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Iraqi bishops: mixed feelings as US troops begin withdrawal

CWNews.com - As American troops take the first steps in a long withdrawal process, Church leaders in Iraq are hopeful but worried. Archbishop Louis Sako of Kirkuk told the AsiaNews service that his people have "little confidence," and stresses the need for the Iraqi government to assert effective control, ending attacks against the Christian minority. Bishop Shlemon Warduni, a Baghdad auxiliary, concedes that there is fear in the nation's capital as well, but says there is also great hope "for a new era of national reconciliation and cooperation for the good of the entire country, not only personal interests."

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Catholic bishops: between "hope and fear”, Iraq witnesses the withdrawal of U.S. troops (AsiaNews)

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