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US, Iraq sign security pact
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US-Iraq Security Pact:
Pact puts the US force in Iraq under Iraqi government authority for the first time.
US forces leave Iraq's towns and villages by the middle of 2009.
US forces hand over their bases to Iraq during 2009 and complete the withdrawal on December 31st, 2011.
US troops lose the right to raid Iraqi homes without authorization from Iraqi authorities.
Iraq gets the right to try US soldiers who commit serious crimes off-duty and off-base.
US forces are prohibited from using Iraqi territory to attack Iraq's neighbors.
Editor:Zhang Pengfei
