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Pope Francis and Grand Ayatollah Sistani meet.

Rocket attack hits Iraq base.
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Baghdad suicide bombings.
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U.S. to cut troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Photo credit: Pfc. Cameron Boyd – link, Public Domain, link.

U.S. to withdraw 1/3 of troops from Iraq.
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Mustafa Al-Kadhimi approved as new Iraqi Prime Minister.

U.S. conducts retaliatory airstrikes in Iraq.

Two U.S. troops killed in Iraq.
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Rockets strike U.S. embassy in Baghdad.
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