2009年10月7日星期三

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq

Iraqi security forces strain budget, PM says (AP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 12:02 PM PDT

Iraqi security forces inspect a damaged car after a car bomb tore through an open-air market on Tuesday in Fallujah, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. Eight people were killed and 20 were wounded in the blast, police said. (AP Photo/Bilal Fawzi)AP - Iraq's government payroll has become so heavy with soldiers and police that it's now hindering reconstruction, Iraq's prime minister warned Wednesday, raising the possibility of security force cutbacks just as U.S. combat troops are pulling out.

Iraq frees 36 Iranian dissidents taken in deadly raid (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 10:09 AM PDT

A picture released by the People's Mujahedeen shows Iraqi security forces clashing with a member of the Iranian opposition-in-exile at Camp Ashraf in July 2009, north of Baghdad in the Diyala province. Iraqi authorities have released 36 Iranian dissidents who had been imprisoned for months, were on hunger strike for weeks and also lately refused water, a spokesman for the prisoners said.(AFP/HO/File/People's Mujahedeen)AFP - Iraqi authorities have released 36 Iranian dissidents who had been imprisoned for months, were on hunger strike for weeks and also lately refused water, a spokesman for the prisoners said on Wednesday.

Obama meets Iraqi President Talabani (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 07:19 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama met Iraqi President Jalal Talabani in an unannounced encounter and praised him for promoting national unity, the White House said(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)AFP - US President Barack Obama met Iraqi President Jalal Talabani in an unannounced encounter and praised him for promoting national unity, the White House said.

Obama urges Iraqis to adopt election law soon (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 06:51 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged Iraqis to adopt an election law that would enable the country's national polls to take place as scheduled in January.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,348 (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 05:50 PM PDT

AP - As of Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, at least 4,348 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Obama offers assurances to Iraqi president (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 05:46 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama is assuring the president of Iraq that the U.S. remains committed to working with Iraq to promote its security, political progress and economic development.

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