Troops To Pull Out of All Iraqi Cities by June 30

U.S. combat forces are scheduled to withdraw from all Iraqi cities by June 30, the U.S. commander of troops there said Dec. 13. The withdrawal of all but a few small security contingents complies with terms of the status-of-forces agreement between the U.S. and Iraq, says Army Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of Multinational Force Iraq. The troops that stay behind will support Iraqi forces until they are able to able to provide security for their country themselves, Odierno says.