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Fireworks over Baghdad as Iraqis take over cities
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-06-30 08:34
Fireworks over Baghdad as Iraqis take over cities

Iraqi soldiers march as they take part in a parade during the transfer ceremony of Baghdad's old defence ministry building June 29, 2009. US troops pulled out of Baghdad on Monday, triggering jubilation among Iraqis hopeful that foreign military occupation is ending six years after the invasion to depose Saddam Hussein. [Agencies]