2010年8月22日星期日

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq

Iraq acknowledges Briton's killer escaped (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2010 05:09 PM PDT

U.S. Army soldiers with Company F, AP - Iraq's deputy justice minister acknowledged Sunday that a man convicted of killing a British aid worker in 2004 escaped from prison 11 months ago and that the government only learned of the breakout last month.

US troops unlikely to resume combat duties in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2010 05:08 PM PDT

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Bieger, commander of 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, left, salutes a soldier who receives an award after the casing ceremony for 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, the last American combat brigade to serve in Iraq, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010 at Camp Virginia, Kuwait. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)AP - It would take "a complete failure" of the Iraqi security forces for the U.S. to resume combat operations there, the top American commander in Iraq said as the final U.S. fighting forces prepared to leave the country.

U.S. ready to resume Iraq combat role if needed: Odierno (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Aug 2010 04:19 PM PDT

U.S. Army soldiers with Company F, Reuters - The top U.S. military commander in Iraq said local security forces will be ready for the withdrawal of American troops next year, but the United States could return to combat operations if needed.

Iran working against Iraqi democracy: US general (AFP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2010 02:15 PM PDT

Gen. Raymond Odierno, Commanding General of US forces in Iraq, conducts a press briefing at the Pentagon in February 2010 in Arlington, Virginia. Iran is funding extremist groups in Iraq out of fear of a strong democracy as a neighbor, Odierno said Sunday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Win McNamee)AFP - Iran is funding extremist groups in Iraq out of fear of a strong democracy as a neighbor, the commander of US forces in Iraq said Sunday.

Resumption of US combat ops possible but unlikely: Odierno (AFP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2010 01:04 PM PDT

US soldiers stand at attention during a handover ceremony of the AFP - The top US commander in Iraq admitted Sunday that a "complete failure" of Iraqi security forces could oblige the United States to resume combat operations there, but he called this an unlikely scenario.

Iraq aid worker's killer escaped a year ago (AFP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2010 12:26 PM PDT

The convicted mastermind of the killing of British aid worker Margaret Hassan, seen here in 2004, has escaped from prison, having earlier been jailed, Deputy Justice Minister Busho Ibrahim told AFP on Sunday.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - The convicted Iraqi mastermind of the killing of British aid worker Margaret Hassan escaped from prison almost one year ago, a government minister admitted for the first time on Sunday.

US solider killed in rocket attack in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2010 06:36 AM PDT

U.S. Army soldiers with Company F, AP - An American solider was killed in a rocket attack in southern Iraq on Sunday, the U.S. military said, marking the first American fatality since the last combat unit in Iraq pulled out of the country.

Official: Obama plans Iraq speech after vacation (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2010 06:16 AM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama plans a major speech on Iraq after his return to Washington as the last U.S. combat troops prepare to leave Iraq.

Sixteen wounded in Iraq electricity demo (AFP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2010 01:26 AM PDT

An Iraqi soldier stands guard as an electrical worker snips illegally placed wires used to steal electricity from the national grid in Baghdad on June 27. Dozens of Iraqis violently protested in the southern city of Nasiriyah to demand better power supplies, wounding 16 people including 10 policemen, witnesses and officials said.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Dozens of Iraqis violently protested in the southern city of Nasiriyah to demand better power supplies, wounding 16 people including 10 policemen, witnesses and officials said on Sunday.

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