Coalition troops formally handed over control of Iraq's Wasit province to the Iraqi government Wednesday.

Wasit, about 100 miles (161 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, is the 13th of Iraq's 18 provinces to revert to local security control.

On Thursday, Iraqis assumed control of Babil province. And last month, coalition troops handed over Anbar province to the Iraqis. Read full article »

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