country by December 31, 2011. (Xinhua/Gao Shan)

A soldier of Iraqi security forces searches a man at the entrance of a community in Baghdad, capital of Iraq, on June 28, 2009. As part of a security pact signed between Baghdad and Washington last year, U.S. troops will withdraw from Iraq's cities, towns and villages by June 30, 2009 to their bases, and will leave the country by December 31, 2011. (Xinhua/Gao Shan)

A soldier of Iraqi security forces searches a car at a checkpoint in Baghdad, capital of Iraq, on June 28, 2009. As part of a security pact signed between Baghdad and Washington last year, U.S. troops will withdraw from Iraq's cities, towns and villages by June 30, 2009 to their bases, and will leave the country by December 31, 2011. (Xinhua/Gao Shan)

As part of a security pact signed between Baghdad and Washington last year, U.S. troops will withdraw from Iraq's cities, towns and villages by June 30, 2009 to their bases, and will leave the country by December 31, 2011.

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