Iraqi and US soldiers gage the area following a road side bomb in the northern city of Mosul, some 370 kms from Baghdad on November 16, 2008. Iraq's cabinet defied fiery opposition from Shiite hardliners today to approve a wide-ranging military pact that includes a timetable for the withdrawal of all US troops by the end of 2011. Iraq's parliament will vote on November 24 on a wide-ranging military pact extending the presence of US troops another three years, which was approved today by the Iraqi cabinet, an official said. Getty Images logo Getty Images 12 months ago

Iraqi and US soldiers gage the area following a road side bomb in the northern city of Mosul, some 370 kms from Baghdad on November 16, 2008. Iraq's cabinet defied fiery opposition from Shiite hardliners today to approve a wide-ranging military pact that includes a timetable for the withdrawal of all US troops by the end of 2011. Iraq's parliament will vote on November 24 on a wide-ranging military pact extending the presence of US troops another three years, which was approved today by the Iraqi cabinet, an official said.

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