2010年6月15日星期二

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,406 (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 01:28 PM PDT

AP - As of Tuesday, June 15, 2010, at least 4,406 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Iraqi conjoined twins to undergo surgery in Saudi (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 11:41 AM PDT

AP - Iraqi conjoined twins were to be flown in coming days to Saudi Arabia to undergo separation surgery after the Saudi king offered to pay for the operation, officials said Tuesday.

Marine in Iraqi war crimes case to return to unit (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 10:58 AM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2006 file photo, Marine Corps Sgt. Lawrence Hutchins III, of Plymouth, Mass., is shown at Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, Calif. Monday's surprise decision by a military judge to release the Camp Pendleton Marine while a higher court reviews his case deals another blow to the government's prosecution of U.S. troops accused of killing unarmed Iraqis (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)AP - A Marine sergeant accused of killing an unarmed Iraqi man in a major war crimes case will return to his unit now that he has been released from a military jail, a Marine Corps spokesman said Tuesday.


Iraqi official found with TNT, charged with terror (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 05:49 AM PDT

U.S. Central Commander General David Petraeus (2nd L) is escorted out of the Dirksen Senate Office Building after collapsing during the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 15, 2010. Petraeus, who is in charge of U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, briefly collapsed at a Capitol Hill hearing on Tuesday, most likely from dehydration, and then regained his composure. REUTERS/Larry DowningAP - Iraqi police have arrested a local official on terrorism charges after finding a large amount of explosives in his home, a security official said Tuesday.


Iraq's new parliament convenes (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 03:28 AM PDT

Khalid al-Attiya (C) and other members of the National Alliance hold a joint news conference after attending the first session of the new Iraqi parliament in Baghdad June 14, 2010. Iraq's parliament convened on Monday for the first time since a March election, cloaked by heavy security a day after gunmen raided the central bank in a sign the Sunni Islamist insurgency remains lethal despite setbacks. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Iraq's parliament convened on Monday for the first time since a March election, cloaked by heavy security a day after gunmen and suicide bombers raided the central bank in a sign of continued lawlessness and instability.


Iraq parliament sits; politicians say new government months away (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 14 Jun 2010 10:19 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Iraq’s parliament was sworn in Monday in an abbreviated session that some politicians said marked the beginning of greater political problems.
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