2009年7月14日星期二

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq

Feds: NY woman misused UN funds meant for Iraq (AP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 02:31 PM PDT

AP - An American woman and an Iraqi-born associate are charged with misusing some of the $350,000 the United Nations gave them to start a radio station to promote women's rights in Iraq.

Iraqis to U.S. military: Stay on your bases (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 01:41 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Two weeks after U.S. combat troops withdrew from Iraq's major cities, amid sporadic outbreaks of violence countrywide, Iraqi authorities aren't asking American forces for help. Although U.S. troops are "just a radio call away," in Baghdad and five other major urban areas, it appears the Iraqis haven't asked even once.

US to deploy brigades to Iraq for advisory role: Pentagon (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 12:10 PM PDT

A US soldier empties his rifle following a last mission to visit an Iraqi police commander in June 2009, in the northeastern town of Baquba, 60 kms from Baghdad. The Defense Department said on Tuesday it was sending newly created US Army brigades to Iraq that will focus on training and advice as part of plans to withdraw combat forces by August 2010.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - The Defense Department said on Tuesday it was sending newly created US Army brigades to Iraq that will focus on training and advice as part of plans to withdraw combat forces by August 2010.

Army units ordered to Iraq for changing mission (AP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 12:08 PM PDT

AP - The Pentagon has created, and ordered to Iraq, four custom-made Army brigades designed to focus more on advising Iraqis and less on fighting as America prepares for its 2011 exit.

In Baghdad, the poor have no choice but to beg (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 11:38 AM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Zainab, 7, dodged moving cars as she stuck out her hand for help. After a couple of hours, she'd collected 3,000 dinars, less than $4. She walked back to where she lives.

U.S. has new brigades with advisory mission in Iraq (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 09:47 AM PDT

Policemen hold Iraqi national flags as they march during their graduation ceremony in Baghdad July 14, 2009. REUTERS/Bassim ShatiReuters - The Pentagon on Tuesday announced the deployment of newly modified Army brigades to Iraq to focus on training and development duties that will dominate the U.S. mission after combat forces leave by August 2010.

Baghdad's antique shops tell city's sad story (AP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 07:53 AM PDT

AP - Antique dealer Riyadh al-Khafaf has so few customers he hasn't bothered to dust his collection of fine metalware from the early 20th century. Other dealers say they can go for days without seeing even a browser.

Five killed in Iraq attacks (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 07:13 AM PDT

Iraqi securitymen stand guard at a checkpoint in central Baghdad, January 2009. Five people including three police officers were killed in attacks across Iraq.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Five people including three police officers were killed in attacks across Iraq on Tuesday, security and police officials said.

Before polls, Iraq Kurds fret about graft not land (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 06:46 AM PDT

Kurdish parliament members hold a session in Arbil, 310 km (193 miles) north of Baghdad July 23, 2008. REUTERS/Azad LashkariReuters - Iraqi Kurds going to the polls this month are losing interest in age-old battles with Baghdad over land or oil, and starting to care more about the corruption that plagues their largely autonomous region.

Iraqi interpreters to sue Britain: BBC (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 02:15 AM PDT

British soldiers takes a combat position during a patrol in Basra, 2006. The BBC reported that some 25 Iraqis who worked for the British military are to take legal action against the government.(AFP/File/Essam al-Sudani)AFP - Some 25 Iraqis who worked for the British military are to take legal action against the government, saying they were not properly protected from extremists, the BBC reported Tuesday.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,324 (AP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2009 05:31 PM PDT

AP - As of Monday, July 13, 2009, at least 4,324 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 thumps Palestine in landmark Baghdad tie (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2009 01:50 PM PDT

The Iraqi team is welcomed by fans onto the pitch at the start of the friendly match Iraq versus Palestine at the al-Shaab Stadium in central Baghdad. Iraq won 4-0.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Iraq won its first international football match here since the US-led invasion of 2003 on Monday, beating the Palestinian national football team 4-0 in a friendly.

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