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# Troops

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# Libya
Rebels push into Gaddafi hometown of Sirte as loyalists fight on
Meanwhile, the National Transitional Council says it will announce a new interim government next week.
# The Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Sunday
In this evening’s fix: DAA board backs down, shock death at Glastonbury, cringey MySpace pages and the only slideshow you’ll ever need to see…swamp soccer!
# Afghanistan
David Cameron at loggerheads with military chiefs over Afghanistan troop withdrawals
British Prime Minister wants solders brought home from Afghanistan, but there is worry that his motivation is political rather than strategic.
# Iraq War
US to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq this month
Obama says that the US “commitment to Iraq is changing” as 90,000 troops get ready to go home.