- Odierno: Iran still aiding Iraq violence
Iraqis celebrate as their forces assume the country's security.
BAGHDAD - Only hours after Iraqi troops had paraded in celebration of taking control of their cities from U.S. troops, militants mounted their first challenge to Iraq's new era with a car bombing yesterday that claimed the lives of at least 33 people and wounded 97 others in Kirkuk.
BAGHDAD - Iraqi forces assumed formal control of Baghdad and other cities today after American troops handed over security in urban areas in a defining step toward ending the U.S. combat role in the country.
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