U.S. set to hand over rule of Iraqi army
The United States was set on Thursday to hand over formal command of Iraqi troops to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s government, a significant step toward the withdrawal of some 150,000 U.S.-led foreign troops. The spokesman for the U.S. military in Iraq, U.S. Major General William Caldwell, said the importance of the handover on Thursday was “gigantic.” Full Story