2008年12月29日星期一

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,219 (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2008 08:06 PM CST

This undated image provided by the U.S. Army shows Spc. Stephen M. Okray, 21, of St. Clair Shores, Mich. Two soldiers from Michigan who were among three who died when their vehicle crashed on Christmas Eve in Baghdad are being remembered by relatives for their devotion to their families. The Department of Defense on Friday identified the soldiers as Staff Sgt. Christopher G. Smith, 28, of Grand Rapids; Spc. Stephen M. Okray, 21, of St. Clair Shores; and Spc. Stephen G. Zapasnik, 19, of Broken Arrow, Okla. (AP Photo/U.S. Army)AP - As of Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008, at least 4,219 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Turkish jets hit PKK targets in N.Iraq: army sources (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Dec 2008 07:21 PM CST

Turkish soldiers patrol on a road near the Turkey-Iraq border in the mainly Kurdish southeastern province of Sirnak, in February 2008. Turkish fighter jets on Sunday bombed Kurdish rebel hideouts in northern Iraq, just days after three Turkish soldiers were killed in a deadly attack, a Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) spokesman said.(AFP/File/Mustafa Ozer)Reuters - Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish guerrilla targets in northern Iraq on Saturday and Sunday, Turkish army sources said.

Turkey bombs Kurdish rebels in Iraq: PKK (AFP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2008 02:09 PM CST

Turkish soldiers patrol on a road near the Turkey-Iraq border in the mainly Kurdish southeastern province of Sirnak, in February 2008. Turkish fighter jets on Sunday bombed Kurdish rebel hideouts in northern Iraq, just days after three Turkish soldiers were killed in a deadly attack, a Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) spokesman said.(AFP/File/Mustafa Ozer)AFP - Turkish fighter jets on Sunday bombed Kurdish rebel hideouts in northern Iraq, just days after three Turkish soldiers were killed in a deadly attack, a Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) spokesman said.

Israel Gaza blitz sparks protests across the Arab world (AFP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2008 01:21 PM CST

Lebanese and Palestinian protestors set a makeshift Israeli flag on fire during a demonstration in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli in solidarity with the Gaza Strip. From Egypt to Iraq, demonstrators took to the streets across the Arab world on Sunday in noisy protests against Israel's deadly bombardment of the Gaza Strip.(AFP)AFP - From Egypt to Iraq, demonstrators took to the streets across the Arab world on Sunday in noisy protests against Israel's deadly bombardment of the Gaza Strip.

Laura Bush: 'Not amused' by Iraq shoe throw (AFP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2008 11:55 AM CST

US First Lady Laura Bush, pictured here in September 2008, said Sunday she was AFP - US First Lady Laura Bush said Sunday she was "not amused" when an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at US President George W. Bush during a surprise trip to Baghdad earlier this month.

Suicide bomber hits anti-Israel protest in Iraq (AFP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2008 11:01 AM CST

US soldiers stand guard at the site of a suicide bomb attack in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. A suicide bomber on a bicycle targeted a protest condemning Israeli air raids on the Gaza Strip, killing one civilian and wounding 16 on Sunday, police said.(AFP/Mujahed Mohammed)AFP - A suicide bomber on a bicycle in Iraq's northern city of Mosul targeted a protest condemning Israeli air raids on the Gaza Strip, killing one civilian and wounding 16 on Sunday, police said.

Iraqi presidency approves non-US foreign troops resolution (AFP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2008 10:41 AM CST

Albanian elite troops that have served in Iraq under the US command, attend a ceremony that commemorates the end of their mission in Iraq in Tirana's main square, December 27. Iraq's presidency council on Sunday approved a parliamentary resolution allowing the presence of non-US foreign troops in the country after the expiry of a UN mandate at the end of the month.(AFP/Gent Shkullaku)AFP - Iraq's presidency council on Sunday approved a parliamentary resolution allowing the presence of non-US foreign troops in the country after the expiry of a UN mandate at the end of the month.

Iraq tries Saddam officials for crushing opponents (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Dec 2008 09:51 AM CST

A video grab shows former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz attending his trial in a courtroom in Baghdad April 29, 2008. (Reuters TV/Reuters)Reuters - An Iraqi court on Sunday opened a new trial against Tareq Aziz and the man known as 'Chemical Ali,' right-hand men to Saddam Hussein, on charges of crushing opposition from Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's Dawa party.

Mrs. Bush: Iraq invasion was not a distraction (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2008 08:30 AM CST

AP - First lady Laura Bush is rebuffing critics of the Bush administration who contend that the U.S. turned its military might and resources to the war in Iraq before finishing the job in Afghanistan.

First lady says shoe-throwing an assault (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2008 08:13 AM CST

AP - First lady Laura Bush says President Bush laughed it off, but that it was an "assault" when an Iraqi reporter threw his shoes at the president during a news conference in Baghdad.

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