2009年4月14日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

US soldier says he saw Sgt. chase, shoot comrade (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 03:49 PM PDT

U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph C. Bozicevich is lead away from the courtroom during a break in his Article 32 hearing, Monday April 13, 2009 in Fort Stewart, Ga. Bozicevich is charged with the shooting deaths of Sgt. Wesley Durbin and Staff Sgt. Darris Dawson in September 2008 while deployed in Iraq. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)AP - An Army sergeant, his face lit by the muzzle flash of his rifle, chased a superior officer at their base in Iraq until he fell, then stood over the man and fired two shots into him, a soldier in their unit testified Tuesday.


Appeals Court: Marine can't sue Murtha (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 02:08 PM PDT

AP - A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Rep. John Murtha cannot be sued for accusing U.S. Marines of murdering Iraqi civilians "in cold blood," remarks that sparked outrage among conservative commentators.

Kurdish-Arab tensions continue to grow in northern Iraq (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 02:07 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — In another sign of the growing tension between Iraqi Kurds and Arabs, a Kurdish political coalition in one northern province is boycotting provincial council meetings until the main Arab party there cedes council leadership positions.

Iranian group in Iraq part of high-stakes politics (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 01:19 PM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, May 9, 2003 file photo, members of the Mujahedeen Khalq, or MEK, an Iranian resistance group in Iraq guard a road leading to the group's main training camp, watched over by a U.S. Army Abrams tank, left, near Baqouba, north central Iraq. The Iraqi government is stepping up efforts to pressure Iranian exiles into leaving the country, propelling an obscure group to the forefront of U.S. ties to Iraq and the new American administration's overtures to Iran. In recent weeks, leaders of the People's Mujahedeen Organization of Iran, known by its Farsi initials MEK, claim the Iraqis blockaded their camp north of Baghdad, allowing only limited food and water shipments through. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)AP - The Iraqi government is stepping up efforts to pressure Iranian exiles into leaving the country, pushing an obscure group to the forefront of Baghdad's relations with Washington and the Obama administration's overtures to Iran.


US troops could stay in Mosul past June 30 (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 11:47 AM PDT

This Monday, April 13, 2009 image taken at Fort Stewart, Ga. and provided by the U.S. Army on Tuesday, April 14, shows Sgt. Joseph Bozicevich.  Bozicevich, 39, of Minneapolis is charged with killing a fellow team leader in his unit, Sgt. Wesley Durbin, and their squad leader, Staff Sgt. Darris Dawson on Sept. 14 at a small U.S. patrol base south of Baghdad. (AP Photo/U.S. Army)AP - U.S. troops may remain in an Iraqi city threatened daily by al-Qaida past a June 30 withdrawal deadline, the top American commander there said Tuesday in a widely watched test of the nation's new security agreement.


US troops may stay longer in Mosul: commander (AFP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 11:26 AM PDT

Iraqi and US soldiers gage the area following a road side bomb in the northern city of Mosul, some 370 kms from Baghdad in November 2008. US troops could stay in violence-wracked Mosul beyond a June 30 deadline for withdrawing from Iraqi cities if Baghdad asks them to, the commander of US forces in the northern province said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Ali al-Saadi)AFP - US troops could stay in violence-wracked Mosul beyond a June 30 deadline for withdrawing from Iraqi cities if Baghdad asks them to, the commander of US forces in the northern province said Tuesday.


Kurds protest Arab control of Iraqi governorate (AFP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 11:18 AM PDT

Iraqi Yazidis gather around a cleric of their sect (R) during a ritual in the courtyard of their holy site, the Lalesh temple, situated in a valley near Dahuk, 430 kms (260 miles) northwest of Baghdad in 2006. A Kurdish district chief in northern Iraq said on Tuesday he would boycott its provincial council, accusing Arabs of taking all top positions in January elections.(AFP/File/Safin Hamed)AFP - A Kurdish district chief in northern Iraq said on Tuesday he would boycott its provincial council, accusing Arabs of taking all top positions in January elections.


Appeals Courts Finds Murtha Immune from Defamation Lawsuit (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 10:47 AM PDT

CQPolitics.com - A federal appeals court has ruled that Rep. John P. Murtha is immune from a defamation lawsuit brought against the Pennsylvania Democrat by a U.S. Marine under investigation for killing Iraqi civilians in Haditha.

Soldier's lawyer says no evidence of Iraq slayings (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 10:39 AM PDT

AP - The lawyer for a U.S. Army master sergeant accused of hatching a plan to kill four bound and blindfolded Iraqis in 2007 continued Tuesday to suggest that there was no physical evidence the killings even happened.

U.S. troops could stay in Mosul past June deadline (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 10:27 AM PDT

US soldiers stand guard in Baghdad on April 2. A US soldier was killed in central Iraq on Monday when a sophisticated roadside bomb tore through his convoy, the US military said.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)Reuters - U.S. troops could remain in the Iraqi city of Mosul after a June deadline for withdrawal following a spate of high-profile attacks carried out by al Qaeda in Iraq, a U.S. commander said on Tuesday.


Some US-backed Iraqi militias plotting attacks: VP (AFP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 09:52 AM PDT

A member of the Iraqi army special forces mans a checkpoint to prevent civilians from crossing a street leading into Baghdad's Fadel district as Iraqi forces battle anti-Qaeda militiamen in March 2009. Some of the Iraqi former insurgents recruited by US forces to fight Al-Qaeda are simply biding their time and waiting for a chance to resume attacks, Vice President Adel Abdel Mahdi warned Tuesday.(AFP/File/Ali Yussef)AFP - Some of the Iraqi former insurgents recruited by US forces to fight Al-Qaeda are simply biding their time and waiting for a chance to resume attacks, Vice President Adel Abdel Mahdi warned Tuesday.


Iraqi VP to discuss Total oil deal in Paris (AFP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 09:40 AM PDT

Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdel Mahdi, seen here in 2007, said Tuesday he will meet executives from the French energy giant Total to discuss a multi-billion dollar oil deal during a working visit to France.(AFP/File/Louai Beshara)AFP - Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdel Mahdi said Tuesday he will meet executives from the French energy giant Total to discuss a multi-billion dollar oil deal during a working visit to France.


From Dhaka to Baghdad in search of a living wage (AFP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 09:36 AM PDT

Bangladeshi workers wait for work at a Baghdad hotel on April 4, 2009. Bangladeshis seeking to escape poverty back home have high hopes Baghdad will offer hard cash and prospects for a better life. Bangladeshis seeking to escape poverty back home are prepared to do the jobs that Iraqis do not want. Safety does not appear to be their top concern.(AFP/File/Ali Yussef)AFP - Abul al-Hossein, fresh off a plane from Dhaka via Dubai, says he can drive cars, buses and trucks -- and he wants to do so in Iraq.


Iraqis visit Gulf War prisoners in Kuwait: ICRC (AFP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 09:27 AM PDT

Red Cross vehicles. Iraqi families have travelled to Kuwait for the first time to visit relatives detained there since the 1991 Gulf War, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - Iraqi families have travelled to Kuwait for the first time to visit relatives detained there since the 1991 Gulf War, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Tuesday.


Murky origins of Iraq attacks stir foreboding (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 05:13 AM PDT

Reuters - A series of bombings and clashes between Sunni militias and Shi'ite-led government forces have stirred a sense of foreboding in Iraq ahead of a national election and the withdrawal of U.S. troops.

Iraqi parliament opens session without speaker (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 05:03 AM PDT

This Monday, April 13, 2009 image taken at Fort Stewart, Ga. and provided by the U.S. Army on Tuesday, April 14, shows Sgt. Joseph Bozicevich.  Bozicevich, 39, of Minneapolis is charged with killing a fellow team leader in his unit, Sgt. Wesley Durbin, and their squad leader, Staff Sgt. Darris Dawson on Sept. 14 at a small U.S. patrol base south of Baghdad. (AP Photo/U.S. Army)AP - Iraq's deputy parliament speaker called on lawmakers Tuesday to elect a speaker even as the country's highest court is still determining how many votes are needed to make the selection.


Iraqi Kurdistan must rein in forces: Amnesty (AFP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2009 05:27 PM PDT

A ceremony in the Kurdish city of Halabja in northern Iraq. Amnesty International urged the autonomous government in Iraqi Kurdistan to rein in its security forces, warning they were AFP - Amnesty International urged the autonomous government in Iraqi Kurdistan to rein in its security forces, warning they were "operating outside the rule of law".


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