Editing 2011 (section)

===December===
* [[December 15]] &ndash; The United States formally declares an [[Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq (2007–2011)|end]] to the [[Iraq War]]. While this ends the [[Iraqi insurgency (2003–11)|insurgency]], it begins [[Iraqi insurgency (2011–present)|another]].<ref>{{cite news|title=US flag ceremony ends Iraq operation|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16192105|work=BBC News|access-date=December 15, 2011|date=December 15, 2011|archive-date=December 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215075442/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16192105|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/policy/defense/100468-panetta-marks-iraq-wars-end-in-baghdad/|title=Panetta marks Iraq war's end in Baghdad|date=December 15, 2011|work=DEFCON Hill – The HILL'S Defense Blog|first=Jonathan|last=Easley|access-date=December 15, 2011|archive-date=January 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113033828/http://thehill.com/blogs/defcon-hill/operations/199581-panetta-marks-end-of-iraq-war-|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/us-lowers-flag-to-end-iraq-war-6277340.html|title=US lowers flag to end Iraq war|date=December 15, 2011|agency=Associated Press|access-date=December 15, 2011|archive-date=February 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201041914/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/us-lowers-flag-to-end-iraq-war-6277340.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/u-s-formally-ends-iraq-war-with-little-fanfare-1.740612|title=U.S. formally ends Iraq war with little fanfare|date=December 15, 2011|agency=Associated Press|access-date=December 15, 2011|archive-date=June 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628185948/http://www.ctvnews.ca/u-s-formally-ends-iraq-war-with-little-fanfare-1.740612|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1211/70480.html|title=Leon Panetta marks end of Iraq war|date=December 15, 2011|work=POLITICO.com|first=Tim|last=Mak|access-date=December 15, 2011|archive-date=January 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108235909/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1211/70480.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[December 16]] &ndash; [[Tropical Storm Washi]] causes 1,268 [[flash flood]] fatalities in the [[Philippines]], with 85 people officially listed as missing.<ref name="washi official">{{cite web|url=http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/358/NDRRMC%20Update%20SitRep%20No%2023%20re%20TS%20SENDONG.pdf |title=Effects of Tropical Storm "Sendong" (Washi) and Emergency Operations |date=December 30, 2011 |publisher=National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council |access-date=January 1, 2012 |location=Philippines |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502002130/http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/358/NDRRMC%20Update%20SitRep%20No%2023%20re%20TS%20SENDONG.pdf |archive-date=May 2, 2012 }}</ref>
* [[December 17]] &ndash; North Korean leader [[Kim Jong-il]] [[Death and state funeral of Kim Jong-il|dies]] of either a heart attack or stroke on his way to a field guidance.
* [[December 19]] – Liechtenstein becomes the 26th member state of the [[Schengen Area]].
* [[December 29]] &ndash; [[Samoa]] and [[Tokelau]] move from east to west of the [[International Date Line]], thereby skipping December 30, in order to align their time zones better with their main trading partners.<ref name="tribune">{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-as-samoa-dateline,0,2803590.story|title=Back to the future: Samoa and Tokelau to cross international date line, jump forward a day|date=December 21, 2011|work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=December 29, 2011}}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>