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Iraq parliament to vote on status of non-US forces
Iraqi members of parliament are voting shortly on a resolution allowing non-US forces to remain in the country until the end of July 2009.
- Agencies
- Published: 09:09 December 22, 2008
Baghdad: Iraqi members of parliament are voting shortly on a resolution allowing non-US forces to remain in the country until the end of July 2009.
There are still 4,100 remaining British troops in Iraq.
On Saturday, MPs rejected a bill that would have given the 6,000 non-US troops legal basis to stay once the UN mandate expires on December 31.
A compromise was reached to vote on a resolution, which requires a majority of vote in order to be passed.
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