Unix Timestamp: 1323907200
Thursday, December 15. 2011, 12:00:00 AM UTC

The United States formally declares an end to the Iraq War. While this ends the insurgency it begins another.

The United States flag is lowered in Baghdad marking the end of U.S. military operations in Iraq after nearly nine years of the Iraq War. //www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16192105 (BBC)