2010年6月7日星期一

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


US soldier arrested in WikiLeaks case (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 04:12 PM PDT

This frame grab image from classified US military gun camera footage released by Wikileaks.org in April 2010 shows an Apache helicopter attack on pedestrians including a Reuters photographer in Baghdad in 2007. A US Army intelligence analyst has been arrested in connection with the leak of classified US military combat video to whistleblower site Wikileaks, Wired.com reported.(AFP/Wikileaks.org/File)AFP - A US soldier in Iraq has been arrested for allegedly leaking classified information to whistleblower website WikiLeaks, including video of a helicopter strike in Baghdad and US diplomatic cables.


U.S. military holds soldier in classified video leak (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 03:28 PM PDT

This image captured from a classified U.S. military video footage shows a wounded Iraqi person being loaded onto a van during a 2007 attack by Apache helicopters that killed a dozen people in Baghdad, including two Reuters news staff on July 12, 2007, and released to Reuters on April 5, 2010 by WikiLeaks, a group that promotes leaking to fight government and corporate corruption. REUTERS/WikiLeaks/HandoutReuters - A U.S. soldier has been arrested in connection with the release of a classified video showing a 2007 helicopter attack that killed a dozen people in Baghdad, including two Reuters news staff, the U.S. military said on Monday.


US military detains soldier linked to Iraq video (AP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 02:39 PM PDT

This frame grab image from the classified footage allegedly shows Reuter's photographer Namir Noor-Eldeen (C) before being fired upon. Bradley Manning reportedly said he had leaked other material to Wikileaks, including separate video of a 2009 air strike in Afghanistan, and a classified Army document evaluating Wikileaks as a security threat.(AFP/Wikileaks.org/File)AP - The Army has detained a 22-year-old soldier in Baghdad in connection with the leak of a military video that shows Apache helicopters gunning down unarmed men in Iraq, including two journalists, defense officials said Monday.


Iraq: Bombers, gunmen kill 13 and destroy houses (AP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 02:12 PM PDT

Iraqi soldiers secure the site of a car bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, June 7, 2010. Iraqi officials say a car bomb has exploded in a shopping area in western Baghdad, killing three people. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - Attackers targeted Iraqi police and anti-insurgent fighters Monday in an apparent campaign of intimidation that left at least 13 dead and multiple homes destroyed.


Government appeals overturning Marine's conviction (AP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 01:53 PM PDT

AP - The Navy announced Monday that it is appealing a military court's decision to overturn the murder conviction of a Camp Pendleton Marine in a major Iraqi war crimes case.

Iraq protests to Iran over shelling in north (AP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 01:15 PM PDT

Sharef Saleh shows shrapnel he claimed was from Iranian shelling in Haj Omran in northern Iraq, Monday, June 7, 2010. A senior Iraqi official says the government has complained to Tehran over what authorities say is an incursion by Iranian troops into Iraq's northern Kurdish region. An Iraqi Kurdish official in the north, Karawan Aref, said Iranian troops entered Iraq's northeast Haj Omran area through the Perdanuz border crossing. (AP Photo/Yahya Ahmed)AP - Iraq said Monday it has protested to Iran over what it called an improper use of force in the northern Kurdistan region, a reference to repeated shelling there.


Civilian toll of Iranian raids in northern Iraq enrages Kurds (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 12:35 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - SULEIMANIYAH, Iraq — Outrage is growing in Iraq's northern Kurdish territories over renewed Iranian air and artillery strikes against Kurdish rebels in the remote Qandil Mountains, officials and residents said.

Seven killed in spate of Iraq attacks (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 12:15 PM PDT

Iraqi troops inspect the scene of a car bomb explosion in Baghdad's Mansur district. Seven people were killed, including a young girl and a policeman, in a spate of attacks across Iraq on Monday, security officials said.(AFP/Khalil al-Murshidi)AFP - Seven people were killed, including a young girl and a policeman, in a spate of attacks across Iraq on Monday, security officials said.


Turkish air force bombs Kurdish rebels in Iraq: TV report (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 11:13 AM PDT

Turkish air force patrollers fly by as a Turkish soldier stands guard during a ceremony in 2009. Turkish warplanes bombed Monday several Kurdish rebel positions in neighbouring northern Iraq, the NTV news channel reported, amid an upsurge in unrest between troops and the outlawed group.(AFP/File/Bulent Kilic)AFP - Turkish warplanes bombed Monday several Kurdish rebel positions in neighbouring northern Iraq, the NTV news channel reported, amid an upsurge in unrest between troops and the outlawed group.


Frustrated Iraqis wait, hope for government in summer heat (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 10:55 AM PDT

Residents sell masks and hats during a sandstorm at the Shorja wholesale market during a sandstorm in Baghdad June 7, 2010. REUTERS/Saad ShalashReuters - Fridays were a favorite of Sunni insurgents in Iraq; rich pickings for suicide bombers among the Shi'ites at prayer.


Soldier arrested in Iraq for alleged intel leaks: army (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 07:43 AM PDT

This frame grab image from classified US military gun camera footage released by Wikileaks.org in April 2010 shows an Apache helicopter attack on pedestrians including a Reuters photographer in Baghdad in 2007. A soldier who served in Iraq has been arrested for allegedly leaking the classified information, the US Army said Monday.(AFP/Wikileaks.org/File)AFP - A soldier who served in Iraq has been arrested for allegedly leaking classified information, the US Army said Monday, following a report that he claimed to have transmitted a video of an air strike to Wikileaks.


Police targeted in Iraq attacks (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 07:15 AM PDT

A policeman stands guard near a vehicle damaged in a bomb attack outside a police station in Baghdad's Amil district June 6, 2010. REUTERS/Ahmed MalikReuters - Gunmen and bombers killed at least 11 people and wounded scores in a string of attacks in western Iraq and the capital Baghdad on Monday, targeting mainly police and Sunni ex-insurgents who turned against al Qaeda.


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