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Iraq marks Sovereignty Day as four-day holiday begins

Night-time celebrations accompanied the start of the holiday. Al Jazeera’s headline also says US troops completed their withdrawal, but the supplied report offers no details or official confirmation.

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Adrian Cole
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Source: Al Jazeera Global News · View original source
People wave flags beside vehicles on a city street at night as smoke rises nearby.
Iraq

Iraqis marked the start of a four-day Sovereignty Day holiday with night-time celebrations, according to Al Jazeera Global News.

The report’s headline says US troops have completed their withdrawal from Iraq. Its summary and full text provide no further information about the claim.

No details were given on the withdrawal’s timing, scale or locations, or on whether officials confirmed it.

The supplied report also did not specify where celebrations took place or how widely they were observed.

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