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Iraq: America’s Obama arrives in Baghdad to meet with US troops Tue. July 22, 2008 08:57 am.- By Bonny Apunyu. - (SomaliNet) Barack Obama has begun his first on-the-ground inspection of Iraq since launching his bid for the White House - with US commanders ready to brief him on progress in a war he long opposed and Iraqi leaders wanting more details of his proposals for troop withdrawals. Obama’s stop in Iraqi capital Baghdad is the second major leg of a war zone tour that opened in Afghanistan. The contrasts in tone and message were distinct. The Illinois senator sees the battle against the resurgent Taliban and Al Qaida in Afghanistan as America's most crucial fight and supports expanding troop strength to counter a sharp rise in attacks. But Obama had stood against the Iraq invasion and now worries that an open-ended US combat mission will sap military resources and focus - at a time when Iraq violence has dropped to its lowest level in four years.-Agencies News Category: World Latest Headlines Latest News Somalia: 5 killed in fighting in Mogadishu Somalia: 6 more months approved for U.N. Somalia pe... Somalia: Clashes claim dozens in south Somalia West Africa: Floods displace over 150 000 people Chad: President Deby’s forces, rebels clash <... Egypt border killings 'unacceptable'- Amnesty Intern... Sudan: Genocide claims nonexistent-president al... Zambia mourns death of president Mwanawasa Egyptian police shoots dead Sudanese man ... U.S: Thousands of Iraqi refugees arrive in U.S More News...