2011年2月19日星期六

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


10 wounded in north Iraq demos (AFP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 12:04 PM PST

A man shouts during a protest in the main square in Sulaimaniyah. Ten protesters were wounded on Saturday in clashes with Kurdish security forces in the latest violent rally in Iraq demanding that officials combat graft and improve basic services.(AFP/Shwan Mohammed)AFP - Ten protesters were wounded on Saturday in clashes with Kurdish security forces in the latest violent rally in Iraq demanding that officials combat graft and improve basic services.


Thousands protest in northern Iraq over shooting (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 10:52 AM PST

Protesters burn tyres to block a road during a demonstration in Sulaimaniyah, 260 kilometers (160 miles) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011. Demonstrators thronged the streets in northern Iraq Saturday calling for justice over a deadly shooting at a protest earlier this week. (AP Photo/Yahya Ahmed)AP - Demonstrators thronged streets in northern Iraq Saturday to demand justice over a deadly shooting at a protest earlier this week. In Baghdad, hundreds of orphans and widows rallied to call on the government to take care of them.


Iraqis protest in Kurdish region, capital (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 10:25 AM PST

Reuters - Hundreds of people rallied for political reforms in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region on Saturday while demonstrators in Baghdad protested demanding better rights for widows and orphans.

Arab League sees grave situation and wants summit (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 05:34 AM PST

Reuters - The Arab League said on Saturday it was important that a March summit goes ahead in Baghdad due to what it described as "the grave, fateful developments" in the Arab world.

MP in Iraq PM's bloc resigns over 'cronyism' (AFP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 03:31 AM PST

Dozens of Iraqi men protest against corruption in central Baghdad on Friday. A popular MP and member of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's political bloc who has resigned told AFP on Saturday that he stepped down in protest at pervasive patronage and cronyism in Iraqi politics.(AFP/Ali al-Saadi)AFP - A popular MP and member of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's political bloc who has resigned told AFP on Saturday that he stepped down in protest at pervasive patronage and cronyism in Iraqi politics.


Two killed, 47 hurt in Iraq protest violence (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Feb 2011 10:02 AM PST

Iraqi orphans chant slogans while carrying religious flags bearing the name of the prophet Mohammed, during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011. Hundreds of orphans and widows marched in downtown Baghdad, calling on the Iraqi government to take care of them. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)Reuters - Two people were killed and 47 wounded during a protest in the northern Iraqi city of Sulaimaniya Thursday, sources said, as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called for demonstrations to be kept peaceful.


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