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Excerpts from US-Iraqi security agreement
By The Associated Press AP - Friday, November 28
Excerpts from the U.S.-Iraqi security agreement approved Thursday "on the withdrawal of United States forces from Iraq and the organization of their activities during their temporary presence in Iraq."
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_ The Iraqi government requests the temporary assistance of U.S. forces to help maintain security and stability in Iraq, including cooperation in operations against al-Qaida and other terrorist groups, outlaw groups and remnants of the former regime.
_ All such operations shall be conducted with the agreement of the Iraqi government and fully coordinated with Iraqi authorities and overseen by a Joint Military Operations Coordination Committee.
_ The operations must be executed according to the Iraqi constitution and Iraqi laws and in line with Iraq's sovereignty and national interests.
_ Surveillance and control over Iraqi airspace shall be transferred to Iraqi authority immediately after the agreement takes effect, but Iraq may request temporary support from U.S. forces in that effort.
_ Iraq shall have the primary right to exercise jurisdiction over U.S. forces and civilians (contracted by the U.S. Defense Department) for grave premeditated felonies when such crimes are committed outside their designated facilities and areas and while not on duty.
_ Iraq shall have the primary right to exercise jurisdiction over United States contractors their employees.
_ The United States shall have the primary right to exercise jurisdiction over U.S. forces and civilians (contracted by the U.S. Defense Department) for matters arising inside their designated facilities and areas or while on duty outside those facilities and areas.
_ U.S. forces and civilians (contracted by the U.S. Defense Department) who are detained by Iraqi authorities must be handed over to U.S. authorities within 24 hours. U.S. authorities will make the accused available to the Iraqi authorities for the purposes of investigation and trial.
_ U.S. authorities will certify whether an alleged offense arose during duty status.
_ U.S. forces may not carry out any detentions or arrests without Iraqi legal permission.
_ Those detained by U.S. forces must be handed over to Iraqi authorities within 24 hours.
_ U.S. forces will provide information on all detainees in their custody to the Iraqi government. U.S. forces working with the Iraqi government will turn over custody of wanted detainees to Iraqi authorities with a valid Iraqi arrest warrant and will release all remaining detainees in a safe and orderly manner, unless otherwise requested by the Iraqi government.
_ U.S. forces may not search houses or other properties except with an Iraqi judicial warrant and in full coordination with the Government of Iraq, except in the case of actual combat operations.
_ All U.S. forces shall withdraw from all Iraqi territory no later than December 31, 2011.
_ All U.S. combat forces shall withdraw from Iraqi cities, villages, and localities no later than ... June 30, 2009.
_ U.S. combat forces withdrawn from the Iraqi cities, villages, and localities mentioned above shall be stationed in the agreed facilities and areas outside those locations.
_ The United States recognizes the sovereign right of the Government of Iraq to request the departure of U.S. forces from Iraq at any time. The Iraqi government recognizes the sovereign right of the United States to withdraw the U.S. forces from Iraq at any time.
_ The United States shall take appropriate measures to deter any external or internal threat or aggression against Iraq upon the government's request.
_ Iraqi land, sea, and air shall not be used as a launching or transit point for attacks against other countries.
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