2009年5月31日星期日

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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,306 (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 05:30 PM PDT

AP - As of Sunday, May 31, 2009, at least 4,306 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Iraq delays Kirkuk election report by a week: MP (AFP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 01:54 PM PDT

An Iraqi soldier casts his vote in the provincial elections in at the Arafaa polling station just north of the city of Kirkuk some 225 kilometers (160 miles) from the capital Baghdad in January 2009. The final report on staging provincial elections in Iraq's disputed region of Kirkuk has been delayed by another week because of disagreements among commission members, an MP said on Sunday.(AFP/Marwan Ibrahim)AFP - The final report on staging provincial elections in Iraq's disputed region of Kirkuk has been delayed by another week because of disagreements among commission members, an MP said on Sunday.

Iraqi journalist killed by bomb: police (AFP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 01:25 PM PDT

US soldiers are seen during a joint patrol with Iraqi soldiers in Mosul in 2008. An Iraqi sports reporter was killed and a television host wounded on Sunday when a bomb attached to the victim's car exploded in the northern city of Mosul, a police official told AFP.(AFP/File/Ali Yussef)AFP - An Iraqi sports reporter was killed and a television host wounded on Sunday when a bomb attached to the victim's car exploded in the northern city of Mosul, a police official told AFP.

Audio tape denies capture of Iraq insurgent leader (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 12:21 PM PDT

AP - The self-described leader of an al-Qaida front group issued a new audio tape this weekend, deepening the mystery surrounding the identity of the insurgent leader whom the Iraqi government claims to have in custody and whose very existence the U.S. once questioned.

US: Unclear troop number remaining in Iraq cities (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 11:04 AM PDT

An Iraqi soldier casts his vote in the provincial elections in at the Arafaa polling station just north of the city of Kirkuk some 225 kilometers (160 miles) from the capital Baghdad in January 2009. The final report on staging provincial elections in Iraq's disputed region of Kirkuk has been delayed by another week because of disagreements among commission members, an MP said on Sunday.(AFP/Marwan Ibrahim)AP - Thirty days before the deadline to withdraw U.S. combat forces from Iraq's urban areas, it is still unknown how many troops will remain in cities as commanders determine their new roles, a U.S. general said Sunday.

Iraq: 2 US soldiers die of non-combat injuries (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 09:56 AM PDT

AP - Two American soldiers died from non-combat related injuries in separate incidents in Iraq, the U.S. military said Sunday.

Fatal shooting shows stress risk facing U.S. troops (Reuters)

Posted: 31 May 2009 09:14 AM PDT

A U.S. soldier takes up position during a joint search operation with Iraqi security forces in Saadia area near Baquba, 115 km (70 miles) northeast of Baghdad May 19, 2009. REUTERS/Saad Shalash (IRAQ MILITARY POLITICS)Reuters - Experts say the risk of soldiers suffering Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) goes up substantially on their third tour of duty. Sergeant Joseph Huiet is on his sixth.

Iraq's Kurdish region to export oil for first time (AFP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 08:38 AM PDT

A worker pictured at an oil refinery near the village of Taq Taq in the autonomous Iraqi region of Kurdistan. Iraq's self-ruled Kurdish region will begin exporting crude oil for the first time on June 1, piping up to 90,000 bpd to its neighbours in a landmark step for the area, officials said on Sunday.(AFP/Safin Hamed)AFP - Iraq's self-ruled Kurdish region will begin exporting crude oil for the first time on June 1, piping up to 90,000 bpd to its neighbours in a landmark step for the area, officials said on Sunday.

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