Iraq Transitions As U.S. Forces Withdraw After 8-Year Presence
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A worker prepares the traditional Iraqi fish dish Masgouf over a fire at an outdoor restaurant along the Tigris River on December 1, 2011 in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq is transitioning as the U.S. military continues its withdrawal from the country by the end of December following the war that began in 2003. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Nora Muaid stands in Zawraa Park on December 2, 2011 in Baghdad, Iraq. The parks 180-foot tall Ferris wheel opened earlier this year and is the second largest in the Middle East. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
A teenager rollerblades at Zawraa Park on December 2, 2011 in Baghdad, Iraq. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
A man walks past a shop that sells uniforms to members of Iraqs military and police forces on December 3, 2011 in Baghdad, Iraq. Members of the Iraqi security forces are paid relatively well in the country and purchase personally tailored uniforms from the shop. The shop says business has increased since the before the war but security in the area has worsened, forcing the shop to close before the evening hours. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
People gather in a shop that sells uniforms to members of Iraqs military and police forces as a religious video plays on December 3, 2011 in Baghdad, Iraq. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Portraits of famous Iraqis are seen in the stairwell of a bookshop on December 3, 2011 in Baghdad, Iraq. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
A tailor cuts cloth while making a police unform in a shop that sells uniforms to members of Iraqs military and police forces on December 3, 2011 in Baghdad, Iraq. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
An advertisement for mobile telephone service is seen behind painted protective blast walls on December 3, 2011 in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq is transitioning nearly nine years after the 2003 U.S. invasion and subsequent occupation. American forces are now in the midst of the final stage of withdrawal from the war-torn country. At least 4,485 U.S. military personnel died in Iraq while more than 100,000 Iraqi civilians died from war-related violence, according to the Iraq Body Count. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
A worker walks through the new Maximall clothing store on December 3, 2011 in Baghdad, Iraq. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
A monkey eats nuts on top of its owners car on December 3, 2011 in Baghdad, Iraq. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Graffiti is seen on a protective blast wall on December 3, 2011 in Baghdad, Iraq. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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