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Iraq to vote Wednesday on US forces pact
AFP - Sunday, November 23
BAGHDAD (AFP) - - The Iraqi parliament will vote on Wednesday on a controversial pact negotiated with Washington that would see US forces leave the war-torn country by the end of 2011, its speaker said on Saturday.
"The debate has finished and the vote will take place on Wednesday," Mahmud Mashhadani said after a seven-hour session of parliament during which about 40 MPs expressed their views.
If the three main blocs, Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds, can agree a joint position, the vote could even take place before Wednesday, he added.
On Saturday, Kurds spoke out about differences they have with the government while Sunni and Shiite MPs appear divided amongst themselves on the proposed Status of Forces Agreement.
"Errors were committed during the negotiations which were conducted without transparency and with neither parliament nor the people being kept informed," said a leader of the 53-member Kurdish Alliance parliamentary faction.
His comments appeared to put at risk the group's previous support for the agreement.
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Purple smoke rises from a grenade as two helicopters arrive for waiting US soldiers on the outskirts of Baghdad in May 2008. The Iraqi parliament will vote on November 26 on a controversial pact negotiated with Washington that would see US forces leave the war-torn country by the end of 2011.
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