2009年3月31日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

Trial begins for Marine in Iraq killings case (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 05:11 PM PDT

Marine Sgt. Ryan G. Weemer, left, follows his civilian attorney, Paul Hackett, to the courtroom where opening arguments in his court martial trial are to begin at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Tuesday, March 31, 2009. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)AP - A court-martial began Tuesday for a Marine accused of killing an unarmed captive in Iraq in a case officials knew nothing about until the defendant sought a Secret Service job and was asked about the most serious crime he had ever committed.

Senator: US can't ignore Iraqi refugees (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 03:04 PM PDT

AP - A Democratic senator warned on Tuesday that as U.S. troops leave Iraq, the U.S. should not ignore the plight of millions of Iraqis displaced from their homes or living as refugees in other countries.

British hand off to US in oil-rich southern Iraq (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 02:25 PM PDT

A British soldier kisses the flag of Great Britain during a hand over ceremony in Basra, Iraq, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, March 31, 2009. The British military transferred over coalition command of the oil-rich southern province of Basra to the United States on Tuesday, the latest step toward the full withdrawal of the remaining 4,100 British troops from Iraq by midsummer. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)AP - Britain turned over coalition command of the oil-rich south to the United States on Tuesday in the first step toward withdrawing virtually all British troops from Iraq by July.

Iraqi forces revamp hit by oil prices: Pentagon (AFP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 01:38 PM PDT

Iraqi troops patrol Baghdad's al-Fadel district. The global economic crisis and recent drop in oil prices could hamper Baghdad's efforts to better equip its security forces, the Pentagon said in a report released Tuesday.(AFP/Ali al-Saadi)AFP - The global economic crisis and recent drop in oil prices could hamper Baghdad's efforts to better equip its security forces, the Pentagon said in a report released Tuesday.

Senate panel okays nominees for Iraq, Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 01:05 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama's nominees to be the next ambassadors to Iraq and Afghanistan won approval Tuesday by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and now face consideration by the full Senate.

Key Senate panel backs Obama's Iraq, Afghan envoys (AFP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 12:54 PM PDT

Ambassador Christopher Hill, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee March 25, 2009 in Washington, DC. US President Barack Obama's choices to be ambassadors to Iraq and Afghanistan cleared an important hurdle Tuesday when a key Senate committee approved the nominations for full Senate consideration.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)AFP - US President Barack Obama's choices to be ambassadors to Iraq and Afghanistan cleared an important hurdle Tuesday when a key Senate committee approved the nominations for full Senate consideration.

U.S. ambassador to Iraq wins Senate panel backing (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 12:13 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Iraq, veteran diplomat Chris Hill, won the approval of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday.

Al-Qaeda Infiltrating Pro-U.S. Militias in Iraq, Sources Say (Time.com)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 12:00 PM PDT

Time.com - The Awakening Movement is key to stability, but sources tell TIME that its ranks have been infiltrated by the nascent insurgency

Eight dead in north Iraq attacks: police (AFP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 11:35 AM PDT

Iraqi troops patrol Baghdad's al-Fadel district. Eight people were killed in three attacks in the northern Iraq on Tuesday, including seven when a suicide bomber smashed his way into a police compound in Mosul and exploded his truck, police said.(AFP/Ali Yussef)AFP - Eight people were killed in three attacks in the northern Iraq on Tuesday, including seven when a suicide bomber smashed his way into a police compound in Mosul and exploded his truck, police said.

Iraqi convoys ordered to silence their sirens (AFP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 11:32 AM PDT

Iraqi security forces fly their national flag and flash victory signs as they escort a convoy in 2008. Iraqis whose ears have been battered by years of explosions, gunfire and rocket attacks can rest a little easier -- the government has banned the nerve-wracking sirens so loved by security convoys.(AFP/File/Ali Yussef)AFP - Iraqis whose ears have been battered by years of explosions, gunfire and rocket attacks can rest a little easier -- the government has banned the nerve-wracking sirens so loved by security convoys.

British troops begin Iraq pullout (AFP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 09:51 AM PDT

Royal Marines lower their unit's flag in Basra as they launched their pullout from Iraq. British forces officially started to withdraw from Iraq on Tuesday, signalling the end of six years of military operations that began with the US-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein.(AFP/Essam al-Sudani)AFP - British forces officially started to withdraw from Iraq on Tuesday, signalling the end of six years of military operations that began with the US-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein.

Analysis: Weekend uprising shows Iraqi tensions (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 09:12 AM PDT

Iraqi army soldiers patrol Baghdad's Fadhil district, Iraq, Tuesday, March 31, 2009. The U.S. military is seeking to reassure its Sunni allies that it would support them despite fears that the Shiite-led government plans a purge of their ranks after a weekend crackdown in Baghdad that saw the leader of a Sunni group arrested in central Baghdad's Fadhil district Saturday and, after two days of sporadic fighting, his followers disarmed. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)AP - The recent uprising by Sunni paramilitaries here is a sign of growing tension between the former insurgents and the Shiite-led government that runs Iraq — a distrust that could blow up again as the United States draws down its military forces.

Basra wary of U.S. forces after light British touch (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 08:13 AM PDT

Major General Andrew Salmon (R) salutes with Major General Michael Oates as he hands over his command of General Officer Commanding Multi National Division (South East) at Basra airport in southern Iraq March 31, 2009. REUTERS/HandoutReuters - People in the Iraqi city of Basra fear the U.S. troops taking over from departing British forces, whose relatively light touch contrasts with the U.S. military's fearsome, and sometimes trigger-happy, reputation.

Troops begin Iraq pullout (AFP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 07:53 AM PDT

Royal Marines lower their unit's flag in Basra as they launched their pullout from Iraq. British forces officially started to withdraw from Iraq on Tuesday, signalling the end of six years of military operations that began with the US-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein.(AFP/Essam al-Sudani)AFP - British forces officially started to withdraw from Iraq on Tuesday, signalling the end of six years of military operations that began with the US-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein.

Iraq starts policing borders with unmanned planes (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 07:32 AM PDT

Reuters - Iraq has started flying unmanned aircraft or drones along its borders to stop foreign fighters and arms entering through neighboring countries, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.

Seven killed in suicide attack on Iraqi police (AFP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 04:34 AM PDT

Iraqi troops patrol Baghdad's al-Fadel district. Eight people were killed in three attacks in the northern Iraq on Tuesday, including seven when a suicide bomber smashed his way into a police compound in Mosul and exploded his truck, police said.(AFP/Ali Yussef)AFP - A suicide truck bomber smashed his way into a police complex in Iraq's restive northern city of Mosul on Tuesday before blowing the vehicle up and killing seven people, police said.

New Iraq mission requires diplomacy, patience (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 02:48 AM PDT

Soldiers of the Alpha Company,1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment go on a foot patrol in the Hurriyah neighborhood of Baghdad , Iraq, Thursday, March 19, 2009. The new U.S.-Iraqi security agreement places most of the responsibility for keeping the peace on the Iraqis. For the U.S. Army, the mission is to stand by in case the Iraqis need help and to get them ready for the day when the Americans leave.(AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)AP - During his first tour, Capt. Nathan Williams worried for the safety of his soldiers fighting insurgents in west Baghdad. This time, he fears his troops may drop their guard as violence wanes.

US mil: Marine dies in non-combat incident in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 02:28 AM PDT

AP - The U.S. military says an American Marine has died as the result of a non-combat related incident in Iraq.

British forces to begin Iraq withdrawal (AFP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 12:50 AM PDT

British soldiers from the 9th/12th Royal Lancers parade through the streets of Leicester in central England following their recent return from Iraq. British troops launched their pullout from Iraq with the lowering of a Royal Marines flag and handover of a Basra base to US control six years after their joint invasion.(AFP/File/Matthew Lewis)AFP - British forces were to launch their official withdrawal from Iraq, a months-long process ending a role that kicked off with the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein.

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