2008年10月18日星期六

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq

Muqtada al-Sadr urges rejection of US-Iraqi pact (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2008 03:11 AM CDT

Thousands of followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr take part in a rally in Baghdad, Iraq, on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008, to protest a draft U.S.-Iraqi security agreement. The mass show of opposition comes as the United States and Iraqi leaders try to build support for the accord that would extend the presence of American forces in Iraq beyond the end of this year. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Saturday called on Iraq's parliament to reject a U.S.-Iraqi security pact as tens of thousands of his followers rallied in Baghdad against the deal.

Sadrists stage mass anti-US march in Baghdad (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2008 02:29 AM CDT

Iraqi women hold up national flags as scores of supporters of radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr marched on October 18 through the streets of Baghdad to demonstrate aginst the US occupation in Iraq.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Followers of radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr staged a mass march through Baghdad on Saturday to demand the immediate withdrawal of US troops and to protest a planned US-Iraq security deal.

Thousands march in Baghdad against U.S. pact (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2008 02:28 AM CDT

Reuters - Thousands of followers of anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr took to the streets on Saturday in a demonstration against a pact that would allow U.S. forces to stay in Iraq for three more years.

Anti-US protesters rally against US-Iraqi pact (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2008 01:10 AM CDT

AP - Tens of thousands of followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr rallied in Baghdad to protest a draft U.S.-Iraqi security agreement.

Al-Qaeda desert base looks abandoned, but is it? (AFP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 11:29 PM CDT

Iraqi army soldiers stand on top of a hill in the Al-Udaim desert. Due to its strategic position connecting two of the most dangerous territories in Iraq, Al-Udaim desert is one of the last hideouts for Al-Qaeda fighters.(AFP)AFP - Wrecks of old vehicles. Passing Bedouins herding emaciated goats. And as far as the eye can see, a dusty, beige, lunar landscape.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,185 (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 07:36 PM CDT

Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr take part in a rally in Baghdad, Iraq, on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008, to protest a draft U.S.-Iraqi security agreement. The mass show of opposition comes as the United States and Iraqi leaders try to build support for the accord that would extend the presence of American forces in Iraq beyond the end of this year. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - As of Friday, Oct. 17, 2008, at least 4,185 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

US briefs presidential candidates on Iraq troop deal (AFP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 05:57 PM CDT

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attends the Palestinian Business and Investment Forum on October 14, 2008 at the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC. Cabinet officials have briefed both US presidential candidates about the status of a draft agreement with Baghdad on the future presence of US troops in Iraq, a US official said Friday.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)AFP - Cabinet officials have briefed both US presidential candidates about the status of a draft agreement with Baghdad on the future presence of US troops in Iraq, a US official said Friday.

Proposal sets final Iraq withdrawal for 2012 (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 05:24 PM CDT

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — A draft agreement by U.S. and Iraqi negotiators that calls for withdrawing Amercan troops by 2012 appears to be facing obstacles in Iraq that could kill the deal before it's implemented, lawmakers in Baghdad said.

Pentagon seeks to calm concerns over Iraq troop pact (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 05:10 PM CDT

A U.S. soldier patrols Baquba, in Diyala province some 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad October 16, 2008. (Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)Reuters - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday that U.S. troops should not be concerned by a deal that is said to let Iraq prosecute American military personnel if they commit serious crimes on Iraqi soil.

Gates assures Iraq withdrawal agreement protects US troops (AFP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 04:53 PM CDT

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attends the Palestinian Business and Investment Forum on October 14, 2008 at the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC. Cabinet officials have briefed both US presidential candidates about the status of a draft agreement with Baghdad on the future presence of US troops in Iraq, a US official said Friday.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)AFP - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that he and top US military officers believe that US troops would be well protected under a draft status agreement for a withdrawal process negotiated with Iraq.

Gates: Draft Iraq agreement protects troops (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 04:53 PM CDT

AP - U.S. troops subject to prosecution under Iraqi law for alleged crimes beginning in 2009 will be "well protected" under the terms of a draft U.S.-Iraq security agreement, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.

Some Senior Lawmakers Skeptical of U.S.-Iraq Pact (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 04:06 PM CDT

CQPolitics.com - Senior members of Congress said Friday they are nervous about a draft agreement governing the presence of U.S. troops in Iraq.

Forgetting Sarah Palin? Only because she's no Sen. (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 03:23 PM CDT

Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin talks to supporters at a rally in West Chester, Ohio, Friday Oct. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Tom Uhlman)AP - John McCain got a call from Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was on the phone to Barack Obama, and to his Democratic running mate, Joe Biden. Nobody called Sarah Palin.

Troops would face different kind of court in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 02:37 PM CDT

Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr take part in a rally in Baghdad, Iraq, on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008, to protest a draft U.S.-Iraqi security agreement. The mass show of opposition comes as the United States and Iraqi leaders try to build support for the accord that would extend the presence of American forces in Iraq beyond the end of this year. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - All rise as three judges, cloaked in black robes with a white fringe, take their seats behind a wooden bench facing prosecutors, defense lawyers and the accused, standing unshackled in a wooden pen.

How the Recession Could End the Iraq War (Time.com)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 12:45 PM CDT

Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr take part in a rally in Baghdad, Iraq, on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008, to protest a draft U.S.-Iraqi security agreement. The mass show of opposition comes as the United States and Iraqi leaders try to build support for the accord that would extend the presence of American forces in Iraq beyond the end of this year. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)Time.com - John McCain wants to pursue the mission to victory, but several other factors may curtail the US presence in Iraq

Turkey: planes strike Kurd bases in northern Iraq (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 12:29 PM CDT

Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses the members of his ruling party in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, Oct. 17, 2008. Turkey's military intercepted Kurdish rebel radio chatter indicating that up to 35 guerrillas had been killed in recent clashes with troops, officials said Friday. Turkish troops and Cobra helicopters attacked a group of rebels who were allegedly trying to infiltrate Turkey from northern Iraq, a military spokesman said.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)AP - Turkish warplanes carried out successful airstrikes inside Iraq on Friday on the main bases used by Kurdish rebels, the military said.

Three worshippers killed in Baghdad mosque bombing (AFP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 10:47 AM CDT

Iraqi Shiite Muslims perform the weekly Friday prayer at the Shrine of Imam Musa al-Kadhim in the Baghdad district of Kadhimiyah. At least three Iraqi Shiite worshippers have been killed in a bomb attack as they were leaving a Baghdad mosque after weekly prayers, a security official told AFP.(AFP/Ali Yussef)AFP - At least three Iraqi Shiite worshippers were killed in a bomb attack on Friday as they were leaving a Baghdad mosque after weekly prayers, a security official told AFP.

Excerpts from draft U.S.-Iraqi security agreement (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 10:26 AM CDT

AP - Excerpts from the draft U.S.-Iraqi security agreement meant to replace the U.N. mandate for American-led forces in Iraq, which expires on Dec. 31. The Associated Press obtained a copy and translated the material from Arabic.

Followers of Iraq's Sadr to hold anti-US march (AFP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 09:32 AM CDT

Radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr speaks to supporters at mosque in Kufa, 2007. Followers of Al-Sadr will hold an anti-US protest march in Baghdad.(AFP/File/Qassem Zein)AFP - Followers of Iraq's radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr will hold an anti-US protest march in Baghdad on Saturday, the hardline leader's aides said.

Iraqi forces make arrests for anti-Christian attacks (AFP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 09:31 AM CDT

An Iraqi policeman stands guard outside a church in Baghdad on October 14. Iraqi security forces arrested four men for allegedly planning attacks on members of the country's Christian community in the northern city of Mosul.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Iraqi security forces arrested four men on Friday for allegedly planning attacks on members of the country's Christian community in the northern city of Mosul, a top official told AFP.

发贴者：iwvck12 时间 01:44 0 条评论

bnzv