2009年7月29日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

Gates: Some US troops may be leaving Iraq early (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 05:38 PM PDT

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, walks to his plane with the top US commander in Iraq, Gen. Ray Odierno as he prepares to depart Baghdad to Irbil, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, July 29, 2009. Gen. Ray Odierno identified the tension in northern Iraq as the number one driver of instability. (AP Photo/Jim Watson, Pool)AP - A combat brigade of 5,000 American troops may be brought home early from Iraq if the trend of reduced violence holds, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday.

Iraq: Ruling parties keep power in Kurdish vote (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 02:47 PM PDT

Iraq's President Jalal Talabani, right, and Kurdish regional president Massoud Barzani are seen during a meeting in Irbil, Iraq, Wednesday, July 29, 2009. Iraq's election commission said the two ruling parties Barzani's Kurdistan Democratic Party and Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's Patriotic Union of Kurdistan took a solid majority of the votes. (AP Photo/Yahya Ahmed)AP - A new opposition group registered surprising gains in weekend elections in the self-ruled Kurdish north, but the two ruling parties that have clashed with Baghdad over disputed land and oil maintained a strong grip on power, officials said Wednesday.

British PM says two Iraq hostages 'very likely' dead (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 02:36 PM PDT

An image grab taken from a videotape broadcast on February 26, 2008 by the Dubai-based Al-Arabiya news network shows a British hostage held in Iraq, who gave his name as Peter Moore. Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Wednesday confirmed that two hostages from five Britons kidnapped in Baghdad were AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday that two hostages from a group of Britons kidnapped two years ago in Baghdad were "very likely" dead, as the families pleaded for their release.

Iranian exiles in Iraq report more clashes (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 02:27 PM PDT

*In this image provided by the People's Mujahedeen Organization of Iran, Iraqi police clash with protestors opposition group's camp northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, July 28, 2009. Residents say Iraqi forces have raided a camp housing members of an Iranian opposition group north of Baghdad. A video provided by the group shows Iraqi forces using batons and water hoses against the residents gathered at the camp's gates and group officials say dozens of people were wounded. Iraqi government officials could not be reached for comment.(AP Photo/HO)AP - Iraqi forces clashed with an Iranian opposition group for a second day Wednesday after storming a camp north of Baghdad despite U.S. appeals not to use force against exiles protected for years by American troops.

UK believes 2 British hostages in Iraq are dead (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 01:19 PM PDT

Two hundred soldiers of the Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment parade in Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, England, Monday July 13, 2009, following tours of Afghanistan and Iraq. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown is facing increasing criticism over Britain's role in Afghanistan, as the the overall death toll rose to 184. Brown continued to defend the war effort despite the high cost, telling a senior parliamentary committee Saturday, that military commanders in Afghanistan believe they are meeting their objectives. Brown has said repeatedly that fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan will help keep extremist groups from launching attacks inside Britain.(AP Photo/Chris Ison-pa)AP - Two hostages captured in a daring raid on Iraq's Finance Ministry two years ago have very likely died, Britain's prime minister said Wednesday.

Iraq denies Iran exile killings, exiles show images (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 12:51 PM PDT

Residents clash with Iraqi forces in Camp Ashraf, north of Baghdad, in a photo provided to Reuters by the National Council of Resistance of Iran, July 29, 2009. REUTERS/National Council of Resistance of Iran/HandoutReuters - Iraq denied on Wednesday that any Iranian exiles were killed in clashes with security forces when they seized control of their camp north of Baghdad, but residents said 11 had died and distributed images of bodies.

Gates hints at faster Iraqi pullout if leaders curb feuds (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 12:30 PM PDT

US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) walks to his plane with US commander in Iraq General Ray Odierno (R) as he prepares to depart Baghdad. Gates on Wednesday dangled the prospect of a faster withdrawal of US troops as he urged Iraq's Arab and Kurdish leaders to settle their feuds.(AFP/Pool/Jim Watson)AFP - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday dangled the prospect of a faster withdrawal of US troops as he urged Iraq's Arab and Kurdish leaders to settle their feuds.

Barzani vows to act on Arab-Kurd disputes after re-election (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 12:25 PM PDT

US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (R) shakes hands with Iraqi Kurdish regional president Massud Barzani before their meeting in Arbil. Barzani was comfortably re-elected to his post on Wednesday and pledged quick action on disputes with Baghdad that threaten to spiral into wider conflict.(AFP/Pool/Jim Watson)AFP - Iraqi Kurdish president Massud Barzani was comfortably re-elected to his post on Wednesday and pledged quick action on disputes with Baghdad that threaten to spiral into wider conflict.

Kurd polls keep status quo, U.S. urges Iraq peace (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 12:17 PM PDT

Major Doug Lineberry, of Gig Harbor, Wash., hugs his girls Emily, 3 and Anna, 4, in the Wilson Gym in North Ft. Lewis, Wash. on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 as he and about 150 citizen soldiers from the Washington National Guard's 81st. Brigade Combat Team returned home from their second tour in Iraq. (AP Photo/The News Tribune, Dean J. Koepfler)Reuters - Opposition groups made a surprise gain in Iraqi Kurdistan's weekend elections, but ruling parties feuding with Arab leaders in Baghdad clung to power and are unlikely to end a standoff threatening Iraq's fragile calm.

At Tehran's Bidding? Iraq Cracks Down on a Controversial Camp (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 11:25 AM PDT

A picture released by the People's Mujahedeen Iranian opposition group allegedly shows wounded protestors evauacted from inside Camp Ashraf, the camp's main opposition-in-exile base, north of Baghdad in Diyala province. Iraqi soldiers and riot police stormed a camp housing Iran's main exiled opposition on Tuesday, triggering violent clashes that left at least 260 people wounded.(AFP/HO)Time.com - The MEK has been the focus of a three-way tug-of-war among the U.S., Iran and Iraq. Now that U.S. troops are pulling out, Baghdad has moved in

Iraq police clash anew with Iran rebel camp residents (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 11:03 AM PDT

Iraqi police vehicles block one of the entrances leading to Camp Ashraf, home to the People's Mujahedeen, Iran's main exiled opposition, in Diyala province northeast of Baghdad. Clashes flared for a second day on Wednesday between Iraqi security forces and residents of a camp housing Iran's main exiled opposition, a day after violence left two policemen dead.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Clashes flared for a second day on Wednesday between Iraqi security forces and residents of a camp housing Iran's main exiled opposition, a day after violence left two policemen dead.

UN releases $430 mln in Iraqi compensation to Kuwait (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 10:23 AM PDT

UN chief Ban Ki-moon, pictured on July 24, 2009. The United Nations released 430 million dollars (302 million euros) in Iraqi compensation to Kuwait on Wednesday, in the latest round of payments in the war reparations scheme that began in 1994.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - The United Nations released 430 million dollars (302 million euros) in Iraqi compensation to Kuwait on Wednesday, in the latest round of payments in the war reparations scheme that began in 1994.

Barzani wins re-election in Iraqi Kurdistan (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 08:09 AM PDT

US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (R) shakes hands with Iraqi Kurdish regional president Massud Barzani before their meeting in Arbil. Barzani was comfortably re-elected to his post on Wednesday and pledged quick action on disputes with Baghdad that threaten to spiral into wider conflict.(AFP/Pool/Jim Watson)AFP - Massud Barzani was re-elected as Iraqi Kurdish president and the region's two main parties, running on a joint ticket, won 57 percent of votes in weekend elections, official results showed on Wednesday.

Gates, in Iraq, seeks to ease Kurd-Arab tensions (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 05:41 AM PDT

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, shakes hands with Iraq's Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, right, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, July 28, 2009. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates toured a base in southern Iraq Tuesday where U.S. and Iraqi troops sit side-by-side but he later sidestepped questions about whether American forces might stay beyond their 2012 departure date. (AP Photo/Jim Watson, Pool)Reuters - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday urged Iraq's ethnic Kurds and majority Arabs to resolve their entrenched dispute over oil and land before a scheduled American troop withdrawal by 2012.

Gates: Some Troops May Leave Iraq Early (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 05:40 AM PDT

Time.com - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday he sees "some chance of a modest acceleration" in the pace of U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq

US 'may speed up' drawdown of troops in Iraq (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 05:24 AM PDT

US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) walks to his plane with US commander in Iraq General Ray Odierno (R) as he prepares to depart Baghdad. Gates on Wednesday dangled the prospect of a faster withdrawal of US troops as he urged Iraq's Arab and Kurdish leaders to settle their feuds.(AFP/Pool/Jim Watson)AFP - Improving security in Iraq could allow the US military to speed up the pace of withdrawal of troops from the country, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday.

US 'may speed up' drawdown of troops from Iraq (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 04:31 AM PDT

US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) walks to his plane with US commander in Iraq General Ray Odierno (R) as he prepares to depart Baghdad. Gates on Wednesday dangled the prospect of a faster withdrawal of US troops as he urged Iraq's Arab and Kurdish leaders to settle their feuds.(AFP/Pool/Jim Watson)AFP - The United States may speed up the the drawdown of US troops from Iraq, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday after a surprise visit to the war-scarred country.

US may speed up drawdown of troops from Iraq: Gates (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 04:23 AM PDT

US soldiers and Iraqi police patrol along the streets of Khan Bani Saad, south of Baquba, June 2009. US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said improving security in Iraq could allow the US military to speed up the pace of withdrawal of troops from the country.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - The United States may speed up the the drawdown of US troops from Iraq, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday after a surprise to the war-scarred country.

Gates Pledges Aid to Iraq on Oil Disputes, Boundaries (Bloomberg)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 02:12 AM PDT

Bloomberg - July 29 (Bloomberg) -- Visiting Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the U.S. is prepared to help Iraq resolve disputes over oil resources and boundaries as American commanders place Arab-Kurdish tensions atop the list of biggest concerns.

Two Britons held in Iraq "very likely" dead: report (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 11:35 PM PDT

Reuters - Two of three remaining British hostages held in Iraq since May 2007 are "very likely" to be dead, media reports said on Wednesday, citing the victims' families.

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