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Graham Crouch: Leaving Iraq

Iraq is preparing after US President Barack Obama has confirmed the end of all combat operations in the country by 31 August 2010.

The last Stryker Brigade - the 4/2 Battalion - rolled out to Kuwait as the last operational combat unit. Some 50,000 of 65,000 US troops currently in Iraq are set to remain until the end of 2011 to advise Iraqi forces and protect US interests.

The remaining 50,000 troops will stay in the country in order to train Iraqi security forces, conduct counterterrorism operations and provide civilians with ongoing security in a still fragile nation.

© Graham Crouch

The members of the 4/2 Strykers Combat Battlion arriving in a convoy to C.O.B. Adder in Southern Iraq after a gruelling overnight journey from Baghdad en-route to Kuwait where they will be packing up and heading home. Iraq is preparing after US President Barack Obama has confirmed the end of all combat operations in the country by 31 August..Some 50,000 of 65,000 US troops currently in Iraq are set to remain until the end of 2011 to advise Iraqi forces and protect US interests.The remaining 50,000 troops will stay in the country in order to train Iraqi security forces, conduct counterterrorism operations and provide civilians with ongoing security, said Mr Obama..An agreement negotiated with the Iraqis in 2008 states that these troops must be gone from the country by the end of next year
   
The members of the 4/2 Strykers Combat Battlion arriving in a convoy to C.O.B. Adder in Southern Iraq after a gruelling overnight journey from Baghdad en-route to Kuwait where they will be packing up and heading home. Iraq is preparing after US President Barack Obama has confirmed the end of all combat operations in the country by 31 August..Some 50,000 of 65,000 US troops currently in Iraq are set to remain until the end of 2011 to advise Iraqi forces and protect US interests.The remaining 50,000 troops will stay in the country in order to train Iraqi security forces, conduct counterterrorism operations and provide civilians with ongoing security, said Mr Obama..An agreement negotiated with the Iraqis in 2008 states that these troops must be gone from the country by the end of next year
   
The members of the 4/2 Strykers Combat Battlion arriving in a convoy to C.O.B. Adder in Southern Iraq after a gruelling overnight journey from Baghdad en-route to Kuwait where they will be packing up and heading home. Iraq is preparing after US President Barack Obama has confirmed the end of all combat operations in the country by 31 August..Some 50,000 of 65,000 US troops currently in Iraq are set to remain until the end of 2011 to advise Iraqi forces and protect US interests.The remaining 50,000 troops will stay in the country in order to train Iraqi security forces, conduct counterterrorism operations and provide civilians with ongoing security, said Mr Obama..An agreement negotiated with the Iraqis in 2008 states that these troops must be gone from the country by the end of next year
     
  
The members of the 4/2 Strykers Combat Battlion arriving in a convoy to C.O.B. Adder in Southern Iraq after a gruelling overnight journey from Baghdad en-route to Kuwait where they will be packing up and heading home. Iraq is preparing after US President Barack Obama has confirmed the end of all combat operations in the country by 31 August..Some 50,000 of 65,000 US troops currently in Iraq are set to remain until the end of 2011 to advise Iraqi forces and protect US interests.The remaining 50,000 troops will stay in the country in order to train Iraqi security forces, conduct counterterrorism operations and provide civilians with ongoing security, said Mr Obama..An agreement negotiated with the Iraqis in 2008 states that these troops must be gone from the country by the end of next year
   
The members of the 4/2 Strykers Combat Battlion arriving in a convoy to C.O.B. Adder in Southern Iraq after a gruelling overnight journey from Baghdad en-route to Kuwait where they will be packing up and heading home. Iraq is preparing after US President Barack Obama has confirmed the end of all combat operations in the country by 31 August..Some 50,000 of 65,000 US troops currently in Iraq are set to remain until the end of 2011 to advise Iraqi forces and protect US interests.The remaining 50,000 troops will stay in the country in order to train Iraqi security forces, conduct counterterrorism operations and provide civilians with ongoing security, said Mr Obama..An agreement negotiated with the Iraqis in 2008 states that these troops must be gone from the country by the end of next year
   
The members of the 4/2 Strykers Combat Battlion arriving in a convoy to C.O.B. Adder in Southern Iraq after a gruelling overnight journey from Baghdad en-route to Kuwait where they will be packing up and heading home. Iraq is preparing after US President Barack Obama has confirmed the end of all combat operations in the country by 31 August..Some 50,000 of 65,000 US troops currently in Iraq are set to remain until the end of 2011 to advise Iraqi forces and protect US interests.The remaining 50,000 troops will stay in the country in order to train Iraqi security forces, conduct counterterrorism operations and provide civilians with ongoing security, said Mr Obama..An agreement negotiated with the Iraqis in 2008 states that these troops must be gone from the country by the end of next year
     
  
The members of the 4/2 Strykers Combat Battlion arriving in a convoy to C.O.B. Adder in Southern Iraq after a gruelling overnight journey from Baghdad en-route to Kuwait where they will be packing up and heading home. Iraq is preparing after US President Barack Obama has confirmed the end of all combat operations in the country by 31 August..Some 50,000 of 65,000 US troops currently in Iraq are set to remain until the end of 2011 to advise Iraqi forces and protect US interests.The remaining 50,000 troops will stay in the country in order to train Iraqi security forces, conduct counterterrorism operations and provide civilians with ongoing security, said Mr Obama..An agreement negotiated with the Iraqis in 2008 states that these troops must be gone from the country by the end of next year
   
The members of the 4/2 Strykers Combat Battlion arriving in a convoy to C.O.B. Adder in Southern Iraq after a gruelling overnight journey from Baghdad en-route to Kuwait where they will be packing up and heading home. Iraq is preparing after US President Barack Obama has confirmed the end of all combat operations in the country by 31 August..Some 50,000 of 65,000 US troops currently in Iraq are set to remain until the end of 2011 to advise Iraqi forces and protect US interests.The remaining 50,000 troops will stay in the country in order to train Iraqi security forces, conduct counterterrorism operations and provide civilians with ongoing security, said Mr Obama..An agreement negotiated with the Iraqis in 2008 states that these troops must be gone from the country by the end of next year
   
Driver Salam peers through his broken windscreen driving through the suburb of New Baghdad . As a driver for a prominent British newspaper he is considering his future as the economic landscape changes dramatically. Iraq is preparing after US President Barack Obama has confirmed the end of all combat operations in the country by 31 August.Some 50,000 of 65,000 US troops currently in Iraq are set to remain until the end of 2011 to advise Iraqi forces and protect US interests.The remaining 50,000 troops will stay in the country in order to train Iraqi security forces, conduct counterterrorism operations and provide civilians with ongoing security, said Mr Obama.An agreement negotiated with the Iraqis in 2008 states that these troops must be gone from the country by the end of next year.
     
  
Street scenes from a market place in New Baghdad formerly a haven for violent gangs and militia. The capital is slowly regaining some semblance of peace but is still a long way from long term stability. Iraq is preparing after US President Barack Obama has confirmed the end of all combat operations in the country by 31 August..Some 50,000 of 65,000 US troops currently in Iraq are set to remain until the end of 2011 to advise Iraqi forces and protect US interests.The remaining 50,000 troops will stay in the country in order to train Iraqi security forces, conduct counterterrorism operations and provide civilians with ongoing security, said Mr Obama..An agreement negotiated with the Iraqis in 2008 states that these troops must be gone from the country by the end of next year.
  
Street scenes from a market place in New Baghdad formerly a haven for violent gangs and militia. The capital is slowly regaining some semblance of peace but is still a long way from long term stability. Iraq is preparing after US President Barack Obama has confirmed the end of all combat operations in the country by 31 August..Some 50,000 of 65,000 US troops currently in Iraq are set to remain until the end of 2011 to advise Iraqi forces and protect US interests.The remaining 50,000 troops will stay in the country in order to train Iraqi security forces, conduct counterterrorism operations and provide civilians with ongoing security, said Mr Obama..An agreement negotiated with the Iraqis in 2008 states that these troops must be gone from the country by the end of next year.
  
One of the relics of Saddam Hussein's military parade grounds is a crossed sword archway in Baghdad. The capital is slowly regaining some semblance of peace but is still a long way from long term stability. Iraq is preparing after US President Barack Obama has confirmed the end of all combat operations in the country by 31 August..Some 50,000 of 65,000 US troops currently in Iraq are set to remain until the end of 2011 to advise Iraqi forces and protect US interests.The remaining 50,000 troops will stay in the country in order to train Iraqi security forces, conduct counterterrorism operations and provide civilians with ongoing security, said Mr Obama..An agreement negotiated with the Iraqis in 2008 states that these troops must be gone from the country by the end of next year.