2010年9月28日星期二

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Attacks kill 3 Iraqi police (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 05:09 PM PDT

U.S. soldiers prepare to go on patrol in Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, September 5, 2010. Since U.S. President Barack Obama declared an end to combat operations in Iraq, U.S. troops have waged a gun battle with a suicide squad in Baghdad, dropped bombs on armed militants in Baquba and assisted Iraqi soldiers in a raid in Falluja. Obama's announcement on August 31 has not meant the end of fighting for some of the 50,000 U.S. military personnel remaining in Iraq 7-1/2 years after the invasion that removed Saddam Hussein. Picture taken September 5, 2010.        To match feature IRAQ-VIOLENCE/USA       REUTERS/Saad Shalash (IRAQ - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS)AP - Officials say three police officers have been killed in late night attacks in two northern Iraqi cities, including a bombing that also injured eight bystanders.


Biden calls for 'inclusive' new Iraqi government (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 01:28 PM PDT

US Vice President Joe Biden, pictured on September 24, on Tuesday urged Iyad Allawi, one of two principal contenders vying to become Iraq's next prime minister, to speed up negotiations to form an AFP - US Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged Iyad Allawi, one of two principal contenders vying to become Iraq's next prime minister, to speed up negotiations to form an "inclusive" government.


Iraq defence minister in Ankara with PKK on agenda (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:45 AM PDT

Iraq's defence minister Abdul Qader Obeidi, pictured in August 2010, met with Turkish officials in Ankara on Tuesday, a spokesman said, a day after Turkey said it wanted to extend a mandate for air strikes on Kurdish rebel bases in Iraq.(AFP/File/Ali al-Saadi)AFP - Iraq's defence minister met with Turkish officials in Ankara on Tuesday, a spokesman said, a day after Turkey said it wanted to extend a mandate for air strikes on Kurdish rebel bases in Iraq.


Obama: Afghanistan harder than Iraq (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 08:53 AM PDT

Afghan policemen stand guard at the site of a suicide attack in Ghazni province. US President Barack Obama said in an interview published Tuesday that the Afghan war was AFP - US President Barack Obama said in an interview published Tuesday that the Afghan war was "harder than Iraq" but that key aspects of his troop surge strategy had not "failed yet."


US warns Syria against destabilizing Lebanon, Iraq (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 06:40 AM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, seen here addressing the Security Council at the United Nations on September 27, warned Syria on Monday against taking destabilizing measures in either Iraq or Lebanon, during talks with her Syrian counterpart Walid Muallem in New York.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Syria on Monday against taking destabilizing measures in either Iraq or Lebanon, during talks with her Syrian counterpart Walid Muallem in New York.


US soldier held over deaths of two comrades in Iraq (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 05:53 AM PDT

US soldiers are reflected in rain water on a flooded road in Tikrit, 180 Kilometers (110 miles) north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. A US soldier is being held over the shooting deaths of two American service personnel in Iraq and the wounding of another, the military said on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)AFP - A US soldier is being held after allegedly shooting dead two American comrades and wounding another after an argument, the military said on Tuesday.


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