2010年7月9日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Iraq


Iraq withdrawal: A US unit prepares Mosul police for self-rule (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 09 Jul 2010 02:41 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Perched on a couch in a small Mosul police station far from his home in Forest, Miss., Sgt. Wesley Majure sighs with frustration. "That's it? Only three to train?" he asks in his Southern drawl.

Imam arrested for spraying Saddam's name on mosque: police (AFP)

Posted: 09 Jul 2010 10:39 AM PDT

Iraqi Army soldiers secure an area in the Sunni Mulsim city of Tikrit. The imam of the main mosque in Saddam Hussein's former stronghold Tikrit was arrested for spray-painting the late dictator's name on the mosque, its original name, Iraqi police said on Friday.(AFP/File/Tauseef Mustafa)AFP - The imam of the main mosque in Saddam Hussein's former stronghold Tikrit was arrested for spray-painting the late dictator's name on the mosque, its original name, Iraqi police said on Friday.


Iraq's Allawi hopes for new government in August (AFP)

Posted: 09 Jul 2010 08:37 AM PDT

Iyad Allawi, one of two principal contenders vying to become Iraq's next prime minister, is seen here in February 2010. Allawi said he hoped a new government would be formed next month, ending a four-month political hiatus.(AFP/File/Sabah Arar)AFP - Iyad Allawi, one of two principal contenders vying to become Iraq's next prime minister, said on Friday he hoped a new government would be formed next month, ending a four-month political hiatus.


Iraq: Suicide bomber kills 6 in Baghdad (AP)

Posted: 09 Jul 2010 05:16 AM PDT

A member of the Iraqi anti-terrorism forces stands guard as Shiite Muslim pilgrims walk to Kadhimiyah. A string of attacks against Shiite pilgrims in the past three days killed 70 people in Baghdad, security officials said on Thursday, exposing the continued ability of insurgents to inflict bloodshed.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AP - A suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden car into an Iraqi army check point in western Baghdad, killing six people and injuring 20 on Friday morning, officials said.


Suicide bomber kills five in Baghdad: ministry (AFP)

Posted: 09 Jul 2010 02:25 AM PDT

An Iraqi soldier stands guard in northern Baghdad. A suicide bomber blew up a vehicle at an Iraqi army checkpoint in Baghdad on Friday killing five people, including three soldiers, and wounding 18 others, an interior ministry official said(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - A suicide bomber blew up a vehicle at an Iraqi army checkpoint in Baghdad on Friday killing five people, including three soldiers, and wounding 18 others, an interior ministry official said.


Mattis named overall US commander of Iraq, Afghan wars (AFP)

Posted: 09 Jul 2010 02:05 AM PDT

File picture shows General James Mattis at Kandahar International Airport, Afghanistan, in 2001. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates named Mattis Thursday as the new head of US Central Command or CENTCOM, which has overall control of the wars in both Iraq and Afghanistan.(AFP/Pool/File/Dave Martin)AFP - General James Mattis was named as the new head of US Central Command, or CENTCOM, which has overall control of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.


Norway bomb plot shows reach of Al Qaeda-linked groups (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 02:57 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The arrest by Norwegian police today of an Uzbek, a Uighur, and a Kurdish Iraqi â€" all described as being linked to Al Qaeda â€" shows the ability of jihadi groups to better organize abroad in a united front where race or nationality is ever less a determining factor, analysts say.

Kenya: Iraq, Afghan, Pakistan fighters in Somalia (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 09:03 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - CORRECTION: This story replaces another Pakistan article which was prematurely published.
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