2010年4月21日星期三

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Iraqi testified he was beaten by US troops (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 02:30 PM PDT

AP - An Iraqi prisoner suspected of masterminding an attack that killed four American contractors testified Wednesday at a court-martial of a Navy SEAL that he was beaten by U.S. troops while hooded and tied to a chair,

After surgeries in Mich., Iraqi teen to head home (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 12:15 PM PDT

Michigan Army National Guard Major David Howell, left, and Mohammed play catch Tuesday, April 20, 2010, in East Lansing, Mich. After five surgeries over the course of a year to repair burn injuries suffered as an infant, Mohammed will return to his home in Iraq. Howell brought Mohammed back to Michigan for treatment after he was deployed in Iraq and approached by the boy who asked to save him and take him to America. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)AP - A 13-year-old Iraqi boy brought to Michigan a year ago by a National Guardsman so he could get plastic surgery to repair scars from a house fire no longer is shy about pulling off his beloved Detroit Tigers baseball cap.


Iraq hopes finally to bury Baghdadi myth (AFP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:58 AM PDT

A handout picture released by the Iraqi Prime Minister's Office on April 19, allegedly shows a picture of Al-Qaeda leader in Iraq Abu Omar al-Baghdadi in an orange suit and holding a placard with the name AFP - Iraq's government will hope announcing the death of Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, the political leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, will finally bury the myth of a man whose killing or capture was previously bungled.


Dark Clouds Gather Over Iraq's Political Stalemate (Time.com)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 08:45 AM PDT

Time.com - As ballots look set to be recounted six weeks after the election, the struggle for power is intensifying

Baghdad election recount could start next week (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 05:49 AM PDT

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi is seen at his headquarters after speaking to the press in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, April 20, 2010. Ever since the March 7 election which showed Nouri al-Maliki's coalition with 89 seats to 91 seats for Allawi's bloc, the prime minister has been trying to whittle away Allawi's lead, partly by alleging fraud and irregularities and demanding a recount. On Monday, he won a recount in Baghdad — the largest electoral district in the country which accounts for almost a fifth of the 325-seat parliament.  (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - An Iraqi electoral official said Wednesday that a court-ordered recount of Baghdad votes from last month's inconclusive election could begin as early as next week, a process that could take away the narrow lead of election winner Ayad Allawi over the current prime minister.


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