2008年10月9日星期四

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq

As violence drops, Iraqi tribes begin to make amends (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 09 Oct 2008 03:00 AM CDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Tears rarely roll down Iraqi farmer Hassan Mohammed Hamoud's proud, sun-creased face.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,180 (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2008 07:25 PM CDT

US Commanding General of Multinational Forces in Iraq David Patraeus speaks in Baghdad in September 2008 on the eve of a military change of command inside a Saddam era palace on the outskirts of Baghdad. Petraeus said Wednesday that attempts are being made to open talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan and that the United States should be prepared to engage with its enemies.(AFP/POOL/File/Paul J. Richards)AP - As of Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008, at least 4,180 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 provincial elections likely to be held early next year (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 08 Oct 2008 03:21 PM CDT

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Iraq's presidency council passed a critical law Wednesday to organize provincial elections that were originally scheduled for Oct. 1 and now are likely to be held sometime early next year.

US-Iraq security pact faces hurdles (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2008 03:18 PM CDT

US soldiers stand close to an Iraqi soldier manning his rifle on top of a vehicle in Baghdad in September 2008. Iraq has said it is ready to take over security responsibilities from US security forces in Baghdad as both countries say they are nearing a deal on a contested military pact.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AP - A U.S.-Iraqi security agreement spelling out how American troops and contractors operate was supposed to be in place over the summer, but the thorniest issues remain unsettled and neither side is budging.

Correction: Iraq Vet Suicide story (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2008 11:34 AM CDT

AP - In an Oct. 7 story about a lawsuit filed by the widow of an Iraq war veteran who committed suicide, The Associated Press erroneously reported the year of the suicide. The former soldier, Donald Woodward, killed himself in March 2006, not March 2003.

Iraq offers free returns for its Syrian refugees (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2008 11:30 AM CDT

AP - The Iraqi embassy in Damascus is organizing free journeys for refugees who want to return from Syria — the second such project in as many years — though two days into the campaign Wednesday, there have been no takers.

Turkish parliament reauthorizes Iraq incursions (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2008 11:29 AM CDT

AP - Lawmakers have voted in favor of extending the Turkish military's mandate to carry out operations against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq.

Iraq ready to replace US troops in Baghdad (AFP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2008 10:24 AM CDT

US soldiers stand close to an Iraqi soldier manning his rifle on top of a vehicle in Baghdad in September 2008. Iraq has said it is ready to take over security responsibilities from US security forces in Baghdad as both countries say they are nearing a deal on a contested military pact.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Iraq said on Wednesday it was ready to take over security responsibilities from US security forces in Baghdad as both countries say they are nearing a deal on a contested military pact.

Woman suicide bomber kills nine outside Iraq court (AFP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2008 06:22 AM CDT

Iraqi soldiers secure an area in the restive city of Baquba, northeast of Baghdad. A woman bomber has blown herself up outside a courthouse north of the Iraqi capital, killing nine people and wounding 21 in the worst Al-Qaeda-style suicide bombing by a female in three weeks.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - A woman bomber blew herself up outside a courthouse north of the Iraqi capital, killing nine people and wounding 21 in the worst Al-Qaeda-style suicide bombing by a female in three weeks.

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