adi , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁cities ▁such ▁as ▁Hit , ▁Had ith a , ▁R ut bah , ▁and ▁Al ▁Q a im . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Ira q ' s ▁Parliament ▁called ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁set ▁a ▁tim et able ▁for ▁withdraw al ▁and ▁U . S . ▁coal ition ▁partners ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁Den mark ▁began ▁withdraw ing ▁their ▁forces ▁from ▁the ▁country . ▁During ▁the ▁summer ▁the ▁US ▁turned ▁its ▁attention ▁to ▁eastern ▁An bar ▁and ▁secured ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Fall uj ah ▁and ▁Al - K arma h . ▁ ▁C ele br ating ▁victory , ▁President ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁fle w ▁to ▁An bar ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁con gr at ulate ▁She ik ▁S att ar ▁and ▁other ▁leading ▁trib al ▁figures . ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁ ▁Ira qi ▁forces ▁begin ▁process ▁of ▁ar ming ▁with ▁advanced ▁US ▁weapon ▁systems ▁ ▁Ira q ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁current ▁purch as ers ▁of ▁U . S . ▁military ▁equipment ▁with ▁their ▁army ▁trad ing ▁its ▁A K - 4 7 ▁assault ▁rif les ▁for ▁the ▁more ▁accurate ▁U . S . ▁M 1 6 ▁and ▁M 4 ▁rif les , ▁among ▁other ▁equipment . ▁ ▁Ira q ▁sought ▁ 3 6 ▁F - 1 6 ' s , ▁the ▁most ▁s oph istic ated ▁weapons ▁system ▁Ira q ▁has ▁attempted ▁to ▁purchase . ▁The ▁Pent agon ▁not ified ▁Congress