2009年1月17日星期六

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,227 (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 08:52 PM CST

REFILE - ADDING BYLINE Kevin Blanchard, a retired U.S. Marine corporal who was wounded in Iraq in 2004, leads other wounded veterans as they pedal across the Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys near Marathon, Florida, January 16, 2009. About 25 injured veterans and 36 other supporters joined the ride down segments of the Florida Keys Overseas Highway for Soldier Ride, an activity staged by the Wounded Warrior Project to provide inspiration and raise funds for injured comrades recovering in American military hospitals. REUTERS/Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/Handout (UNITED STATES). NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS.AP - As of Friday, Jan. 16, 2009, at least 4,227 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Case dropped against aide accused of helping Iraq (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 08:35 PM CST

AP - The government has quietly dropped its case against a former congressional aide accused of helping an Iraqi spy agency but later ruled mentally unfit for trial.

Mich. man accused of spying for Iraq pleads guilty (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 08:26 PM CST

AP - A suburban Detroit man accused of spying for Saddam Hussein's former regime and sharing information with the executed Iraqi dictator's intelligence service has pleaded guilty.

Iraqi guards said to throw party for shoe-thrower (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 04:19 PM CST

In this Dec. 14, 2008 file photo, Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi throws a shoe at President George W. Bush during a new conference with Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad, Iraq. The Iraqi journalist detained after throwing his shoes at President George W. Bush is in good shape and was allowed to meet with his brother on Friday Jan. 16, 2009, although he has been denied access to his lawyer, his family said. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)AP - The Iraqi journalist jailed since throwing his shoes at President George W. Bush got a visit from his brother Friday and a birthday party from his guards as he turned 30.

Iraqi candidate for provincial vote assassinated (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 04:06 PM CST

An Iraqi teen puts up campaign posters for the Jan. 31 provincial election in Baghdad, Iraq on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - A Shiite candidate for provincial elections was assassinated Friday while campaigning south of Baghdad, underscoring fears that political rivalries will lead to a spike in violence ahead of Iraq's Jan. 31 vote.

Pentagon: Seabees shifting from Iraq to Afghan war (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 03:35 PM CST

AP - In a sign of things to come, the Pentagon announced Friday that a military construction crew is bound for Afghanistan instead of the Iraq war.

Momentum builds for a self-ruled southern Iraq (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 12:41 PM CST

AP - The country's biggest Shiite party is hoping for a big win in elections across the oil-rich south to jump-start its campaign for a self-ruled region — a move that would transform Iraq and, critics say, give Iran its biggest prize since the ouster of Saddam Hussein.

Mideast protests against Israel attacks on Gaza (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 11:55 AM CST

Women and children carry anti-Israeli banners during a protest against the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip in front of the UNRWA building in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. The banners in Arabic read:' Patience Gaza, where is the humanity conscience, God is with you Gaza.' (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)AP - Iraqi worshippers dropped money in boxes and gave up their jewelry Friday as clerics called for donations to help Palestinians suffering under an Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip.

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