2009年6月27日星期六

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq

Did toxic chemical in Iraq cause GIs' illnesses? (AP)

Posted: 27 Jun 2009 04:56 PM PDT

In this May 18, 2009 photo, Steve Moore recalls his brother, David, through photographs at home in Dubois, Ind. Sgt. David Moore died last year of a lung disorder after serving in the National Guard in Iraq where his brother believes he was exposed to a deadly chemical. (AP Photo/Brian Bohannon)AP - Larry Roberta's every breath is a painful reminder of his time in Iraq. He can't walk a block without gasping for air. His chest hurts, his migraines sometimes persist for days and he needs pills to help him sleep.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,318 (AP)

Posted: 27 Jun 2009 04:34 PM PDT

AP - As of Saturday, June 27, 2009, at least 4,318 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 ready to handle security without U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jun 2009 12:11 PM PDT

In this May 13, 2009 photo, sickened Iraq veteran Larry Roberta looks down during his testimony before the House Rules Committee at the Oregon Capitol in Salem, Ore., about his exposure to to a chemical called sodium dichromate, which contains a potentially cancer-causing substance. The former Oregon National Guard soldier rarely leaves his home due to health problems linked to the exposure. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)Reuters - Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said Saturday that the withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from Iraqi cities at the end of June showed Iraq can handle its own security, despite a wave of bombings this week.

Iraqi premier: ready to take over security from US (AP)

Posted: 27 Jun 2009 09:23 AM PDT

Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, left, and President Jalal Talabani, right, react, at a ceremony marking the 2003 death of Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, June 27, 2009. Al-Maliki appealed for national unity on Saturday and the country's vice-president said he was worried about deteriorating security after more than 250 people were killed in the week ahead of a U.S. withdrawal from cities. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - Iraq's prime minister said Saturday that the full withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from cities and towns was a message that his country was ready to take over its own security, even as he appealed for national unity after a week of attacks left more than 250 people dead.

Key ally of Iraq's anti-US cleric Sadr freed (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jun 2009 02:23 AM PDT

Sheikh Abdul Hadi al-Darraji delivers a sermon at Sadr City in 2003. A key ally of the anti-US cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has been freed, after more than two years in detention on suspicion of inciting murder and abduction.(AFP/Rabih Moghrabi)AFP - A key ally of the anti-US cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has been freed, his group said on Saturday, after more than two years in detention on suspicion of inciting murder and abduction.

Obama: Solving factional split big issue in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2009 07:19 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks in the Diplomatic Room of the White House, Friday, June 26, 2009 in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Despite continuing violence in Iraq, President Barack Obama says he thinks the bigger challenge there is finding political agreement among Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds.

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