Italy prepared to pull troops out of Iraq if Baghdad government asks: FM
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Italy is prepared to pull its troops out of Iraq if the interim government in Baghdad requests it, Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said on the Al-Jazeera television news channel.
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The United States was set on Thursday   to hand over formal command of Iraqi troops to Prime Minister   Nuri al-Maliki's government, a significant step toward the   withdrawal of some 150,000 U.S.-led foreign troops.
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Most foreign aid organisations based in Iraq are preparing to leave the war-torn country following the kidnapping of two Italian aid workers, a coordinator for their activities warned.
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DUBAI : An Islamist group has threatened to kill two Italian women held hostage in Iraq if Rome does not withdraw its troops from the war-torn country within 24 hours, according to an internet statement.
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The Iraqi government said on Thursday it was ready to take over security in southern Iraq once Britain withdraws 1,600 troops in the coming months, but insisted that British forces would still be needed for support.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair will  on Wednesday announce a timetable for the withdrawal of British  troops from Iraq just as thousands of additional U.S. troops  are arriving there to try to restore order in Baghdad.
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Italy's deputy premier suggested Saturday that his country could pull its troops out of Iraq after elections scheduled for January, saying they will no longer be needed when a representative government is in place.
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Australia's foreign minister warned Monday that pulling U.S. coalition troops out of Iraq too soon could provoke a wider conflict in the Middle East.
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A US request for British troops to move up to Baghdad to allow American forces to be pulled out for a possible attack on Fallujah is prompting fears from both troops and politicians
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BAGHDAD -- Iraq's interim president and defense minister said yesterday that withdrawing US troops from Iraq is out of the question for the time being, in a stark reminder of the danger posed by the Iraqi insurgency even after Sunday's election.
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Iraqi leaders warned on Monday that an early U.S. troop withdrawal could tip Iraq into all-out civil war after the New York Times said debate was growing in the White House over a gradual draw-down of forces.
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Iraqi leaders warned on Monday that an early U.S. troop withdrawal could tip the country into all-out civil war after The New York Times said debate was growing in the White House over a gradual draw-down of forces.
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A group that has kidnapped an Italian journalist in Iraq said it will attack Italy within 48 hours unless it withdraws its troops, Italian news agency Ansa reported, citing a video transmitted by al-Jazeera.
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A purported statement by a previously unknown Iraqi group has threatened that two Italian hostages will be killed unless Italy begins withdrawing its forces from Iraq.
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Iraq's military is drawing up plans to cope with any quick U.S. military pullout as a senior American official warned that the Bush administration may reconsider its support if Iraqi leaders don't make major reforms by fall
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An online statement purportedly from an Islamic militant group threatened the Netherlands and Italy with - oebloodbaths - if they don - t withdraw their troops from Iraq.
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Britain will withdraw nearly half its troops from Iraq by the end of the year if local forces can secure the southern part of the country, Prime Minister Tony Blair planned to announce Wednesday.Comment