2009年11月27日星期五

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Hundreds mark Saddam death anniversary with tribute (AFP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2009 10:24 AM PST

A young Iraqi uses a mobile phone to take a photograph at the grave of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein at a mausoleum in his home town of Awja, north of Baghdad. Hundreds of Iraqis gathered at the tomb of former dictator Saddam Hussein on Friday to commemorate the anniversary of his execution in 2006.(AFP/Mahmud Saleh)AFP - Hundreds of Iraqis gathered at the tomb of former dictator Saddam Hussein on Friday to commemorate the anniversary of his execution in 2006.


Iraq election likely in March: parliament speaker (AFP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2009 10:21 AM PST

Iraqi Speaker of Parliament Iyad al-Samarrai (R) takes parts in the dawn prayers to mark the start of first day of Eid al-Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice in Baghdad. Iraq's faltering election will likely be held in March, the speaker of the nation's parliament said on Friday, the latest date yet mooted by a senior official.(AFP/Khalil al-Murshidi)AFP - Iraq's faltering election will likely be held in March, the speaker of the nation's parliament said on Friday, the latest date yet mooted by a senior official.


Iraq invasion of 'questionable legitimacy': British diplomat (AFP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2009 10:19 AM PST

Former British ambassador to the United Nations Sir Jeremy Greenstock arrives to give evidence on the fourth day of the Iraq inquiry in central London. The 2003 invasion of Iraq was AFP - The 2003 invasion of Iraq was "of questionable legitimacy", Britain's then ambassador to the UN said Friday, adding he had wanted another six months of diplomacy before military action was launched.


UK diplomat: US was 'hell bent' on Iraq invasion (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2009 08:26 AM PST

Jeremy Greenstock, former United Kingdom Ambassador to the United Nations arrives at the Iraq inquiry in London, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. In the most sweeping inquiry by any nation involved in the Iraq war, a panel investigating Britain's role in the conflict continues questioning witnesses in hearings that critics hope will humble former Prime Minister Tony Blair and expose alleged deception in the buildup to conflict. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - The United States was "hell bent" on a 2003 military invasion of Iraq and actively undermined efforts by Britain to win international authorization for the war, a former British diplomat told an inquiry Friday.


US soldier dies of noncombat injuries in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2009 07:02 AM PST

AP - The U.S. military says an American soldier has died of noncombat-related injuries in Iraq.

U.S. followed own timetable on Iraq war: UK envoy (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Nov 2009 06:26 AM PST

Reuters - The United States followed its own military timetable for the 2003 invasion of Iraq rather than allowing diplomacy to run its full course, the former British ambassador to the United Nations said on Friday.

Iraqi VP: No deal yet on election law standoff (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2009 06:02 AM PST

British soldiers patrol in Basra, February 2009. The 2003 invasion of Iraq was AP - A top Iraqi official warned Friday "it is too early" to claim a breakthrough in a political crisis over the fragile democracy's election law, all but assuring that a national vote will be pushed past its deadline.


Suicide attacks down, extortion up in Iraq's Mosul (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Nov 2009 05:03 AM PST

Reuters - Drive-by shootings, murders and extortion are the new calling cards of a weakened insurgency in Mosul, replacing suicide bombings as the worst nightmare for residents of the northern Iraqi city.

Iraq's postmen put their lives in God's hands (AFP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2009 11:21 PM PST

An Iraqi postal worker delivers mail to private P.O Boxes at the Haifa street post office in the Salhiyah neighbourhood of Baghdad. Between 2002 and 2008, the number of letters and packages delivered through the Iraqi postal services fell from 10 million to 5 million and the turnover decreased from 3 to 2 billion dinars ($1.7 mln).(AFP/File/Ali al-Saadi)AFP - At 10:20 am on October 25, postman Mussa Sallus delivered letters to a bank at the ministry of justice in Baghdad. Five minutes after leaving the building, a shock wave blew him off his feet.


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