Bombing mars jubilation over withdrawal in Iraq

Dozens killed in Kirkuk as U.S. troops leave major cities

By Hamza Hendawi / The Bulletin
July 1, 2009

BAGHDAD — Not a single American soldier was in sight. Gone, too, were the American helicopters whose buzz has for years defined Baghdad’s background track.

Left alone to protect the capital Tuesday were thousands of Iraqi troops and police manning checkpoints, with army tanks....

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