US military marks end of its war in Iraq
Updated: 2011-12-15 19:18
(Agencies)
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US soldiers carry an Iraqi national flag (R) and an US flag during a ceremony to retire the flags, marking the end of the US military engagement at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center December 15, 2011. The US military officially ended its war in Iraq on Thursday, packing up their military flag at a ceremony with US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta nearly nine years after the invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein. [Photo/Agencies] |
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