2008年11月11日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

In Baghdad, Blasts from the Past (Time.com)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 03:55 AM CST

Time.com - The suicide bombings on Monday may not signal a return of Al-Qaeda but they are a reminder of how fragile security is in the Iraqi capital

2 roadside bombs kill 3, wound 14 in Baghdad (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 03:19 AM CST

An Iraqi policeman sifts through newspapers and debris after a roadside bomb attack struck a line of newspaper vendors waiting nearby to collect papers to supply neighborhood newsstands in Baghdad, Iraq on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008. A pair of roadside bombs exploded in quick succession during the morning rush hour in east Baghdad on Tuesday, killing three people and wounding 14 others, police and hospital officials said.(AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - A pair of roadside bombs exploded in quick succession during the morning rush hour in east Baghdad on Tuesday, killing three people and wounding 14 others, police and hospital officials said.

Will Obama Have to Adjust His Timetable on Iraq? (Time.com)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 03:00 AM CST

US president-elect Barack Obama (R) waves while walking with President George W. Bush after arriving at the White House in Washington. Obama, gearing up for his historic January 20 swearing-in, held his first face-to-face talks with Bush on Monday and got his first look at the Oval Office.(AFP/Tim Sloan)Time.com - U.S. commanders are skeptical that a 16-month withdrawal schedule could be completed while maintaining security

Moment of truth for Shiite party over pact (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 02:58 AM CST

Arab League envoy to Iraq, Hani Khalaf, speaks to the media after he met with the country's most influential Shiite spiritual leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani,in Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008, in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, Iraq. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)AP - The fate of an agreement that would keep U.S. troops here for three more years rests with Iraq's largest Shiite party, which must choose between its two main partners: the United States and Iran.

Baghdad reopens bridge closed since deadly stampede (AFP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 01:44 AM CST

A general view shows the Al-Aima bridge that links the Sunni district of Adhamiyah with the Shiite district of Kadhimiyah in Baghdad in October. Authorities in Baghdad opened on Tuesday a major bridge that was closed for more than three years after nearly 1,000 Shiite pilgrims perished in a deadly stampede.(AFP/File/Ali Yussef)AFP - Authorities in Baghdad on Tuesday opened a major bridge that was closed for more than three years after nearly 1,000 Shiite pilgrims perished in a deadly stampede.

Baghdad bomb attack kills 2, wounds 17 (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 12:30 AM CST

Reuters - Two roadside bombs exploded in a crowd of part time laborers in central Baghdad Tuesday, killing at least two people and wounding 17, police said.

UN warns of possible violence in Iraq elections (AP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 08:00 PM CST

AP - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said passage of a law clearing the way for provincial elections in Iraq was "a milestone" in the process of national reconciliation, but he warned of the possibility of election violence.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,193 (AP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 07:12 PM CST

An Iraqi soldier escorts members of a U.S.-backed neighbourhood patrol, locally called AP - As of Monday, Nov. 10, 2008, at least 4,193 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Baghdad market blasts kill 28 in deadliest recent attack (AFP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 07:01 PM CST

A US soldier stands guard at the scene of a twin bombing when a car first detonated in the Sunni district of Adhamiyah in Baghdad. At least 28 people were killed, including women and schoolgirls, and dozens wounded in a triple bombing in a Baghdad market on Monday, the deadliest attack to rock the Iraqi capital in months, security officials said.(AFP/Nafee Abdul Rahman)AFP - At least 28 people were killed, including women and schoolgirls, and dozens wounded in a triple bombing in a Baghdad market on Monday, the deadliest attack to rock the Iraqi capital in months, security officials said.

Iraq spokesman says US security offer not enough (AP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 05:40 PM CST

US soldiers patrol a main street leading to Fardos Square in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on November 5, 2008. At least 10 people were killed and dozens wounded on Sunday in bomb attacks across Iraq as militants continued to strike in some of the country's most dangerous regions.(AFP/File/Ali Yussef)AP - Iraq's government spokesman said Monday the proposed U.S. changes to a draft security agreement were "not enough" and asked Washington to offer new amendments if it wants the pact to win parliamentary approval.

Iraq cabinet draws conclusions on U.S. troop draft (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 03:25 PM CST

A U.S. soldier stands guard during a peace conference in al-Zawra amusement park in Baghdad, November 7, 2008. (Mohammed Ameen/Reuters)Reuters - Iraq's cabinet has drawn its conclusions on a final U.S. draft of a security pact that would require American troops to leave by the end of 2011, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's media adviser said on Monday.

Iraq's cabinet expected to meet on US pact as deadline looms (AFP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 01:40 PM CST

Iraqi soldiers clap as they celebrate their graduation from their academy in the northern restive city of Mosul on November 9, 2008. Iraq's cabinet is expected to meet in Baghdad on Tuesday to discuss a military accord that will govern the presence of American troops in Iraq beyond 2008, a minister said on Monday.(AFP/Mujahed Mohammed)AFP - Iraq's cabinet is expected to meet in Baghdad on Tuesday to discuss a military accord that will govern the presence of American troops in Iraq beyond 2008, a minister said on Monday.

Turkish military shells northern Iraq: guard (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 12:29 PM CST

Turkish soldiers patrol a road near the Turkey-Iraq border in Sirnak, February 2008. Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq.(AFP/File/Mustafa Ozer)Reuters - The Turkish military struck the border area of northern Iraq on Monday, Iraqi officials said, in the latest apparent attack on Kurdish separatist PKK fighters.

Baghdad starts paying anti-Qaeda militias (AFP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 09:51 AM CST

Members of Sunni Muslim Sahwas or Awakening Councils checks some official papers at a checkpoint in the Adhamiyah Sunni district of Baghdad, November 9. Sunni militias which have played a key role in driving Al-Qaeda fighters from Baghdad began receiving pay cheques on Monday from a Shiite-led Iraqi government that has long eyed them with suspicion.(AFP/File/Ali al-Saadi)AFP - Sunni militias which have played a key role in driving Al-Qaeda fighters from Baghdad began receiving pay cheques on Monday from a Shiite-led Iraqi government that has long eyed them with suspicion.

Triple bombing in Baghdad deadliest in months (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 03:00 AM CST

The Christian Science Monitor - At least 31 people were killed in a triple bomb attack in Baghdad on Monday. This is the latest incident in a series of attacks marking a surge in violence in the Iraqi capital. The attacks occurred in Baghdad's Azamiyah neighborhood, a former hotbed of sectarian violence that has been relatively peaceful in recent months.

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