2010年5月4日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Iraq


Broker: NY bomb suspect didn't like Bush, Iraq war (AP)

Posted: 04 May 2010 03:29 PM PDT

FBI search an alley on the property of a house where Faisal Shahzad lived, in Bridgeport, Conn., Tuesday, May 4, 2010.  Shahzad was taken into custody late Monday by FBI agents and New York Police Department detectives while trying to leave the country.  (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)AP - A real estate broker says the Times Square bombing suspect told him years ago he disliked President George W. Bush and the Iraq war.


Iraq Shi'ite blocs to join forces in parliament (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 03:07 PM PDT

Reuters - Iraq's two big Shi'ite political coalitions, one led by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and one whose leaders have close ties to Iran, agreed on Tuesday on an alliance to form a single bloc in parliament, officials said.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,397 (AP)

Posted: 04 May 2010 02:58 PM PDT

AP - As of Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at least 4,397 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Iraq's Shiites unite to try to form new government (AP)

Posted: 04 May 2010 02:43 PM PDT

Men gather in a cafe in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City to watch a televised press conference announcing the formation of a Shiite political alliance, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, May 4, 2010. Iraq's two largest Shiite electoral blocs announced Tuesday they have formed an alliance that gives them a strong chance of setting up the next government, though they have yet to work out the contentious question of who would become prime minister. The alliance of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's State of Law coalition and the conservative Shiite Iraqi National Alliance leaves them just four parliamentary seats shy of a ruling majority. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - Iraq's two largest Shiite electoral blocs announced Tuesday they have formed an alliance that gives them a strong chance of setting up the next government, though they have yet to work out the contentious question of who would become prime minister.


Iraq deadlock broken as Shiite parties join forces (AFP)

Posted: 04 May 2010 01:47 PM PDT

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's alliance joined forces with its main Shiite Muslim rival on Tuesday, paving the way for a new government in Baghdad after two months of post-election politicking.(AFP/Mohammed Sawaf)AFP - Iraq looked headed for a new government Tuesday after the country's two biggest Shiite Muslim alliances struck a deal following months of post-election haggling that had brought politics to a standstill.


Iraq PM's bloc allies with rival Shiite group: statement (AFP)

Posted: 04 May 2010 12:28 PM PDT

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's alliance joined forces with its main Shiite Muslim rival on Tuesday, paving the way for a new government in Baghdad after two months of post-election politicking.(AFP/Mohammed Sawaf)AFP - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's bloc allied with its main Shiite rival on Tuesday, leaving the newly formed alliance just four seats short of a parliamentary majority, a statement said.


(AP)

Posted: 04 May 2010 11:58 AM PDT

AP - Iraqi officials: 2 main Shiite blocs form alliance; puts them 4 seats from governing majority.

Shiite militia reviving in post-election Iraq (AP)

Posted: 04 May 2010 11:41 AM PDT

In this April 30, 2010 photo, followers of radical Shiite Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, some wearing white shrouds, signaling their readiness for martyrdom, march in the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, one week after a string of bombings targeting worshippers during Friday prayers. The Mahdi Army, a once-feared Shiite militia that was crippled two years ago by defections and a U.S.-Iraqi crackdown has quietly started to regroup, adding street muscle to the Shiite party that emerged strongest from Iraq's parliamentary elections. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - A once-feared Shiite militia that was crippled two years ago by defections and a U.S.-Iraqi crackdown has quietly started to regroup, adding street muscle to the Shiite party that emerged strongest from Iraq's parliamentary elections.


Iraq's presidency urges quick government formation (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2010 09:30 AM PDT

Workers recount parliamentary election ballots in Baghdad May 3, 2010. REUTERS/Mohammed AmeenReuters - Iraq's presidential council warned on Tuesday that further delays in forming a new government could push the country back to violence after a March parliamentary vote produced no outright winner.


SEAL jury hears tape of alleged assault victim (AP)

Posted: 04 May 2010 03:18 PM PDT

AP - A jury in the court-martial of a Navy SEAL accused of punching a suspected terrorist in Iraq heard the alleged victim testify Tuesday that he was blindfolded, handcuffed, beaten and kicked after his capture in September.

Iraqis try to heal mental scars after years of war (AP)

Posted: 04 May 2010 12:12 AM PDT

AP - Jabar Abdul-Zahra's flashbacks are so vivid he can feel the asphalt against his cheek that night six years ago when he lay pinned to the ground between his two critically wounded brothers, the three of them caught in the crossfire as American troops and local militiamen fought in a Baghdad neighborhood.

2 US soldiers in Iraq die in non-combat incidents (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2010 11:10 PM PDT

Senior Shi'ite politicians hold a news conference announcing their alliance in Baghdad May 4, 2010. Iraq's two major Shi'ite political coalitions, one led by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and the other whose leaders have close ties to Iran, agreed on Tuesday on an alliance to form a single bloc in parliament, coalition officials said.   REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS)AP - The U.S. military says two American soldiers have died in Iraq from injuries sustained in separate incidents unrelated to combat.


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