2010年12月16日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

Blackwater seeks dismissal of Iraq shooting suit (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 04:17 PM PST

AP - The security firm formerly known as Blackwater told a federal judge Thursday that the U.S. government — and not the company — should be held accountable for a 2007 shooting by its contractors that killed 17 Iraqis.

Qaeda plans U.S., UK Christmas attack: Iraq official (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 12:35 PM PST

Reuters - Al Qaeda is planning attacks in the United States, Britain and Europe around Christmas, one year after a failed attempt to bomb a U.S.-bound passenger plane, a senior Iraqi official said Thursday.

Bleak outlook for plans to help Sons of Iraq (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 10:28 AM PST

In this Monday, Oct. 6, 2010 photo, an armed Sunni militiaman patrols the grounds of the historic spiral minaret in Samarra, 60 miles (95 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq. The man is part of Samarra's Sahwa — Arabic for Awakening, or commonly known as the Sons of Iraq, who are former Sunni insurgents now allied with U.S. and Iraqi security forces to provide security in the northern city. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)AP - A broad plan to absorb Sunni Muslim militiamen who battled al-Qaida in Iraq into national security forces or government jobs is at risk of being derailed by lukewarm political support and limited funding, officials say.

Bombs kill 2 Iraqis on way to religious ceremony (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 10:14 AM PST

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. A man carries a religious symbol during Tasoua, a day before Ashura, in Nava, a village about 100 km (62 miles) northeast of Tehran, December 15, 2010. Shi'ite Muslims all over the world mourn the slaying of Imam Hussein, grandson of Prophet Mohammad, during the first ten days of the Islamic month of Muharram. Imam Hussein was killed by his political rivals along with 72 companions in Iraq some 1,300 years ago. Picture taken December 15, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN - Tags: RELIGION IMAGES OF THE DAY)AP - Bombs hidden in trash cans exploded near a group of pilgrims in a town north of Baghdad, killing two people Thursday as millions of Shiites headed to ceremonies to mark a day of mourning.

Iraq holds 73 as two million throng shrine city (AFP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 08:48 AM PST

Iraqi Shiite men flagellate themselves outside a mosque in central Baghdad during Ashura commemorations marking the 7th century killing of Imam Hussein in the Battle of Karbala, December 16. Iraq has arrested 73 Al-Qaeda-linked suspects officials said were implicated in plotting AFP - Iraq has arrested 73 Al-Qaeda-linked suspects officials said were implicated in plotting "chaos" during Ashura in Karbala, as two million pilgrims thronged the Shiite shrine city on Thursday.

Iraq has executed 257 since 2005: minister (AFP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 04:15 AM PST

A man watches the state run Al-Iraqiya television channel showing the execution of Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as AFP - Iraq has executed 257 people, including six women, since 2005, deputy justice minister Busho Ibrahim told AFP on Thursday, amid calls from the United Nations for Iraq to abolish capital punishment.

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