Britain ends combat operations in Iraq (AP)

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Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, center, inspects a Guard of Honor as he arrives for a meeting with the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on security and his country's economy in London, Thursday, April 30, 2009. British and Iraqi leaders are meeting in London for talks before the final withdrawal of British troops from Iraq after a six-year military campaign.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP – British troops have ended six years of combat operations in Iraq, Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced Thursday, praising his military’s accomplishments and sacrifices in a mission that was not popular at home.

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