BAGHDAD(AP)
An Iraqi official says U.S. and Iraqi negotiators have finished
a draft agreement that would see all American troops removed from
Iraqi cities by June 30. He says the deal is awaiting final
government approval.
The official has been involved in the protracted negotiations
and spoke Wednesday on condition of anonymity because he is not
supposed to release the information.
He says under the agreement, all U.S. troops would leave Iraqi
cities by June 30 and be out of the country by the end of 2011. The
final draft was finished last week but the Iraqi Cabinet has not
signed off and many of its members have signaled doubts.
He says a compromise was reached on the contentious issue of
immunity for American troops but did not give details.
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