2011年12月5日星期一

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Attacks kill 21 Shiite pilgrims in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 11:57 AM PST

Shiite Muslims pray at the Imam Moussa al-Kadhim shrine during the festival of Muharram in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Dec 2, 2011. Muharram marks the anniversary of the Battle of Karbala when Imam Hussein, a grandson of Prophet Muhammad, was killed. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - Five bomb attacks struck Shiite pilgrims Monday during an important religious ritual for the Muslim sect, killing 21 people and wounding nearly 100 others, revealing the enormous security challenges that still beset Iraq as the U.S. military leaves the country.


Bombs hit Shi'ite pilgrims In Iraq, kill 32 (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 09:55 AM PST

Residents and Iraqi soldiers inspect the site of a bomb attack in Hilla, 100 km (62 miles) south of Baghdad, December 5, 2011. REUTERS/HabibReuters - A series of bombs tore through crowds of Shi'ite pilgrims celebrating a major ritual across Iraq on Monday, killing at least 32 people, mostly women and children, and wounding scores more, local police and witnesses said.


Bomb kills at least seven in Baghdad: sources (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 08:40 AM PST

Reuters - At least seven people were killed and another 13 wounded by a roadside bomb targeting Shi'ite pilgrims in the Iraqi capital, police and hospital sources in Baghdad said on Monday.

Postwar Marines: smaller, less focused on land war (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 09:00 PM PST

FILE - In this March 30, 2009 file photo, U.S. marines from 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment prepare for a mission in Ramadi, 115 kilometers (70 miles) west of Baghdad. With the Iraq war ending and an Afghanistan exit in sight, the Marine Corps is beginning a historic shift — a return to its roots as a seafaring force that will get smaller, lighter and, it hopes, less bogged down in land wars. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)AP - With the Iraq war ending and an Afghanistan exit in sight, the Marine Corps is beginning a historic shift — a return to its roots as a seafaring force that will get smaller, lighter and, it hopes, less bogged down in land wars.


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