Elated, last US troops leave Iraq, ending war (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111218/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111217/capt.00a2de83c0654cb9a233d5946a7c6203-11fcb1f5b602464a8a9fb9088c8813b6-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=LbAdosFyi42YbGtkA9QFBg--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A soldier gestures from the gun turret of the last vehicle in a convoy of the US Army's 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division crosses the border from Iraq into Kuwait, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011. The brigade's special troops battalion are the last American soldiers to leave Iraq. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)" border="0" /></a>AP - The last U.S. soldiers rolled out of Iraq across the border into neighboring Kuwait at daybreak Sunday, whooping, fist bumping and hugging each other in a burst of joy and relief. Their convoy's exit marked the end of a bitterly divisive war that raged for nearly nine years and left Iraq shattered and struggling to recover.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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