2008年11月4日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

US troops follow voting in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2008 03:12 AM CST

U.S. Army Cpl. Sean Morton, 25, from Boston, Mass., right, assigned to Killer Troop, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, consults with a colleague before mailing his absentee ballot for the presidential election at Forward Operating Base Marez in Mosul, Iraq on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)AP - U.S. soldiers in Mosul, where war still rages, caught a glimpse of the election battle back home as they ate breakfast Tuesday, awaiting the outcome of a contest that could decide the future of the mission in Iraq.

Business Booms Behind Baghdad's Security Walls (Time.com)

Posted: 04 Nov 2008 12:20 AM CST

Time.com - Security measures still hamper trade, but they have allowed businesses to get up and running

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,190 (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2008 08:41 PM CST

In this photo provided by Fort Bragg, Brig. Gen. Michael S. Repass is shown. The Army's top special forces commander said on Monday, Nov. 3, 2008, that Green Berets should expect to be in Iraq for the long haul, even if troop levels decrease. Repass said Monday, Nov. 3, 2008 his teams will work with the Iraqis for as long as they need help. (AP Photo/Fort Bragg)AP - As of Monday, Nov. 3, 2008, at least 4,190 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Iraqi minorities 'insulted' by new provincial assemblies law (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 03 Nov 2008 04:23 PM CST

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — The Iraqi parliament approved legislation Monday that allocates six seats in provinces to small ethnic and religious communities in the upcoming provincial elections, but Christians, Yazidis and Shabaks asked for the law to be overturned on the grounds that they remained underrepresented.

Iraq: Key figures since the war began (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2008 02:19 PM CST

In this photo provided by Fort Bragg, Brig. Gen. Michael S. Repass is shown. The Army's top special forces commander said on Monday, Nov. 3, 2008, that Green Berets should expect to be in Iraq for the long haul, even if troop levels decrease. Repass said Monday, Nov. 3, 2008 his teams will work with the Iraqis for as long as they need help. (AP Photo/Fort Bragg)AP - _October 2007: 170,000 at peak of troop buildup.

Iraq still thirsting for water that's safe to drink (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 03 Nov 2008 01:15 PM CST

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Every day, a man driving a tanker truck filled with water comes to Nashat al Chamamla's village in southern Iraq, and every day the people line up to fill their jugs and jerry cans.

American school in Syria obeys order to close (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2008 12:27 PM CST

Students carry their bags as they leave the Damascus Community School in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Nov. 3, 2008. An American school in Damascus has closed its doors and told students to leave after the Syrian government ordered it shut down in response to a deadly U.S. cross-border raid. Students and teachers were seen leaving the Damascus Community School Monday afternoon. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)AP - An American school in Damascus closed its doors and told students to go home Monday after the Syrian government ordered it shut down in response to a deadly U.S. cross-border raid near the Iraqi border.

US answer on Iraq pact soon: White House (AFP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2008 10:05 AM CST

A US soldier from 320 Company Military police takes notes during a visit in the Iraqi Police Station of Qadisiyah in the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit on November 01, 2008. The United States will give its formal answer to proposed Iraqi amendments to a controversial bilateral security accord in the coming days, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said Monday.(AFP/File/Gianluigi Guercia)AFP - The United States will give its formal answer to proposed Iraqi amendments to a controversial bilateral security accord in the coming days, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said Monday.

No US bases in northern Iraq without Baghdad nod: Talabani (AFP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2008 09:33 AM CST

US soldiers conduct a foot patrol through a dense bush in Diyala province, March, 2008. Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has said that American troops can set up bases in northern Iraq's Kurdish region only if the Shiite-led government in Baghdad gives its approval.(AFP/File/David Furst)AFP - Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has said that American troops can set up bases in northern Iraq's Kurdish region only if the Shiite-led government in Baghdad gives its approval.

Iraqi vote on minorities marks step to elections (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2008 07:52 AM CST

AP - Parliament approved legislation Monday restoring guaranteed seats on provincial councils to Christians and other small religious communities, the last major hurdle to holding provincial elections next year.

Iraq parliament grants minorities six council seats (AFP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2008 07:31 AM CST

An Iraqi policeman stands guard outside a church in Baghdad on October 14. Iraqi lawmakers have decided that six local council seats would be reserved for minorities, only half the number proposed by the United Nations, a parliamentary source said.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Iraqi lawmakers decided on Monday that six local council seats would be reserved for minorities, only half the number proposed by the United Nations.

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