2011年8月1日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Iraq


US, Iraq to discuss fighter jet deal: Pentagon (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 02:07 PM PDT

An F-16 performs in an airshow. An Iraqi delegation will visit the United States to discuss the purchase of 18 fighter jets, a Pentagon spokesman said.(AFP/File/Paul Crock)AFP - An Iraqi delegation will visit the United States this month to discuss the purchase of 18 fighter jets, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday.


Top US officer presses Iraq for troop decision (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 12:56 PM PDT

Admiral Mike Mullen, US chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses a press conference at the International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) headquarters in Kabul on July 2010. Iraq must decide soon if it wants US troops to stay on beyond a year-end deadline for their withdrawal, the top American military officer said during a visit on Monday.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - Iraq must decide soon if it wants US troops to stay on beyond a year-end deadline for their withdrawal, the top American military officer said during a surprise visit on Monday.


Delay on Iraq decision threatens smooth withdrawal (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 12:07 PM PDT

Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States, speaks during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, July 31, 2011. The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan has been ordered to submit a plan by mid-October for the initial withdrawal of American troops, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Sunday. That plan may hinge in part on whether the latest surge in attacks continues through the holy month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)AP - Now is the time for Iraq to decide whether to ask American forces to stay beyond the end of the year, the top U.S. military officer said Monday as he arrived in the country, warning that the delay is pushing the U.S. close to the point where a smooth, safe troop withdrawal will be jeopardized.


U.S. sees dramatic drop in Iran-backed attacks in Iraq (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 10:54 AM PDT

Reuters - Attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq by Iran-backed militia have fallen sharply thanks to U.S. and Iraqi military operations and diplomatic engagement with Tehran by Baghdad, top U.S. military officials said Monday.

Iraq civilian deaths in July match highest for 2011 (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 07:53 AM PDT

Reuters - The number of civilians killed by violence in Iraq rose to 159 in July from 155 in June, matching January with the highest toll so far for 2011, according to health ministry figures released Monday.

Iraq death toll for July second highest in 2011 (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 03:02 AM PDT

Iraqis stand at the scene of a rocket attack on a residential compound in central Baghdad, July 2011. Deadly violence in Iraq declined slightly in July from the previous month but still marked the second-highest death toll for the year, data published showed.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Deadly violence in Iraq declined slightly in July from the previous month but still marked the second-highest death toll for the year, data published on Monday showed.


Iraq declares holiday as mercury soars (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 02:50 AM PDT

An Iraqi soldier sprays water to cool down Shiite Muslim pilgrims in Baghdad, June 2011. A public holiday was declared for Baghdad and southern Iraq as the mercury hit 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) at the start of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.(AFP/File/Ali al-Saadi)AFP - A public holiday was declared Monday for Baghdad and southern Iraq as the mercury hit 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) at the start of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.


Iraq set to double planned purchase of F-16s, but will US troops stay into 2012? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:25 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki signaled continuing military cooperation with the United States on Saturday, including plans to double a planned purchase of US fighter jets to help the fledgling Air Force defend the country.

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