2009年8月30日星期日

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,337 (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 05:24 PM PDT

AP - As of Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009, at least 4,337 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's stability in Syria's interest, says Assad (AFP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 03:19 PM PDT

A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (L) meeting with EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana in Damascus. Assad on Sunday called for stability in neighbouring Iraq, days after Baghdad alleged that Damascus is sheltering suspects linked to a massive bombing.(AFP/SANA)AFP - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday called for stability in neighbouring Iraq, days after Baghdad alleged that Damascus is sheltering suspects linked to a massive bombing.


American commander: US on the road out of Iraq (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 02:49 PM PDT

FILE  - In this June 22, 2009 file photo, a U.S. Army soldier carries American flags used at a ceremony in Baghdad, Iraq. The U.S. military is packing up to leave Iraq in what has been deemed the largest movement of manpower and equipment in modern military history, shipping out more than 1.5 million pieces of equipment from tanks to antennas along with a force the size of a small city. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim, File)AP - The U.S. military is packing up to leave Iraq in what has been deemed the largest movement of manpower and equipment in modern military history — shipping out more than 1.5 million pieces of equipment from tanks to antennas along with a force the size of a small city.


Iraq: suspected bomber recently released by US (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 11:31 AM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2008 file photo, detainees perform their daily prayers at the U.S. detention facility at Camp Cropper in Baghdad, Iraq. The U.S. military said in a statement released Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009, that the number of Iraqi detainees has dropped below 9,000 from a high of 27,000 in 2007. The Americans have been releasing detainees or transferring them to Iraqi custody to comply with a security pact that took effect on Jan. 1. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)AP - The suicide truck bomber who targeted Iraq's Foreign Ministry in one of the most deadly attacks this year had recently been freed from U.S. custody, an Iraqi investigator said Sunday, raising fresh concerns that former detainees will return to violence.


Iraq al Qaeda militant says Syria trained him (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 10:27 AM PDT

Reuters - Iraq aired a confession from a suspected al Qaeda militant Sunday who accused Syrian intelligence agents of training foreign fighters like himself in a camp before sending them to fight in Iraq.

Maliki motorcade bypasses Iraq convoy ban (AFP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 07:49 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama (second right) makes his way to board a motorcade upon arrival at Baghdad International Airport in April. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday banned official convoys from the streets in a bid to ease traffic congestion, but with three exceptions -- including his own motorcade.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)AFP - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday banned official convoys from the streets in a bid to ease traffic congestion, but with three exceptions -- including his own motorcade.


5,000+ Iraqi prisoners released by US this year (AFP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 07:42 AM PDT

A US soldier helps an Iraqi prisoner disembark from a bus prior to his release in Baghdad's al-Dora district in April. The US army said on Sunday it had released more than 5,000 Iraqi prisoners since the start of this year, in line with a security accord signed between Baghdad and Washington.(AFP/File/Sabah Arar)AFP - The US army said on Sunday it had released more than 5,000 Iraqi prisoners since the start of this year, in line with a security accord signed between Baghdad and Washington.


Iraq ministry bombers 'recently freed by US' (AFP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 07:29 AM PDT

The destroyed Mohammad al-Qassem bridge near the Iraqi finance ministry in the northern Baghdad neighbourhood of Waziriyah, following a massive explosion on August 19. The suicide bombers who killed 95 people in the devastating attacks at Iraqi government ministries on August 19 were recently released from US custody, a senior interior ministry official said on Sunday.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - The suicide bombers who killed 95 people in devastating attacks at Iraqi government ministries on August 19 were recently released from US custody, a senior interior ministry official said on Sunday.


Iraq bombers were recently freed by US: official (AFP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 02:36 AM PDT

The destroyed Mohammad al-Qassem bridge near the Iraqi finance ministry in the northern Baghdad neighbourhood of Waziriyah, following a massive explosion on August 19. The suicide bombers who killed 95 people in the devastating attacks at Iraqi government ministries on August 19 were recently released from US custody, a senior interior ministry official said on Sunday.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Two truck bombers who killed 95 people in devastating attacks on the Iraqi finance and foreign ministries were recently released from US custody, a senior interior ministry official said on Sunday.


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