2010年9月7日星期二

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq

Iraqi soldier fires on US troops, kills 2 (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 03:06 PM PDT

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (L) meets with Iraq's former Prime Minister and head of the Iraqiya coalition Iyad Allawi (R) in Baghdad June 29, 2010. REUTERS/Mohammed AmeenAP - An Iraqi soldier fired a barrage of bullets at American troops protecting one of their commanders during a visit to an Iraqi army base Tuesday and killed two of them, the first U.S. servicemen to die since President Barack Obama declared an end to combat operations in the country last week.

Half a year on, little progress in Iraq government talks (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 02:55 PM PDT

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (L) meets with Iraq's former Prime Minister and head of the Iraqiya coalition Iyad Allawi (R) in Baghdad June 29, 2010. REUTERS/Mohammed AmeenReuters - Six months after Iraq held an election many hoped would usher in greater stability and peace, voters like Naseer Challoub are running out of patience with politicians, and also out of faith in democracy.

Two U.S. soldiers killed, nine wounded in Iraq (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 01:46 PM PDT

Reuters - Two U.S. soldiers were killed and nine wounded on Tuesday when a gunman in Iraqi army uniform attacked them at an Iraqi base, U.S. officials said a week after Washington declared a formal end to U.S. combat operations.

Group: Iraqi reporter's killing highlights dangers (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 01:11 PM PDT

Friends and relatives mourn as they carry the coffin of Iraqi journalist Riyadh Al-Sarai during his funeral procession in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. Unknown gunmen in a speedy car intercepted the car of al-Sarai in Harithiya area of Baghdad and killed him by silenced pistols. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)AP - The killing of an Iraqi journalist, shot dead by unidentified gunmen Tuesday, highlights the dangers facing reporters in a conflict that has claimed more media workers' lives than any since World War II, a watchdog group said.

Two US troops gunned down by Iraqi comrade after sports row (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 12:29 PM PDT

US soldiers secure an area after dark in Baghdad, in January 2008. Two American soldiers were killed and nine wounded on Tuesday when an Iraqi soldier opened fire after an argument over a sports match they had been playing, US and Iraqi military officials said.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)AFP - Two American soldiers were killed on Tuesday when an Iraqi army comrade opened fire after an argument over a sports match, the first US deaths since Washington declared an end to combat operations here.

US and Iran favour Maliki as Iraq PM six months after polls (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:43 AM PDT

A handout picture from the Iraqi prime minister's office shows Iraqi Premier Nuri al-Maliki (L) shaking hands with US Vice-President Joe Biden upon his arrival for a meeting in Baghdad on August 2010. Nuri al-Maliki has the backing of Washington and US arch-foe Iran to keep his job, six months after he narrowly lost an election to ex-premier Iyad Allawi, politicians said Tuesday.(AFP/IPMO-HO/File)AFP - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has the backing of Washington and US arch-foe Iran to keep his job, six months after he narrowly lost an election to ex-premier Iyad Allawi, politicians said Tuesday.

Iraq unable to meet current power demand until 2013: US (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:39 AM PDT

An Iraqi electrician checks the wires on a board used to connect each house hold to a private generator which kicks in when the municipality electricity is cut in central Baghdad in August 2010. Iraq will need at least another three years before it is able to satisfy current electricity demand, the US general charged with the military's reconstruction efforts in the Middle East said on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Sabah Arar)AFP - Iraq will need at least another three years before it is able to satisfy current electricity demand, the US general charged with the military's reconstruction efforts in the Middle East said on Tuesday.

Al-Qaida group claims attack killing 12 in Baghdad (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 05:45 AM PDT

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (L) meets with Iraq's former Prime Minister and head of the Iraqiya coalition Iyad Allawi (R) in Baghdad June 29, 2010. REUTERS/Mohammed AmeenAP - An al-Qaida front group is claiming responsibility for a weekend attack in the heart of Baghdad that killed 12 people.

Iraq state TV anchor killed (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 04:41 AM PDT

An Iraqi man watches a newsreel showing killed Al-Iraqiya satellite television anchorman Riad al-Saray, in Baghdad, on September 6. The prominent Iraqi state television anchorman was shot dead as he was driving in the capital, a colleague told AFP, as a media watchdog reported the conflict has been the most deadly for the media since World War II.(AFP/Sabah Arar)AFP - A prominent Iraqi state television anchorman was shot dead on Tuesday as he was driving in the capital, a colleague told AFP, as a media watchdog reported the conflict has been the most deadly for the media since World War II.

Iraqi Al Qaeda group says it behind army base raid (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 12:35 AM PDT

Reuters - Al Qaeda's Iraqi affiliate claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a daylight raid by suicide bombers on an army base in central Baghdad in which 12 people died.

Al-Qaeda in Iraq turns to extortion (AFP)

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 08:15 PM PDT

File photo shows a woman walking through a market in Mosul, in northern Iraq. Al-Qaeda has increasingly turned to extortion and organised crime to fund its activities, with businesses bearing the brunt of intimidation, US and Iraqi commanders in northern Iraq told AFP.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Al-Qaeda has increasingly turned to extortion and organised crime to fund its activities, with businesses bearing the brunt of intimidation, US and Iraqi commanders in northern Iraq told AFP.

发贴者：iwvck12 时间 17:15 0 条评论

bnzv