2009年8月25日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,335 (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 05:37 PM PDT

AP - As of Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009, at least 4,335 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, Syria withdraw envoys in wake of Baghdad attacks (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 02:36 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Iraq Tuesday demanded that Syria hand over two high-ranking Iraqi Baath Party officials following last week's bombing of two government ministries. Iraq later recalled its ambassador to Damascus for consultations, and Syria followed suit, withdrawing its envoy from Baghdad.

Iraq focuses bombings blame on operatives in Syria (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 01:29 PM PDT

A Jordanian medical worker, right, helps an Iraqi woman wounded in Baghdad's recent blasts, on her arrival to Amman aboard a Jordanian plane for medical treatment, at Marka Airport in Amman, Jordan, Tuesday, August, 25, 2009. 19 employees of the ministry of foreign affairs wounded in the blasts will be treated at King Hussein Medical Center upon an initiative of King Abdullah II. Last Wednesday, truck bombs struck Iraq's Foreign and Finance ministries killing at least 95 people and wounding more than 400. (AP Photo/Nader Daoud)AP - An al-Qaida front group said Tuesday it carried out last week's truck bombings on government targets in Baghdad, attacks that Iraq has said also involved plotters among Saddam Hussein loyalists based in Syria.

Analysis: Iraq's premier must work to keep job (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 12:21 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2009 file photo, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki surveys damage to the foreign ministry building, five days after a truck bombing in Baghdad, Iraq. Just over a week ago, all Nouri al-Maliki had to do was to hold steady until voting day. With violence down to record lows, his political rivals in disarray and his image as a nonsectarian leader taking root, he was virtually assured of another four years at the helm. But then the Aug. 19 suicide truck bombings devastated the foreign and finance ministries, killing about 100 people and dealing a major blow to confidence in the country's security forces in what Iraq's media have dubbed 'Bloody Wednesday.'(AP Photo/Karim Kadim, File)AP - Abandoned by his fellow Shiites, Iraq's prime minister must turn to new allies and work twice as hard to form a broad-based alliance if he is to keep his job after January's parliamentary elections.

Iraq aims to increase oil production by up to four times: minister (AFP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 10:48 AM PDT

A worker is seen at a wheel-tap at the Tawke oil field that is linked with the Jihan Turkish pipeline in Zakho, 400km north of Baghdad in May 2009. Iraq aims to increase its oil production by up to four times with the development of 10 new fields to be auctioned later this year, Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Safin Hamed)AFP - Iraq aims to increase its oil production by up to four times with the development of 10 new fields to be auctioned later this year, Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani said Tuesday.

Iraq and Syria recall envoys over bombing claims (AFP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 10:26 AM PDT

An Iraqi man and woman walk past newly erected cement T-walls, put into place to protect the Foreign Affairs Ministry building several days after a huge truck bomb exploded outside, in central Baghdad.(AFP/Sabah Arar)AFP - Iraq and Syria recalled their envoys Tuesday, deepening a diplomatic crisis sparked by Iraqi accusations that Damascus is sheltering insurgents who orchestrated massive truck bombings in Baghdad.

Iraq and Syria recall envoys in bomb suspects row (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 09:11 AM PDT

A general view of the Iraqi Finance Ministry after a truck bomb attack in Baghdad August 19, 2009. REUTERS/Saad ShalashReuters - Iraq and Syria recalled their ambassadors on Tuesday after Baghdad demanded Damascus hand over two people it says masterminded bombings in the Iraqi capital last week which killed almost 100 people.

Iraq recalls envoy to Syria over truck bombings (AFP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 07:31 AM PDT

An Iraqi man and woman walk past newly erected cement T-walls, put into place to protect the Foreign Affairs Ministry building several days after a huge truck bomb exploded outside, in central Baghdad.(AFP/Sabah Arar)AFP - Iraq sparked a new diplomatic crisis with Syria on Tuesday by ordering home its ambassador to Damascus and demanding the handover of two men alleged to have ordered a deadly truck bombing in Baghdad.

Qaeda claims Baghdad bombings that killed 95 (AFP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 07:00 AM PDT

People gather at the scene of an explosion outside the foreign ministry in central Baghdad on August 19. Al-Qaeda claimed twin truck bombs outside two ministries in Baghdad last week that killed 95 people and wounded almost 600, according to a statement posted on an Islamist website.(AFP/File/Ali al-Saadi)AFP - Al-Qaeda claimed twin truck bombs outside two ministries in Baghdad last week that killed 95 people and wounded almost 600, according to a statement posted on Tuesday on an Islamist website.

Iraq's al-Qaida claims Baghdad government bombings (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 05:30 AM PDT

Iraqi security forces are seen in rubble from a truck bomb outside the foreign ministry building in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Aug. 24, 2009. Twin truck bombings struck the foreign and finance ministries on Wednesday, killing about 100 people and wounding some 500.(AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - Al-Qaida's umbrella group in Iraq on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the bombings of government ministries in Baghdad last week that killed more than 100 people and left hundreds wounded.

(AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 04:12 AM PDT

AP - Al-Qaida umbrella group in Iraq claims responsibility for bombings of ministries in Baghdad

Iraq suspends decision to pull down blast walls (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 03:53 AM PDT

Reuters - After bomb attacks killed almost 100 people last week in Baghdad, officials have suspended a decision to remove many of the towering blast walls girding the Iraqi capital, a security official said on Tuesday.

US officer feeling sidelined as Iraqis take over (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 03:27 AM PDT

In this photo taken on Monday, Aug. 17, 2009, U.S. Army soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment in Baghdad, Iraq, haul duffel bags as they prepare to redeploy to the United States. (AP Photo/Hamza Hendawi)AP - A few days ago, Capt. Nathan Williams asked the Iraqi battalion commander in charge of a northern Baghdad district whether he needed help with a planned security operation. The response, judging by the silence and body language, was clear: a polite "Thanks, but no thanks."

Japan close to oil deal in Iraq, say officials (AFP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 01:00 AM PDT

An engineer passes chimneys at the Barjisiya oil fields near the city of Basra in Iraq. Resource-poor Japan is close to signing a deal with with the country on the right to develop a huge oil field, corporate officials said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Essam -al-Sudani)AFP - Resource-poor Japan is close to signing a deal with Iraq on the right to develop a huge oil field in the Middle Eastern country, corporate officials said Tuesday.

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