2010年7月21日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

State Dept. planning to field a small army in Iraq (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 02:19 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Can diplomats field their own army? The State Department is laying plans to do precisely that in Iraq, in an unprecedented experiment that U.S. officials and some nervous lawmakers say could be risky.

In Iraq, 5 US governors say conditions improving (AP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 02:09 PM PDT

AP - Five U.S. governors visiting Iraq said Wednesday that conditions have improved, with Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon pronouncing President Barack Obama's goal of reducing U.S. forces to 50,000 troops by Sept. 1 achievable.

US to draw down diplomats in Iraq in next 3-5 years (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 01:08 PM PDT

A view of the Iraqi capital Baghdad and the Tigris River. The United States plans to pare back its vast diplomatic presence in Iraq in the 3-5 years after the US military leaves at the end of 2011, the likely next US ambassador there has said.(AFP/File)AFP - The United States plans to pare back its vast diplomatic presence in Iraq in the 3-5 years after the US military leaves at the end of 2011, the likely next US ambassador there has said.

Iran supports three insurgent groups in Iraq: US general (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 12:54 PM PDT

Iran is supporting three Shiite extremist groups in Iraq that have been attempting to attack US bases, General Ray Odierno, pictured in June 2010, the top US commander in Iraq, said Wednesday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Win McNamee)AFP - Iran is supporting three Shiite extremist groups in Iraq that have been attempting to attack US bases, General Ray Odierno, the top US commander in Iraq, said Wednesday.

U.S. general sees Iraq pullout without Arab-Kurd deal (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 12:08 PM PDT

Reuters - The top commander in Iraq said on Wednesday that U.S. forces in the volatile north would probably be the last to leave the country at the end of 2011, acknowledging Arab-Kurdish disputes were unlikely to be settled before that time despite signs of progress last year.

Car bomb kills 15 in village north of Baghdad (AP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 11:48 AM PDT

Iraqi security forces inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in Baqouba, a one-time insurgent stronghold about 35 miles (60 kilometers) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, July 20, 2010. A car bomb exploded near a restaurant and coffee shop on Monday, killing and injuring several people. (AP Photo/Adam Hadei)AP - A car bomb outside a Shiite mosque in a village north of Baghdad killed 15 people Wednesday, the third deadly attack in the region in as many days, while a U.S. soldier was killed in a separate bombing in the same province, Iraqi officials and the U.S. military said.

Iraq car bomb kills 30 (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 11:40 AM PDT

Iraqis walk past empty bullet cartridges in the premises of a Shiite Husseiniyah mosque in 2007. A car bomb killed 30 people and wounded 46 near a mosque in a predominantly Shiite area of the mixed city of Baquba, north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, on Wednesday, security officials said.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - A car bomb killed 30 people and wounded 46 near a mosque in a predominantly Shiite area of the mixed city of Baquba, north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, on Wednesday, security officials said.

Car bomb kills at least 15 at Iraqi market (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 11:33 AM PDT

In this photo provided by Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty's office, Gov. Pawlenty, right, holding Minnesota flag, visits with Minnesota soldiers Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at the U.S. military base west of Baghdad known as Camp Victory. Pawlenty disclosed Wednesday that he traveled to Iraq with Govs. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts, Jay Nixon of Missouri, Mike Rounds of South Dakota and Jim Douglas of Vermont on a high-security trip to survey conditions as troops prepare to leave the country next year. (AP Photo/Office of the Minnesota Governor)Reuters - A car bomb exploded in a crowded market near the city of Baquba in Iraq's northern Diyala province on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people and wounding 26 others, police said.

Britain's Clegg says Iraq invasion was "illegal" (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 10:28 AM PDT

Reuters - Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg described the 2003 invasion of Iraq as illegal on Wednesday, putting the new coalition government under pressure to clarity its position on the war.

War general says US exit from Iraq on track (AP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 09:35 AM PDT

A U.S. Army soldier from the 49th Military Police Brigade packs a box of equipment as the unit prepares to ship their equipment and belongings home Sunday, July 18, 2010 at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq. The soldiers, based in Fairfield, Calif., are soon to head home after ten months in Iraq as part of the U.S. drawdown of forces, which begins in earnest next month. The number of soldiers in Iraq is expected to go from 77,500 currently in the country to 50,000 by September 1. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)AP - Baghdad's political troubles won't keep American troops from leaving the country as planned at the end of 2011, the military's top commander in Iraq said Wednesday.

General Prods Senate To Fund Full Budget Request for Iraq's Security Forces (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 09:15 AM PDT

CQPolitics.com - The general nominated to take over U.S. Joint Forces Command said Wednesday he opposes a Senate panel's decision to authorize $1 billion less than requested for Iraqi security forces in the next fiscal year.

US military withdrawal in Iraq on schedule: Odierno (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 08:55 AM PDT

General Ray Odierno speaks to the press in Baghdad in 2009. The US military withdrawal from Iraq is on schedule with only 50,000 troops set to remain by August 31, the top US commander in the country said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Arthur Macmillan)AFP - The US military withdrawal from Iraq is on schedule with only 50,000 troops set to remain by August 31, the top US commander in the country said Wednesday.

Iranian circus delights Iraqis in ancient Babylon (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 08:22 PM PDT

Iranian circus performers put on a show in the open-air amphitheatre at the ancient city of Babylon, some 80 kms south of Baghdad. The Jahan performers are veterans who have done the odd bit of travelling, with performances in Turkey, Russia, Italy and in Iraqi Kurdistan.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - The hapless lion and snake both died in an Iraqi heatwave, but for the jugglers, clowns, fire-eater and other circus performers, the show in ancient Babylon had to go on.

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