https://freerepublic.com/tag/esponsibilities/ en-us Thu, 9 Apr 2009 23:29:03 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2225949/posts WASHINGTON, April 9, 2009 – American forces in Iraq continue to transfer more responsibilities to the Iraqi government and their security forces as part of the security agreement that went into effect on Jan. 1, a Multinational Force Iraq general said yesterday. “Our combat forces will be out of the cities by June,” Army Maj. Gen. David Perkins, the command’s director of strategic effects, said during a “DoD Live” bloggers roundtable. “That doesn’t mean we won’t operate in those cities, but we will not be basing our combat forces in the cities.” Since Jan. 1, U.S. forces have transitioned more... American Forces Press Service https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2225949/posts#comment Thu, 9 Apr 2009 23:29:03 GMT