Iraqi forces 'to take over security next year'

The top US general in Iraq today said Iraqi forces should be able to take over security with little coalition support as early as next year, even as a bombing at a Baghdad market killed at least 24 people and dozens of others were slain around the country.

Iraqi forces 'to take over security next year'

The top US general in Iraq today said Iraqi forces should be able to take over security with little coalition support as early as next year, even as a bombing at a Baghdad market killed at least 24 people and dozens of others were slain around the country.

A roadside bomb today at Baghdad’s largest and oldest wholesale market district killed at least 24 people and injured 35, police said.

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