WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - The Iraq Study Group has decided to recommend that the U.S. military transition from a combat role to a support role in Iraq, a source familiar with the panel's deliberations said on Wednesday.

The independent, bipartisan group also decided to call for a regional conference that could lead to direct U.S. talks with Iran and Syria, both accused by the United States of fomenting violence in Iraq, the source added.

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