2009年8月19日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

Wave of blasts in Iraqi capital kills at least 95 (AP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 06:35 PM PDT

Fire fighters respond as smoke billows over the Iraqi Foreign Ministry, center, after a massive bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. A series of explosions struck the Iraqi capital Wednesday, targeting primarily government and commercial buildings, killing more than a dozen people and wounding more than 100 others, Iraqi officials said. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)AP - Nearly simultaneous truck bombs struck Iraq's Foreign and Finance ministries Wednesday as a wave of explosions killed at least 95 people, bringing the weaknesses of Iraqi security forces into sharp focus less than two months after U.S. forces withdrew from urban areas.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,332 (AP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 05:52 PM PDT

AP - As of Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009, at least 4,332 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

US withdrawl plan firm despite Baghdad bomb carnage (AFP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 05:45 PM PDT

An Iraqi rescue worker looks for survivors inside the damaged foreign ministry building following a massive explosion in a residential area close to the Green Zone in central Baghdad. Twin truck bombs killed 95 people and wounded almost 600 on Wednesday as Baghdad suffered its bloodiest day in 18 months, prompting Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to call for a security review.(AFP/Khalil al-Murshidi)AFP - Twin truck bombs killed 95 people and wounded almost 600 in Baghdad's bloodiest day in 18 months, spurring Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to vow a security overhaul.

US denounces Iraq bombings, no change to withdrawal (AFP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 05:44 PM PDT

A wounded man leaves the scene of a massive explosion outside the foreign ministry in a residential area close to the Green Zone in central Baghdad. US plans to withdraw forces from Iraq over the next two years remain in place despite a wave of AFP - US Vice President Joe Biden called Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to condemn a wave of bombings that killed 95 people in Baghdad, the White House said.

Did looser Baghdad security prompt deadly bombings? (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 03:56 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — The deadly bombings Wednesday in Baghdad near two key government ministries raise questions about whether U.S. and Iraqi officials have moved too quickly to dismantle many of the security steps that brought about a dramatic drop in bloodshed in the Iraqi capital in the last two years.

AP News in Brief (AP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 03:14 PM PDT

AP - Wave of explosions rock Baghdad, killing at least 95 and forcing new look at security

Iraq Bombings Make U.S. Presence an Election Issue (Time.com)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 02:30 PM PDT

Time.com - Iraq's elections aren't till January, but bombs are exploding. Between the political issues of security and nationalism, expect more mayhem in the months to come

Iraq forces admit lapses after blasts kill 95 (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 02:04 PM PDT

Reuters - A series of blasts in Baghdad killed 95 people and wounded 536 in Iraq's bloodiest day this year, prompting a rare admission of culpability from Iraqi security forces struggling to cope without U.S. help.

White House condemns wave of Iraqi violence (AP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 11:51 AM PDT

Iraqi policemen and civilians stand in wreckage after a car bomb explosion near the Finance Ministry in northern Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. A series of deadly explosions targeting government and commercial buildings struck Baghdad Wednesday, killing scores of people and wounding many more Iraqi police and medical officials said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - The White House is condemning the latest series of deadly attacks in Iraq. Spokesman Robert Gibbs says the attacks on Wednesday, which left nearly 100 people dead, show "how far extremists will always go to wreak havoc."

No change in US drawdown despite Iraq bombings: Pentagon (AFP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 11:51 AM PDT

A wounded man leaves the scene of a massive explosion outside the foreign ministry in a residential area close to the Green Zone in central Baghdad. US plans to withdraw forces from Iraq over the next two years remain in place despite a wave of AFP - US plans to withdraw forces from Iraq over the next two years remain in place despite a wave of "tragic" bombings in Baghdad, a Pentagon spokesman told AFP on Wednesday.

(AP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 10:47 AM PDT

AP - Iraqi PM blames Sunni insurgents for Baghdad bombs, says government must re-evaluate security.

Bodies and disbelief as security shattered in Baghdad (AFP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 10:00 AM PDT

Two Iraqi policemen inspect the damage below the destroyed Mohammad al-Qassem bridge following a massive explosion near the Iraqi finance ministry in the northern Baghdad neighbourhood of Waziriyah. Body parts, blood and the wreckage of cars littered downtown Baghdad on Wednesday after it was hit by massive attacks that shattered security and undermined the Iraqi people's fragile hopes for peace.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Body parts, blood and the wreckage of cars littered downtown Baghdad on Wednesday after it was hit by massive attacks that shattered security and undermined the Iraqi people's fragile hopes for peace.

Bombs kill dozens on Baghdad's deadliest day in 18 months (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 08:02 AM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Two trucks loaded with explosives blew up Wednesday near Iraqi government buildings, killing at least 95 people, wounding 543 and marking the bloodiest day in the capital in more than a year.

US military: American soldier dies in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 06:16 AM PDT

AP - The U.S. military says an American soldier has died of a non-combat related injury in Iraq.

'At least 75 killed' in Baghdad attacks (AFP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 04:23 AM PDT

A wounded man leaves the scene of an explosion outside the foreign ministry in central Baghdad. At least 75 people were killed and 310 wounded in a wave of attacks in Baghdad, including two massive truck bombings, security officials said.(AFP/Khalil al-Murshidi)AFP - At least 75 people were killed and 310 wounded in a wave of attacks in Baghdad on Wednesday, including two massive truck bombings, security officials said.

Wave of Baghdad bombings kills 45 (AFP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 03:51 AM PDT

Smoke billows from the scene of a car bomb in front of the foreign ministry in central Baghdad. At least 45 people were killed in a wave of attacks in Baghdad, including two massive truck bombings, on the bloodiest day in the capital for almost two months, health and security officials said.(AFP/Ali al-Saadi)AFP - At least 45 people were killed in a wave of attacks in Baghdad on Wednesday, including two massive truck bombings, on the bloodiest day in the capital for almost two months, health and security officials said.

Shattered in Baghdad blasts: Iraqi faith in security forces (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - At the site of the deadliest Baghdad bombing in 18 months, Iraqi faith that their security forces could protect them lay shattered in the wreckage.

Mistrust over Sunni militias threatens Iraq stability (AFP)

Posted: 18 Aug 2009 10:18 PM PDT

Sunni Muslim Sahwa militiamen man a checkpoint in the southern Baghdad district of Dora. For fighters in Dora, known as Sahwa councils (Arabic for Awakening), there is a sense that good deeds are going unrewarded by the Shiite-led government in Baghdad.(AFP/File/Aubrey Belford)AFP - At a desolate lot filled with car wrecks in the Dora neighbourhood of south Baghdad, members of one of the Sunni militias recruited to fight Al-Qaeda proudly show how they got rid of the jihadists.

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