2010年1月31日星期日

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Afghan, Iraq wars shape Pentagon budget, US strategy (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 02:06 PM PST

US Marines practice a 21-gun salute for two colleagues, killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) the previous week, at Fiddler's Green camp on the outskirts of Marjah in Helmand province on January 29. The Obama administration plans to unveil a defense budget on Monday that pours billions into drones, helicopters and special forces, reflecting a focus on fighting Islamist extremists.(AFP/File/Christophe Simon)AFP - The Obama administration plans to unveil a defense budget on Monday that pours billions into drones, helicopters and special forces, reflecting a focus on fighting Islamist extremists rather than conventional armies.


Russia's Lukoil signs agreement on massive Iraq oil field (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 10:16 AM PST

Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani (L) meets with Vagit Alekperov, Lukoil president, in Baghdad. Russia's Lukoil representative Dmitry Timoshenko (L) swaps documents with Iraq's Vice Director of the Contracts Department Adel Mahdi al-Amidi (R)(AFP/Sabah Arar)AFP - Russian energy giant Lukoil signed an agreement in Baghdad on Sunday to develop Iraq's massive West Qurna-2 oil field, the company said in a statement.


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