2008年12月24日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

Australia to maintain Iraq presence (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2008 12:04 AM CST

AP - Australia says it will maintain its military presence in Iraq until at least the middle of next year.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,213 (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 07:41 PM CST

File photo of South Korean Navy sailors on a vessel off TaeYonpyong Island in South Korean waters. South Korea said Wednesday it would send a destroyer to keep pirates away from military equipment being shipped back from Iraq.(AFP/Pool/File)AP - As of Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008, at least 4,213 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Iraqi parliament ousts speaker, OKs non-US troops (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 05:31 PM CST

An Iraqi boy on his way home from school, walks past US troops on a routine patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - Iraq's fractious parliament squeezed its abrasive speaker out of a job Tuesday and authorized non-U.S. foreign troops to stay in the country for another half-year, a pair of high-stakes moves in its final session of 2008.

What are `combat troops'? Answer may affect Iraq withdrawal (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 05:01 PM CST

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — All U.S. forces will leave Iraq by Dec. 31, 2011, but how that withdrawal will happen is still being negotiated by Iraqi and American officials, the top U.S. commander in Iraq said Tuesday.

Turkish president indicates Iraq visit in January (AFP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 02:51 PM CST

Turkish President Abdullah Gul, seen here on November 5, 2008, indicated Tuesday he will soon visit Iraq after postponing his visit to the Middle East earlier this month because of an ear ailment that prevents him from flying.(AFP/File/Sezayi Erken)AFP - Turkish President Abdullah Gul indicated Tuesday he will soon visit Iraq after postponing his visit to the Middle East earlier this month because of an ear ailment that prevents him from flying.

Baghdad's silent movie theaters reflect cultural darkness in Iraq (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 02:41 PM CST

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Husham al Kanani practically grew up in a Baghdad movie theater, watching films at the cinema his father managed.

Iraq says power grid not fully restored until 2011 (AFP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 01:47 PM CST

A man untangles electric cables that feed an apartment complex from a private generator in a neighbourhood in Baghdad in August 2008. Iraq's power grid is not expected to be fully restored until 2011 -- eight years after the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein -- the electricity ministry said on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Ali al-Saadi)AFP - Iraq's power grid is not expected to be fully restored until 2011 -- eight years after the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein -- the electricity ministry said on Tuesday.

Iraq frees security officers held on terror charges (AFP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 11:57 AM CST

An Iraqi wearing the uniform of the former Republican Guard, once the elite bodyguards of the Saddam Hussein, kneels at his grave north of Baghdad in 2007. A group of Iraqi security officers arrested last week initially accused of plotting a coup and then links to terrorism were freed on Tuesday, an interior ministry source told AFP.(AFP/File)AFP - A group of Iraqi security officers arrested last week initially accused of plotting a coup and then of links to terrorism were freed on Tuesday, an interior ministry source told AFP.

Iraq parliament speaker resigns, troop mandate extended (AFP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 11:56 AM CST

British troops patrol the streets of central Basra. Iraqi parliament speaker Mahmud Mashhadani said on Tuesday that he will resign, ending a political crisis that had thrown into doubt arrangements for a British troop presence into next year.(AFP/File/Essam al-Sudani)AFP - Iraqi parliament speaker Mahmud Mashhadani said on Tuesday that he will resign, ending a political crisis that had thrown into doubt arrangements for a British troop presence into next year.

Recession Hits Iraqi Refugees Extra Hard (U.S. News & World Report)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 10:32 AM CST

U.S. News & World Report - It was probably never going to be easy for Ghassan Ateyah, an Iraqi ear, nose, and throat doctor who has been a refugee in the United States for 13 months, to land a job. But with the deepening recession, the hurdles are even higher.

Iraq parliament votes to allow non-US troops beyond Dec 31 (AFP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 10:01 AM CST

British troops patrol the streets of central Basra. Iraqi parliament speaker Mahmud Mashhadani said on Tuesday that he will resign, ending a political crisis that had thrown into doubt arrangements for a British troop presence into next year.(AFP/File/Essam al-Sudani)AFP - The Iraqi parliament voted on Tuesday to allow the presence of non-US foreign troops after December 31, giving British troops a legal basis to remain beyond the expiry of a UN mandate.

Talabani says Iraqi Kurds aim to stop rebel attacks (AFP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 09:50 AM CST

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani in Baghdad on November 20, 2008. Talabani has said Iraqi Kurds are determined to stop Kurdish rebels from using their territory for attacks on Turkey and Iran and will soon call on the militants to lay down their arms.(AFP/File/Ali Abbas)AFP - Iraqi Kurds are determined to stop Kurdish rebels from using their territory for attacks on Turkey and Iran and will soon call on the militants to lay down their arms, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said in an interview published Tuesday.

Detained Iraqi security officials released on bail (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 05:11 AM CST

AP - Iraqi officials say nearly two dozen police and security officials arrested on suspicion of forging identity cards and badges have been released on bail.

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