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Eight Years On, America Finally Pulls Out Of Iraq: Last 4,000 U.S. Soldiers Will Go By The End Of The Year -- Daily Mail
* Estimated 4,500 American troops died in the conflict
* U.S. Defence Secretary says troops leave with 'pride'
* About 100,000 Iraqis killed during the bloodshed
The U.S. military officially declared the Iraq War over yesterday after more than eight years of bloodshed.
A ceremony was held at Baghdad’s heavily-fortified airport to mark the withdrawal of American troops, an estimated 4,500 of whom have died in the conflict. Some 100,000 Iraqis are also thought to have lost their lives.
U.S. defence secretary Leon Panetta told his troops they could leave with great pride. ‘After a lot of blood spilled by Iraqis and Americans, the mission of an Iraq that could govern and secure itself has become real,’ he said.
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My Comment: Scroll down the Daily Mail article for interesting and informative graphs and galleries of stats, pictures, and videos that mark the end of the Iraq war for U.S. forces.
More stats and numbers can be found at the Washington Post/AP, and at The Guardian.