2010年10月17日星期日

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Iraq's Allawi charges Iran destabilizing Mideast (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2010 12:48 PM PDT

King Abdullah II of Jordan, right, meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki,  in Amman, Jordan, Sunday Oct. 17, 2010. (AP Photo/ KHALIL MAZRAAWI, POOL)AP - The leader of the Iraqi bloc that came first in elections accused Iran on Sunday of trying to destabilize Iraq and manipulate the political process as he jeered at rival politicians seeking Tehran's blessing for forming the next government.


Syrian, Saudi leaders met to discuss Lebanon, Iraq (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Oct 2010 11:49 AM PDT

Reuters - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad held on Sunday talks with Saudi King Abdullah that analysts and diplomats had expected to tackle tension in Lebanon over a U.N.-backed tribunal and the political void in Iraq.

Jordan promises Maliki support for Iraq reconciliation (AFP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2010 11:27 AM PDT

King Abdullah II of Jordan (R) meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Amman. Jordan's King Abdullah II on Sunday affirmed his country's AFP - Jordan's King Abdullah II on Sunday affirmed his country's "total support" for stability in Iraq and the unity of its people during a meeting with visiting premier Nuri al-Maliki, a palace statement said.


Pentagon braces for huge WikiLeaks dump on Iraq war (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Oct 2010 10:53 AM PDT

Reuters - The Pentagon said on Sunday it had a 120-member team prepared to review a massive leak of as many as 500,000 Iraq war documents, which are expected to be released by the WikiLeaks website sometime this month.

Iraq PM seeks regional support for new term (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Oct 2010 09:49 AM PDT

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki speaks during a meeting with members of the Iraqi National Alliance (INA) and the State of Law coalition in Baghdad October 1, 2010. REUTERS/Iraqi Government/HandoutReuters - Iraq's Shi'ite prime minister is touring capitals in the region, many of which fear he could alienate Iraq's Sunnis and give Iran too much influence, in search of support for his bid to form a new government.


Iran destabilizing entire Middle East: former Iraq PM Allawi (AFP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2010 09:44 AM PDT

Former Iraqi prime minister Iyad Allawi, pictured in February 2010, on Sunday accused Iran of trying to AFP - Former Iraqi prime minister Iyad Allawi on Sunday accused Iran of trying to "wreak havoc" across the entire Middle East and interfering in Iraq's political process.


Eight killed in Baghdad jewel heist (AFP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2010 06:55 AM PDT

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (left) meets King Abdullah II of Jordan in Amman on Sunday during an official visit. Gunmen shot dead three jewellery shop owners in the Iraqi capital on Sunday, in a heist that also left two robbers and three security personnel killed in a gunbattle, the interior ministry said.(AFP/Khalil Mazraawi)AFP - Gunmen shot dead three jewellery shop owners in the Iraqi capital on Sunday, in a heist that also left two robbers and three security personnel killed in a gunbattle, the interior ministry said.


Pro-US Iraqi fighters 'switching to Al-Qaeda' (AFP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2010 03:56 AM PDT

Sahwa or 'Awakening' militiamen patrol the northern Iraqi city of Samarra in August. The New York Times says hundreds of members of pro-US Awakening Councils may have swutched their loyalty to Al-Qaeda.(AFP/File/Mahmud Saleh)AFP - Possibly hundreds of members of Iraq's Awakening Councils, a group affiliated with the US military, have switched their loyalty to Al-Qaeda, The New York Times reported Sunday.


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