2008年10月22日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

Few Christians returning to restive Iraqi city (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2008 03:41 AM CDT

Kazakhstan's soldiers celebrate their arrival at Almaty October 22, 2008. Kazakhstan pulled its soldiers out of Iraq on Tuesday following a five-year stint designed to highlight the ex-Soviet nation's support for the United States. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (KAZAKHSTAN)AP - Iraqi officials say few Christians are returning to the restive city of Mosul despite government pledges of financial support and protection.

Taxpayers replace $185,000 left in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2008 02:17 AM CDT

AP - It's one more example of the costs of doing business in a war zone.

Fort Bragg trial to start in 'fragging' case (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2008 02:14 AM CDT

A U.S. soldier of the Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) team walks through munitions at a joint U.S.-Iraqi army base in Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq, on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008. The munitions were seized by the U.S. army and Iraqi security forces during recent operations in the Shiite enclave of Sadr city. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)AP - The court martial of the first soldier accused of killing a direct superior in Iraq — known as "fragging" during the Vietnam War — opens Wednesday, three years after a suspicious blast tore through the living quarters of two National Guard officers.

'Dramatic' consequences without US-Iraq troop accord: Gates (AFP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 10:17 PM CDT

US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, pictured on October 20, warned Tuesday of AFP - US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates warned of "pretty dramatic" consequences of not having an accord governing the presence of US troops in Iraq.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,186 (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 07:37 PM CDT

Kazakhstan's soldiers celebrate their arrival at Almaty October 22, 2008. Kazakhstan pulled its soldiers out of Iraq on Tuesday following a five-year stint designed to highlight the ex-Soviet nation's support for the United States. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (KAZAKHSTAN)AP - As of Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008, at least 4,186 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

On-again, off-again U.S. troop deal with Iraq is off again (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 05:59 PM CDT

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Shiite Muslim government ministers raised objections Tuesday to a "final draft" of an agreement to authorize U.S. troops to remain in Iraq, and after a four-and-a-half-hour cabinet meeting Iraq's government spokesman conceded that the agreement would not be finalized in its current form.

Iraq cabinet wants changes in pact despite US warning (AFP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 04:58 PM CDT

The inauguration of the new Iraqi parliament building in Baghdad, August 2008. Iraq's cabinet on Tuesday called for changes to a planned security pact with Washington despite a warning from the US military chief that time is running out for Baghdad to approve the deal.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - Iraq's cabinet on Tuesday called for changes to a planned security pact with Washington despite a warning from the US military chief that time is running out for Baghdad to approve the deal.

Gates says U.S. reluctant to alter Iraq troop draft (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 04:48 PM CDT

Iraqi soldiers march at the end of the handover ceremony of a military base from U.S. forces to the Iraqi army in Yusufiya, south of Baghdad, October 20, 2008. (Bassim Shati/Reuters)Reuters - Washington does not want to alter a draft security pact with Iraq, despite demands for change from Baghdad where the document failed to win support from Iraqi political leaders, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday.

Door nearly closed on Iraq troop deal, Gates says (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 02:37 PM CDT

U.S. soldiers stand at attention during the handover ceremony of a military base from U.S. forces to the Iraqi army in Yusufiya, south of Baghdad, October 20, 2008. (Bassim Shati/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday expressed "great reluctance" about altering a draft agreement with the Iraqi government that would govern the presence of U.S. troops in Iraq after December 31.

Iraq's unschooled children evidence of devastation's depth (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 02:21 PM CDT

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — At age 14, Ahmad Razaq has worked more jobs than he can count. He's painted houses, cleaned office buildings and supervised a janitorial crew. Lately he spends his days washing cars for a few dollars a week outside a dingy hotel in Baghdad.

Iraq seeks security help from neighbours: minister (AFP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 11:51 AM CDT

Iraqi Interior Minister Jawad Bolani, seen here in July 2008, said on Tuesday his war-ravaged country is seeking support from neighbouring states to boost its security.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alex Wong)AFP - Iraqi Interior Minister Jawad Bolani said on Tuesday his war-ravaged country is seeking support from neighbouring states to boost its security.

15 killed as insurgents clash with Iraq Sunni tribes (AFP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 11:47 AM CDT

An Iraqi boy stands next to a machinegun and a bullet-riddled door in Barwanah al-Saghira, 60 kms northeast of Baghdad. At least 15 men have been killed and 14 more wounded in fierce early-morning clashes between insurgents and Sunni tribes in the central Iraq Shiite province of Babil, police and a medic have said.(AFP/File/Patrick Baz)AFP - At least 15 men were killed and 14 wounded on Tuesday in fierce early morning clashes between insurgents and Sunni tribes in the central Iraqi province of Babil, police and a medic said.

White House plays down Iraq pact dispute (AFP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 11:46 AM CDT

A US soldier on a rooftop during a sandstrom in Baghdad's Sadr City in April 2008. The White House on Tuesday said it was not surprised by difficulties in nailing down a security pact with Iraq, even as the war-torn country's cabinet called for changes to the planned agreement.(AFP/USAF-HO/File/Sgt Adrian Cadiz)AFP - The White House on Tuesday said it was not surprised by difficulties in nailing down a security pact with Iraq, even as the war-torn country's cabinet called for changes to the planned agreement.

Saudi Arabia, citing security, delays Iraq embassy (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 11:15 AM CDT

AP - Saudi Arabia said Tuesday it would delay sending an ambassador to Baghdad, saying there was no point sending a diplomat who would end up forced to remain inside a "fortress" to stay safe.

Iraq cabinet seeks changes to U.S. troops pact (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 09:21 AM CDT

U.S. soldiers stand at attention during the handover ceremony of a military base from U.S. forces to the Iraqi army in Yusufiya, south of Baghdad, October 20, 2008. (Bassim Shati/Reuters)Reuters - Iraq's cabinet decided on Tuesday to seek changes to a draft pact agreed with Washington to allow U.S. forces to stay in Iraq until 2011, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said.

Iraq cabinet wants changes in US pact: govt (AFP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 08:42 AM CDT

A US soldier on a rooftop during a sandstrom in Baghdad's Sadr City in April. The Iraqi cabinet is seeking changes to the controversial security deal with the US that would determine the presence of American troops in the country beyond 2008, the government spokesman has said.(AFP/HO/File/Sgt Adrian Cadiz)AFP - The Iraqi cabinet on Tuesday sought changes to the controversial security deal with the US that would determine the presence of American troops in the country beyond 2008, the government spokesman said.

Iraq to take control of Babil from US forces (AFP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 07:41 AM CDT

US troops in the Sunni town of Jurf al-Sakhr which lies in between the Sunni Anbar province and the Shiite Babil province in 2007. Iraqi forces will take control of the central Shiite province of Babil from US troops later this week, making it the 12th of Iraq's 18 governates to be handed over by US-led forces, officials have said.(AFP/File/Ali Yussef)AFP - Iraqi forces will take control of the central Shiite province of Babil from US troops on Thursday, making it the 12th of Iraq's 18 governates to be handed over by US-led forces, officials said.

Iraqi forces raid home of pro-U.S. group leader (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 07:33 AM CDT

Reuters - Iraqi security forces raided the home of a provincial leader of U.S.-backed patrols on Tuesday, an incident that could raise tension at a time when the Baghdad government is taking over the program from the U.S. military.

Iraqi Shi'ite says Maliki wary of U.S. pact (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 07:30 AM CDT

An Iraqi soldier looks at a U.S. soldier carrying a sniffing dog after the handover ceremony of a military base from U.S. forces to the Iraqi army in Yusufiya, south of Baghdad, October 20, 2008. (Bassim Shati/Reuters)Reuters - Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has criticized the draft of a pact that would allow U.S. troops to stay in the country for three years, a senior member of Maliki's ruling Shi'ite alliance said Tuesday.

US military chief warns Iraq on security deal (AFP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 04:42 AM CDT

US military chief Michael Mullen bluntly, seen here addressing Iraqi troops in Mosul in July, has warned Iraq it risked security losses of AFP - US military chief Michael Mullen bluntly warned Iraq on Tuesday that it risked security losses of "significant consequence" unless it approves an agreement on a legal basis for US forces there.

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