2008年9月8日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

Three killed in Baghdad attacks (AFP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2008 04:31 AM CDT

An Iraqi soldier stands guard in central Baghdad. Three people have been killed in Baghdad, including a woman caught in crossfire following an attack on a governmment minister's guards, security officials have told AFP.(AFP/Ali Yussef)AFP - Three people were killed in Baghdad on Monday, including a woman caught in crossfire following an attack on a governmment minister's guards, security officials told AFP.

Kuwaiti PM to make first Iraq visit since Gulf War (AFP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2008 04:03 AM CDT

Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammad al-Ahmad al-Sabah, seen here earlier this year, has accepted an invitation to visit Iraq, for what would be his first trip to Baghdad since the forces of dictator Saddam Hussein invaded the Gulf emirate 18 years ago(AFP/KUNA/File)AFP - Kuwait's premier has accepted an invitation to visit Iraq, in what would be a first since the forces of dictator Saddam Hussein invaded the Gulf emirate 18 years ago.

U.S. begins hunting Iraq's bombmakers, not just bombs (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 08 Sep 2008 03:00 AM CDT

The Christian Science Monitor - When members of the Air Force's 447th Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit first arrived here in May, they were dealing with three to four roadside bombs a week. During prior tours, the group's veterans say at least one a day was normal.

How Fast Should Iraq Re-Arm? (Time.com)

Posted: 08 Sep 2008 02:20 AM CDT

Time.com - While the U.S. goes slow on withdrawing troops from Iraq, Baghdad is seeking sophisticated warplanes to defend itself

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,155 (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2008 09:08 PM CDT

An Iraqi police commando, seen last month watching traffic on Palestine Street, a major road in northeastern Baghdad which has been hit by a roadside bomb. Three people have been killed in Baghdad, including a woman caught in crossfire following an attack on a governmment minister's guards, security officials have told AFP.(AFP/File/Ali Yussef)AP - As of Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, at least 4,155 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Rice says she has "open" relationship with Iraq (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2008 02:33 PM CDT

Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice defended her administration's strategy in Iraq on Sunday and said she had an "open" relationship with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki following claims Washington had spied on him.

Petraeus to hand over Iraq command on Sept 16 (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2008 02:12 PM CDT

A picture combo shows US army General David Petraeus (L) and US Lt General Raymond Odierno (R). Petraeus, the man credited with curbing sectarian violence in Iraq, will hand the command of US-led forces in Iraq to Odierno on September 16, his spokesman said Sunday.(AFP/File/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AFP - US General David Petraeus, the man credited with curbing sectarian violence in Iraq, will hand the command of US-led forces in Iraq to General Raymond Odierno on September 16, his spokesman said Sunday.

Iraqi parliament faces urgent national issues (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2008 01:06 PM CDT

A wounded Iraqi policeman arrives at al-Kindi hospital after a roadside bomb attack on his patrol in east Baghdad, Iraq on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. The attack wounded three police and two civilians, police said. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - Iraqi lawmakers end their summer break this week facing urgent tasks of approving a new election law and signing off on a still-unfinished security pact with the U.S. — key steps in laying the foundation for a lasting peace.

Petraeus to hand over U.S. Iraq command Sept 16 (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2008 11:55 AM CDT

Army Gen. David Petraeus, commanding general of Multi-National Force-Iraq, answers a question during a meeting with members of the Department of Defense press pool travelling with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates in Baghdad, in this December 6, 2007 file picture. (Haraz N. Ghanbari/Pool/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. General David Petraeus, credited with helping staunch violence in Iraq, will hand over command of U.S. forces there to Lieutenant-General Raymond Odierno on September 16, a military spokesman said on Sunday.

Health chiefs battle to bring back Iraqi doctors (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2008 11:54 AM CDT

Dr. Waleed Ibraheem, manager of the intensive care unit at the Surgical Hospital in the Medical City, visits patients at the hospital in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - A kidney specialist who fled Iraq's bombings, kidnappings and sectarian killings 20 months ago has reported back to work at his Baghdad hospital — one of some 800 doctors who have returned over the summer.

Rice: US and Iraq have 'very open' relationship (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2008 10:05 AM CDT

AP - Facing allegations the U.S. spied on its Iraqi allies, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday defended the relationship between the two governments as "very open and transparent."

Iraqi minister in Kuwait to discuss compensation for 1991 invasion (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 07 Sep 2008 09:20 AM CDT

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq's finance minister traveled to Kuwait on Sunday to discuss payment of debts and compensation for Saddam Hussein's 1991 invasion of that country, the Iraqi government said Sunday.

Iraqi minister to Kuwait for talks on war compensation (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2008 07:05 AM CDT

Iraqi Finance Minister Bayan Jabr Solagh attends an exclusive interview with AFP at his office in Baghdad in July 2008.(AFP/File/Sabah Arar)AFP - Iraq's Finance Minister Bayan Jabr Solagh has left for Kuwait to discuss compensation Baghdad has to pay its neighbour for the 1990 invasion by dictator Saddam Hussein, the government said on Sunday.

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