2009年7月3日星期五

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,322 (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 04:30 PM PDT

AP - As of Friday, July 3, 2009, at least 4,322 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

VP Biden urges Iraqis to make political progress (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 03:24 PM PDT

U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, left, and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, arrive at a joint news conference in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 3, 2009. Biden made his first visit to Iraq after being appointed to oversee the administration's Iraq policy. Biden's arrival late Thursday came just came days after all U.S. combat troops were pulled out of Iraq's cities and towns on June 30, part of a security agreement that will see all American soldiers out of the country by the end of 2011. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed, Pool)AP - Vice President Joe Biden pressed Iraqi leaders Friday to do more to foster national reconciliation and offered U.S. assistance in achieving that, as concerns grow that a lack of political progress is fueling violence in Iraq.

Biden urges Iraqis to heal divisions (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 03:10 PM PDT

U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden leaves the U.S. military headquarters (a former Saddam-era palace) followed by U.S. Ambassador Christopher Hill (C) and General Ray Odierno (R) in Baghdad July 3, 2009. Biden made a previously unannounced visit to Baghdad on Thursday to meet Iraqi leaders and U.S. military commanders just days after American troops withdrew from Iraqi towns and city centers. REUTERS/Andrew QuinnReuters - Iraq has a hard road ahead if it is to heal the divisions that spurred six years of bloodshed and achieve lasting peace, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said during a trip there on Friday.

Biden warns of 'hard road ahead' as he visits Iraq (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 02:50 PM PDT

US Vice President Joseph Biden on Friday warned Iraqi officials that Washington would politically disengage if sectarian and ethnic strife resumed as he warned of a AFP - Vice President Joe Biden on Friday warned Iraqi officials that Washington would politically disengage if sectarian and ethnic strife resumed as he warned of a "hard road ahead".

Biden's visit to Iraq raises questions about Iraq's future (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 11:51 AM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Vice President Joe Biden's surprise two-day visit this weekend to Iraq was meant to "re-establish contact" with leaders here, but some Iraqis bristled at the messenger more than the message.

Saddam stayed in Baghdad until city fell: FBI (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 08:45 AM PDT

Saddam Hussein stayed in Baghdad until just hours before it was clear the city was about to fall after the US-led 2003 invasion, according to newly released FBI interviews with the deposed Iraqi dictator.(AFP/POOL/File/Chris Hondros)AFP - Saddam Hussein stayed in Baghdad until just hours before it was clear the city was about to fall after the US-led 2003 invasion, according to newly released FBI interviews with the deposed Iraqi dictator.

FBI notes: Saddam Hussein sought familiar refuge (AP)

Posted: 02 Jul 2009 10:59 PM PDT

FILE - In this image released by the U.S. Army on Dec. 14, 2003, former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is shown in custody after he was arrested near his Tikrit home. Unclassified FBI interviews conducted during his incarceration at a U.S. detention center show new details about the late Iraqi dictator's life on the run - both before and after he was ousted.(AP Photo/U.S. Army)AP - After the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Saddam Hussein stayed in Baghdad until he saw "the city was about to fall." Months later, he was caught hiding at the same farm where he had fled in 1959 after taking part in an attempt to kill the country's prime minister.

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