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Bush, al-Maliki agree to set 'time horizon' -
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On a visit to Baghdad, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said plans are being made to scale back troops in Iraq, but refused to consider an "artificial timetable" for withdrawing Britain's remaining 4,000 soldiers. (article 6)
No specific troop withdrawal figures have been made public, but a senior British military officer has predicted substantial troop cuts in Iraq next year. (article 6)
The troops, mostly based outside the southern city of Basra, no longer have a combat role and are involved mostly with training Iraqi security units. (article 6)
The campaign - which began with disarray among Iraqi forces - ultimately gained ground with U.S. help and reclaimed wide control over Iraq's second-largest city and key oil center. (article 6)
The White House has also been under pressure from top military officers to make more US forces available for the war in Afghanistan, and that would be possible only by reducing the number of troops in Iraq, administration officials said. (article 1)
Negotiations over the agreement have bogged down, but U.S. officials predicted Friday that it might now be completed by a deadline at the end of July. (article 2)
The prime minister also met senior US officials during a surprise visit to the country, ahead of a statement next week on Britain's involvement there. (article 7)
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Source articles
- Bush, Iraq to discuss withdrawal timetable (boston.com, 07/19/2008, 892 words)
- Bush agrees to set Iraq timeline (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 07/19/2008, 800 words)
- Bush, al-Maliki agree to set 'time horizon' - (baltimoresun.com, 07/19/2008, 632 words)
- THE WAY TO BOX IN BARACK ON IRAQ (NY Post, 07/17/2008, 554 words)
- Brown stays positive in Basra heat (BBC News, 07/19/2008, 273 words)
- Iraqi Sunni bloc rejoins government in critical step to heal sectarian rifts - (baltimoresun.com, 07/19/2008, 606 words)
- PM refuses Iraq troops timetable (BBC News, 07/19/2008, 763 words)
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