President Obama announced plans of withdrawing all American forces from Iraq in 2011 . Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al - Maliki : The violence came a day after a spate of bombings left at least 22 Iraqis dead and about 150 wounded . Capable Iraqi ##s have proven naysayers wrong . At least five Iranian pilgrims die in the northeast of Baghdad .
President Obama announced plans of withdrawing all American forces from Iraq in 2011 . Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al - Maliki : Capable Iraqi ##s have proven naysayers wrong . At least five Iranian pilgrims die in the northeast of Baghdad .