2009年10月27日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

Baghdad attacks stir fears of Sunni violence (AP)

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 02:49 PM PDT

Relatives and friends of Hind Qassim, 35, load her coffin during her funeral in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009. Qassim was killed when a pair of suicide car bombings on Sunday devastated the heart of Iraq's capital in the country's deadliest attack in more than two years. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)AP - Iraq's Sunnis, long dissatisfied with the Shiite-led government, seek more power, respect and a bigger share of oil wealth in upcoming elections. But disunity among their political leaders and the sheer force of Shiite numbers threaten to derail those hopes.

Al Qaida in Iraq claims attacks that crippled Baghdad government (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 02:06 PM PDT

A security guard inspects the damage at a day care center near the Justice Ministry in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009. An al-Qaida linked group claimed responsibility for the twin suicide bombings in the heart of Baghdad on Sunday that killed at least 155 people as Iraq's political leadership on Tuesday stepped up efforts to agree on new voting guidelines ahead of January elections. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD -- Militants linked to al Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility Tuesday for a pair of powerful truck bombs that killed 155 people and wounded 600 in the latest insurgent assault on the fragile Iraqi government.

US diplomat resigns to protest Afghan war (AP)

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 01:47 PM PDT

File photo shows an Afghan farmer watching as US marines pass by in Garmsir district of Helmand Province in Afghanistan. Top Pentagon military officers conducted a secret war game this month to evaluate the two primary military options considered under a broad White House review of the Afghan war, The Washington Post reported Monday.(AFP/File/Manpreet Romana)AP - A former Marine who fought in Iraq and became a diplomat in a Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan has resigned in a high-profile protest of the Afghan war.

Qaeda-linked group claims Baghdad bomb attacks (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 12:53 PM PDT

Local residents gather at the site of a car bomb attack targeting the building of the Ministry of Justice in Baghdad, October 25, 2009. REUTERS/Mohammed AmeenReuters - An al Qaeda-linked group has said it carried out the twin suicide bombings that killed 155 people in Baghdad on Sunday and revived doubts about security in the run-up to Iraq's elections in January.

Parties blame security forces for Baghdad bombings (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 10:47 AM PDT

Reuters - Politicians blamed the security forces on Tuesday for Iraq's bloodiest bombing in two years, and an al Qaeda-linked group claimed responsibility for the attack in which 155 people were killed.

Iraqi MPs fail to agree on key election law (AFP)

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 10:18 AM PDT

This image made available by the Iraqi President office shows President Jalal Talabani (2ndL) in a meeting with Vice President Adel Abdel Mahdi (3rdL), Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi (4thR), Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (L) and speaker of Parliament Iyad al-Samarrai (3rdR) at Baghdad's al-Salam Palace. Iraqi lawmakers failed to reach agreement on a compromise election law amid deadlock.(AFP/IPO-HO)AFP - Iraqi lawmakers failed on Tuesday to reach agreement on a compromise election law amid deadlock over the disputed province of Kirkuk, despite intense lobbying from the United Nations.

Baghdad governor wants minister sacked over carnage (AFP)

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 08:30 AM PDT

An Iraqi soldier stands outside the destroyed Baghdad Governorate building. Baghdad's governor called for the Iraqi interior minister and the capital's security forces chief to be fired over twin bombings claimed by Al-Qaeda that killed at least 135 people.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Baghdad's governor called on Tuesday for the Iraqi interior minister and the capital's security forces chief to be fired over twin bombings claimed by Al-Qaeda that killed at least 135 people.

UN to text message food vouchers to Iraqi refugees (AFP)

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 05:18 AM PDT

Iraqis stand at the Tanaf refugee camp near the border crossing between Syria and Iraq, 2007. The World Food Programme said that Iraqi refugees in Syria will receive UN food vouchers through text messages on mobile phones.(AFP/File/Louai Beshara)AFP - Iraqi refugees in Syria will receive UN food vouchers through text messages on mobile phones, the World Food Programme said Tuesday.

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