2011年2月11日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Iraq


Iraq Readies for U.S. Troop Departure (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 09:52 AM PST

ContributorNetwork - Less than 11 months from now, the freely elected government of Iraq will be in charge of all functions, including security, that the Coalition Forces handled since the liberation of Iraq in 2003. Between now and then, the United States military will be handing over bases and material to the Iraqi Security Forces. With the safety of U.S. forces and Iraqis in mind, troops will be withdrawn with the goal to be finished by the deadline in the Security Agreement, Dec. 31, 2011.

The Challenges of Moving Beyond Iraq and Afghanistan (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 09:52 AM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | On Thursday the Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, briefed Congress on what the National Intelligence Community (NIC) believes to be the top threats to the United States over the coming year.

US troops who have died in Iraq and Kuwait (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 07:51 AM PST

AP - Army Sgt. Michael P. Bartley

Hundreds of Iraqis protest lack of basic services (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 07:39 AM PST

Reuters - Hundreds of Iraqis took to the streets Friday to demonstrate against a lack of basic services, the latest in a series of protests that have swept the country as turmoil rocks other parts of the Arab world.

Iraq embassy in Cairo urges Iraqis to return home (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 05:23 AM PST

Protesters chant anti-government slogans during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Feb. 11, 2011. In at least four morning demonstrations across Baghdad, protesters painted a picture of their homeland that they said has fewer services and more corruption than in Egypt. The banners in Arabic read, 'From Cairo to Baghdad, no for corruption' and 'Maliki, like Saddam he do not care about orphans.' (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)AP - Iraq's government has offered food, financial aid and free flights home to Iraqis who had moved to Egypt to escape civil strife at home, but may now feel threatened by unrest in their host country, officials said Friday.


Iraq refugees in US scrutinized for al-Qaida links (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 01:19 AM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2006 file photo, Iraqis gather at the ruins of the al-Askari mosque in Samarra, Iraq. A car bomb killed eight pilgrims Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011, on the road to one of Iraq's holiest Shiite shrines, a highly sensitive site still being rebuilt after a 2006 attack that sheered off its gleaming golden dome and engulfed the country in years of sectarian bloodshed. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)AP - Hundreds of refugees who sought shelter in the United States during the early years of the Iraq war are coming under fresh scrutiny from U.S. government security officials for possible links to al-Qaida's affiliate in Iraq.


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