Measure allows troops to stay
TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Iraq’s Presidency Council ratified a parliamentary measure that clears the way for troops from Britain and a handful of other nations to stay in Iraq after a U.N. mandate expires at year’s end.
Forces from Britain, Australia, El Salvador, Romania, Estonia and NATO had been awaiting a new arrangement to legalize their presence.
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