Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Iraq PM defends controversial court ruling (AFP)
• Iraqis watch Egypt unrest with sense of irony (AP)
• 'Gaps in Iraq forces' may hamper security gains (AFP)
• US report: Iraq's security at risk without aid (AP)
• Iraqi Kurd protests seek govt resignations (AP)
• ElBaradei hails new era on Day Six of Egypt fury (AFP)
• Iraq offers to evacuate citizens living in Egypt (AP)

Iraq PM defends controversial court ruling (AFP) Posted: 30 Jan 2011 01:18 PM PST AFP - Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday defended a court decision that placed institutions such as the central bank under ministerial control, saying reversing the ruling was "impossible."

Iraqis watch Egypt unrest with sense of irony (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2011 08:38 AM PST AP - Iraqis who have long suffered from high unemployment, poverty and endemic corruption — the catalysts of unrest spreading in the Arab world — called on their own government to take notice.

'Gaps in Iraq forces' may hamper security gains (AFP) Posted: 30 Jan 2011 07:29 AM PST AFP - Shortfalls in the capabilities of Iraq's security forces could undo security gains after US troops leave at the end of 2011, a US watchdog said in a report published Sunday.

US report: Iraq's security at risk without aid (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2011 06:55 AM PST AP - Without more help — and quickly — Iraqi security forces may not be able to protect the fragile nation from insurgents and invaders after American troops leave at the end of the year, according to a U.S. report released Sunday.

Iraqi Kurd protests seek govt resignations (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2011 05:37 AM PST AP - An opposition party in Iraq's Kurdish north on Sunday urged the regional government to resign, saying protests in the Arab world should be a wakeup call for its leaders. The government quickly rebuffed the call.

ElBaradei hails new era on Day Six of Egypt fury (AFP) Posted: 30 Jan 2011 12:59 PM PST AFP - Top dissident Mohamed ElBaradei told a sea of angry protesters in Cairo on Sunday that they were beginning a new era after six days of a deadly revolt against embattled President Hosni Mubarak.

Iraq offers to evacuate citizens living in Egypt (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2011 05:27 AM PST AP - The Iraqi government says it will evacuate its citizens living in Egypt for free as the chaos in the North African nation enters its sixth day.

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