2010年10月21日星期四

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


US bracing for major leak of secret Iraq war files (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 05:02 PM PDT

AP - The Obama administration is bracing for the imminent disclosure by the WikiLeaks website of a vast cache of secret U.S. Iraq war documents, which could throw a light on some of the darkest episodes of that conflict.

Iraqi leaders not following US advice on gov't (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 05:02 PM PDT

** FOR AMS STORY BY LARA JAKES ** FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 file photo released by the Iraq Prime Minister's office, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, meets with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in Baghdad, Iraq.(AP Photo/Iraq Prime Minister's Office, HO, File)AP - American influence has so dwindled in Iraq over the last several months that Iraqi lawmakers and political leaders say they no longer follow Washington's advice for forming a government.


Iraqi PM in Turkey to seek support for new term (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 10:21 AM PDT

Reuters - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki paid a brief visit to neighboring Turkey on Thursday in search of support from around the region for his bid to retain the premiership in the next government.

Maliki in Turkey on regional support tour (AFP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 09:33 AM PDT

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and his Iraqi counterpart Nuri al-Maliki shake hands during their meeting in Ankara. Maliki met Turkish leaders Thursday as part of a regional tour to drum up support for his bid to stay in power, the Anatolia news agency reported.(AFP/POOL/Adem Altan)AFP - Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki met Turkish leaders Thursday as part of a regional tour to drum up support for his bid to stay in power, the Anatolia news agency reported.


Sunnis warn gas field sales must benefit Iraqis (AFP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 08:33 AM PDT

An engineer works at the Barjisiya oil fields in southern Iraq. Sunni leaders in Anbar have warned that foreign firms will not be allowed to work unless the Iraqi province's residents benefit from a gas field development.(AFP/File/Essam -al-Sudani)AFP - Sunni leaders in Anbar, an ex-bastion of insurgents, warned on Thursday that foreign firms will not be allowed to work unless the Iraqi province's residents benefit from a gas field development.


Q&A: What the U.S. Undid for Women in Iraq (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 04:24 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - LONDON, Oct 20 (IPS) - The U.S.-led invasion and then occupation of Iraq brought a sharp setback to the rights of women in that country, UNFPA head Thoraya Obaid tells IPS in an interview.
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