2008年9月25日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

Iraq hunts for Al-Qaeda gunmen after 35 die in ambush (AFP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 03:57 AM CDT

A relative grieves over a body at the morgue in Baquba. Iraqi forces launched a major hunt for Al-Qaeda gunmen in the restive province of Diyala as the death toll rose to 35 from an ambush of police in an orchard.(AFP/Str)AFP - Iraqi forces launched a major hunt on Thursday for Al-Qaeda gunmen in the restive province of Diyala as the death toll rose to 35 from an ambush of police in an orchard.

Military: Suicide bomber kills US soldier in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 03:27 AM CDT

AP - The U.S. military says an American soldier has been killed by a suicide bomber in Iraq.

Iraqi Parliament Paves the Way for Provincial Elections (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 12:00 AM CDT

Time.com - Parliament breaks the deadlock on an electoral law by postponing resolution on the key sticking point of Kirkuk

Officer cites abusive US interrogations in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 10:23 PM CDT

AP - The Iraqi prisoner had valuable intelligence, U.S. special forces believed, and they desperately wanted it. They demanded that expert American military trainers teach them the same types of abusive interrogation techniques that North Korea and Vietnamese forces once used against U.S. prisoners of war.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,171 (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 07:20 PM CDT

A relative grieves over a body at the morgue in Baquba. Iraqi forces launched a major hunt for Al-Qaeda gunmen in the restive province of Diyala as the death toll rose to 35 from an ambush of police in an orchard.(AFP/Str)AP - As of Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008, at least 4,171 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Al Qaida gunmen kill dozens of Iraqi policemen in Diyala province (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 05:17 PM CDT

An armed member of the Sahwa or Awakening Councils (also called Sons of Iraq), which are made up of mainly Sunni groups who joined the US military in fighting insurgent groups, mans a checkpoint in central Baghdad. Gunmen ambushed and killed 12 policemen and eight anti-Qaeda fighters in Diyala province north of Baghdad on Wednesday as rebel violence continued despite a security force crackdown.(AFP/Ali al-Saadi)McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Gunmen thought to be affiliated with Al Qaida in Iraq ambushed and killed 27 Iraqi policemen and eight anti-Qaida fighters near Baqouba on Wednesday, police and hospital officials said.

House clears huge defense bill, sends it to Senate (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 05:15 PM CDT

AP - Bowing to President Bush's demands, the House passed a mammoth package for the Pentagon on Wednesday that contains a pay raise for troops, billions of dollars for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan — and some political protection for lawmakers during a tense election season.

Bush hails Iraqi steps towards long-delayed vote (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 04:10 PM CDT

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani (L) speaks with US President George W. Bush (R) during a meeting with the Iraq Coalition at United Nations Headquarters, NY, September 23, 2008. Bush on Wednesday hailed Iraq's parliament for passing a provincial election law, calling it a critical step in political reconciliation in the strife-torn country.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)AFP - US President George W. Bush on Wednesday hailed Iraq's parliament for passing a provincial election law, calling it a critical step in political reconciliation in the strife-torn country.

Iraq parliament paves way for provincial elections (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 03:47 PM CDT

American soldiers talk to a woman during a search for wanted terror suspects in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - Under intense U.S. pressure, Iraq's parliament approved a law Wednesday paving the way for the first provincial elections in four years following months of deadlock that American commanders warned could jeopardize the dramatic decline in violence.

Iraq paves way for long-delayed polls in January (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 02:37 PM CDT

A man casts his ballot at a polling station in Najaf, 2005. The Iraqi parliament finally passed a provincial election law on Wednesday, setting a January 31 deadline for a vote to allow more power to be handed to the country's divided communities.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - The Iraqi parliament finally passed a provincial election law on Wednesday, setting a January 31 deadline for a vote to allow more power to be handed to the country's divided communities.

Violence up in Baghdad: Iraqi army (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 12:32 PM CDT

The sun sets over Baghdad in 2007. The Iraqi army said on Wednesday that violence in Baghdad had spiked in the past two weeks, forcing the authorities to spread troops across the capital.(AFP/File/Patrick Baz)AFP - The Iraqi army said on Wednesday that violence in Baghdad had spiked in the past two weeks, forcing the authorities to spread troops across the capital.

At least 20 killed in ambush north of Baghdad (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 11:42 AM CDT

An armed member of the Sahwa or Awakening Councils (also called Sons of Iraq), made up of mainly Sunni groups who joined the US military in fighting insurgent groups, mans a checkpoint in central Baghdad. Gunmen ambushed and killed 12 policemen and eight anti-Qaeda fighters in Diyala province north of Baghdad on Wednesday as rebel violence continued despite a security force crackdown.(AFP/Ali al-Saadi)AFP - Gunmen ambushed and killed 12 policemen and eight anti-Qaeda fighters in Diyala province north of Baghdad on Wednesday as rebel violence continued despite a security force crackdown.

US welcomes Iraq local election law (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 11:34 AM CDT

A view of the Iraqi parliament. The United States on Wednesday welcomed the passage of a long-delayed provincial election law by the Iraqi parliament, saying it showed the country's fledgling democracy was making progress.(AFP/IPMO-HO/File)AFP - The United States on Wednesday welcomed the passage of a long-delayed provincial election law by the Iraqi parliament, saying it showed the country's fledgling democracy was making progress.

Iraqi parliament approves crucial election law (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 09:32 AM CDT

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — After months of infighting, Iraq's parliament passed a crucial law Wednesday that will allow most of the country to hold provincial elections early next year.

US officials in Iraq to break security pact deadlock (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 09:20 AM CDT

US soldiers patrol the streets of the al-Hurriyah district of Baghdad on September 18. US officials negotiating a controversial security pact with Iraq have returned to Baghdad to resume discussions which have been deadlocked since early September.(AFP/File/Ali Yussef)AFP - US officials negotiating a controversial security pact with Iraq have returned to Baghdad to resume discussions which have been deadlocked since early September, a US official said on Wednesday.

Jordan gets first subsidised Iraqi oil under new deal (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 05:21 AM CDT

Smoke rises from the Al-Dora oil refinery complex in Baghdad. Jordan received 11,000 barrels of Iraqi oil by road, the first delivery under a new agreement which revises the subsidy the kingdom receives in the light of spiralling world prices(AFP/File/Ali Yussef)AFP - Jordan received 11,000 barrels of Iraqi oil by road on Wednesday, the first delivery under a new agreement which revises the subsidy the kingdom receives in the light of spiralling world prices, Energy Minister Khaldun Qteishat said.

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