US Troops Forced to Help out Iraqis in Baghdad Firefight

It was the first exchange of fire involving US troops in Baghdad since the Aug. 31 deadline for formally ending the combat mission in Iraq, and it showed that American troops remaining in the country are still being drawn into the fighting.

The attack Sunday also made plain the kind of lapses in security that have left Iraqis wary of the US drawdown and distrustful of the ability of Iraqi forces now taking up ultimate responsibility for protecting the country.'

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