Ali Hamoudi, Iraqi in London. Clearly, this flag indicates that we are now dealing with a new Iraq. This flag represents all the coalition wants in the country, unity. Maybe people will now see the ...

After nearly nine years of war in Iraq, a subdued flag-lowering ceremony in Baghdad on Thursday marked the official end of one of the longest U.S. military missions in American history.

In 1990, US Secretary of State James Baker told Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz that if Iraq did not comply with US demands, "we will reduce you to the pre-industrial age”. Nine years on, that ...

U.S. Military Lowers Flag, Marking End of Iraq War : The Two-Way In a low-key ceremony at the Baghdad airport, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and others marked the occasion. After nearly nine ...

America paid a high price to bring Iraq a new chapter of freedom to the nation's history. As flags were furled, we mourn the deaths of 4,500 service men and women and 32,000 Americans who were ...

Command flag cased, Iraq war formally over. U.S. President Barack Obama discusses the end of combat in Iraq as he speaks to troops at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on December 14, 2011.

The United States lowered its flag in Baghdad as the American military mission in Iraq was officially declared over Thursday. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and the top U.S. military commander in ...