2009年12月26日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

In election season, Iraq steps up Ashura security (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 12:34 PM PST

Shi'ite pilgrims perform self-flagellation using iron chains during a procession commemorating the Shi'ite religious festival of Ashura in Kerbala, about 80 km (50 miles) southwest of Baghdad, December 26, 2009. REUTERS/Mushtaq MuhammedReuters - Iraq deployed tens of thousands of soldiers to protect Shi'ite pilgrims on Saturday, part of intensified security measures the government hopes will prevent bloodshed that has marred past religious rites.

Shiite pilgrims pour into Iraqi shrine city for Ashura (AFP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 12:13 PM PST

A Shiite Muslim girl dressed in black for mourning watches a procession during an Ashura ceremony in Baghdad. Hundreds of thousands of Shiite pilgrims are visiting Iraq's holy shrine city of Karbala for the climax of Ashura commemorations, despite fears of violent attacks by Sunni extremists.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Hundreds of thousands of Shiite pilgrims descended on Iraq's holy shrine city of Karbala on Saturday for the climax of Ashura commemorations, despite fears of violent attacks by Sunni extremists.

US commander: Iraq must be fair to Sunnis (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 10:17 AM PST

FILE - In this Saturday, March 8, 2008 file photo, Iraqi volunteer civilians known as Sons of Iraq look on during the second day of the joint U.S., Georgian, and Iraqi, Sukhumi clearing operation in Al-Leg, near Salman Pak, in Iraq. Anti-al-Qaida Sunni fighters — many of them ex-insurgents — must be treated fairly by the Iraqi government, a top American commander said in a rare admission of concern over the uneasy relationship. The U.S. military's support for Sons of Iraq, who played a key part in subduing al-Qaida, comes at crucial time when a number of checkpoints in Baghdad province manned by the Sunnis will be closed. The U.S. is seeking to ease the group's concerns over whether the Shiite-dominated government will honor its pledge to pay the Sunnis until they can either be absorbed by security forces or find civilian jobs.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)AP - A top American commander called on the Iraqi government to take care of tens of thousands of unemployed anti-al-Qaida Sunni fighters, saying proper treatment for the men is critical for national reconciliation.

Bombs targeting Iraqi pilgrims tent kills 5 (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 10:15 AM PST

Shiite Muslim dance during the festival of Ashoura in Karbala, 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 26, 2009. Hundreds of thousands of Shiite pilgrims are making their way to the southern holy city of Karbala for Ashoura. The observance marks the anniversary of the death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Imam Hussein. (AP Photo/ Ahmed al-Husseini)AP - A string of attacks Saturday against Shiite pilgrims in eastern Baghdad killed five, the latest round of violence to strike worshippers during a revered mourning observance.

US cancels controversial Iraq pregnancy rules (AFP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 08:56 AM PST

US soldiers secure the area following a road side bomb in the northern city of Mosul, some 370 kms from Baghdad in 2008. The US army has cancelled controversial rules that punish soldiers in north Iraq who fall pregnant or who impregnate a female soldier, an American military spokeswoman said on Saturday.(AFP/File/Ali al-Saadi)AFP - The US army has cancelled controversial rules that punish soldiers in north Iraq who fall pregnant or who impregnate a female soldier, an American military spokeswoman said on Saturday.

Shiite pilgrims among 7 killed in Baghdad attacks (AFP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 08:35 AM PST

A Shiite Muslim dressed up as the executioner of Imam Hussein at an Ashura procession in Baghdad. Seven people were killed, including two Shiite pilgrims, in three attacks in Baghdad ahead of the climax of Ashura commemoration ceremonies, officials have said.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Seven people were killed, including two Shiite pilgrims, in attacks in and around Baghdad on Saturday ahead of the climax of Ashura commemoration ceremonies, officials said.

Iraq accuses Iran of border violations (AFP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 08:02 AM PST

An Iraqi commando kneels on the sand at Well 4 in the Fauqa Field in Maysan province, several hundred meters from the southeastern Iraqi-Iranian border. Iran has been violating Iraq's borders since 2006, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said in comments aired a week after Iranian troops took over an oil well in disputed territory.(AFP/Essam -al-Sudani)AFP - Iran has been violating Iraq's borders since 2006, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said in comments aired on Saturday, a week after Iranian troops took over an oil well in disputed territory.

Iraqi and Iranian forces stand off in oil well row (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 06:35 AM PST

Reuters - Iraqi and Iranian forces are dug in on either side of a disputed inactive oil well in the sensitive border area, with Iraqis vowing to fight if necessary to fend off another occupation of the well by Iranian soldiers.

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