2009年8月21日星期五

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


US: 4 American troops in Iraq charged with cruelty (AP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 04:31 PM PDT

AP - Four American soldiers in Iraq have been charged with cruelty and maltreatment of soldiers in their platoon, the U.S. military said Friday.

Bombings interrupt Baghdad's summer of optimism (AP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 02:00 PM PDT

An Iraqi family picnics in a park in the Azamiyah neighborhood in north Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Aug. 21, 2009. The normally bustling streets of Baghdad are subdued, in sharp contrast to the lively atmosphere that returned as major violence ebbed over the past two years. Iraqis have grown used to explosions in the years since the 2003 U.S. invasion, but Wednesday's twin truck bombing of the foreign and finance ministries has dashed hopes that the security situation had turned around for good and rekindled a climate of fear the government had desperately sought to relegate to the past. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)AP - Some worshippers stayed away from mosques Friday, offering their traditional prayers at home. Markets had fewer-than-usual shoppers. Parks were strangely uncrowded — unusual for a hot August day.


After the Bombs, Iraqi Leaders Play the Blame-Game (Time.com)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 01:45 PM PDT

Time.com - The dramatic and deadly attacks have raised the temperature of Iraqi politics even though parliament is officially in recess

Iraqi lawmakers seek review of security forces (AP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 01:24 PM PDT

Mohammed Mahmoud is seen in a hospital after treatment in Hillah, about 95 kilometers (60 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Aug. 21, 2009. Mahmoud was injured on Thursday evening in a bombing. (AP Photo/Alhusseiney)AP - Senior Iraqi officials and lawmakers recommended a review of security leadership, better coordination on intelligence and firmer treatment of detainees Friday as anger mounted over truck bombings against key government institutions that killed nearly 100 people.


Baghdad security shakeup possible in wake of deadly bombings (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 01:05 PM PDT

An Iraqi policeman stands guard at the site of a bomb attack in Babel Province, south of Baghdad, August 21, 2009. REUTERS/Mushtaq MuhammedMcClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Baghdad's mix of overlapping security agencies with murky authorities could be in line for a major makeover due to this week's deadly bombings at Iraq's Foreign and Finance ministries.


Iraq officials urge change after bombs (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 01:04 PM PDT

Reuters - Senior Iraqi officials called on Friday for a thorough review of their security forces, improved intelligence gathering and tougher treatment of terrorism suspects and detainees after massive truck bombings in Baghdad.

Four US soldiers charged with abusing fellow troops (AFP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 12:29 PM PDT

US soldiers secure an area after dark in Baghdad, in 2008. Four American soldiers serving in Iraq have been charged with cruelty and abuse of their fellow troops, the US army said in a statement on Friday.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)AFP - Four American soldiers serving in Iraq have been charged with cruelty and abuse of their fellow troops, the US army said in a statement on Friday.


Shiites and Sunnis accuse each other of Iraq truck bombings (AFP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 11:08 AM PDT

Iraqi deputy speaker Khalid al-Attiya(L) and Defence Minister Abdel Qader al-Obeidi address the press in Baghdad, in the wake of massive truck bombings that killed 95 people. Powerful Shiite politicians and Iraq's leading Sunni insurgent group on Friday accused each other of being responsible for massive truck bombings in Baghdad that killed 95 people.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Powerful Shiite politicians and Iraq's leading Sunni insurgent group on Friday accused each other of being responsible for massive truck bombings in Baghdad that killed 95 people.


Shiites and Sunnis accuse each other of Iraq bombings (AFP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 05:27 AM PDT

Burnt-out cars are seen in front of the damaged Iraqi foreign ministry building following a massive explosion in central Baghdad on August 19. Powerful Shiite politicians and Iraq's leading Sunni insurgent group have accused each other of being responsible for massive truck bombings in Baghdad that killed 95 people.(AFP/File/Khalil al-Murshidi)AFP - Powerful Shiite politicians and Iraq's leading Sunni insurgency group on Friday accused each other of being responsible for massive truck bombings in Baghdad that killed 95 people two days ago.


Shiites and Sunnis blame each other for truck bombs (AFP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 04:44 AM PDT

Burnt-out cars are seen in front of the damaged Iraqi foreign ministry building following a massive explosion in central Baghdad on August 19. Powerful Shiite politicians and Iraq's leading Sunni insurgent group have accused each other of being responsible for massive truck bombings in Baghdad that killed 95 people.(AFP/File/Khalil al-Murshidi)AFP - Powerful Shiite politicians and Iraq's leading Sunni insurgency group on Friday accused each other of being responsible for massive truck bombings in Baghdad that killed 95 people two days ago.


Ramadi struggles to instill a rule of law (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - In this city that became synonymous with Al Qaeda-linked violence, Iraqi forces are grappling with corruption and lawlessness so pervasive it threatens to derail the hard-won security of the last two years.

Baghdad's sole traffic lights: struggle for normality (AFP)

Posted: 20 Aug 2009 11:30 PM PDT

Operating since May, the solar-powered traffic lights in Baghdad's Damascus Square are a first since the 2003 US-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein and opened the door to years of insurgency and bloodletting.(AFP/File/Ali al-Saadi)AFP - Hemmed in by blast walls, bunkers and concertina wire, the Iraqi capital's only fully functioning traffic lights stand as lonely sentinels for order in a city long familiar with chaos.


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