1. Iraq's foreign minister said insurgents are attempting to sow as much chaos as possible, as lawmakers struggle to form a new government and Americans withdraw troops.
2. US President Barack Obama's announcement that NATO combat troops would withdraw in 2014 opened the door to a possible return to power for the Taliban.
3. Obama further renewed his promise to withdraw American combat troops from Iraq in 16 months and to negotiate from strength with America's foes.
4. Australia has about 550 combat troops in Iraq, which it plans to withdraw by about the middle of 2008.
5. Rudd said he would withdraw Australia's 550 combat troops from Iraq, leaving twice that number in mostly security roles.
6. Chinese troops launch a counterattack against Vietnamese aggressors in Guangxi and Yunnan in February, and withdraw from Vietnam a month later.
7. The move also shows that Bush still commands when and how troops will withdraw, despite a fiercely opposition Congress and a soured American public.
8. The battle lasted nearly 20 hours before Chinese troops were forced to withdraw in the face of superior firepower and numbers.
9. The Obama administration plans to withdraw troops from Iraq by the end of 2011 and will start to pull out from Afghanistan in July 2011.
10. The Illinois senator and likely Democratic nominee has pledged to withdraw combat troops from Iraq within 16 months if he is elected.