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June 30, 2009

4 US Soldiers Killed; Ambassador Vows US Military Action “for Months to Come”
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Underscoring the continued US combat role, four US soldiers were killed
late Monday in fighting in Baghdad. In an interview with Reuters, US
Ambassador Christopher Hill said the US military occupation will
continue unimpeded.

US Ambassador Christopher Hill: “After June 30, with the US out of—US
combat forces out of the cities and villages, localities, we’ll still be
in Iraq. We’ll still have a very robust number of US troops in Iraq.
And, in fact, those troops will not begin to withdraw from Iraq until
probably several months from now, probably in the context, you know, the
beginning of the year, and then until August of 2010. That’s when you’ll
start seeing major reductions in US forces. So, there are going to be a
lot of US combat capabilities in Iraq for months to come.”



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