2011年1月15日星期六

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Three killed on deadly day for US troops in Iraq (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 11:15 AM PST

A US soldier gets ready to leave his base on the outskirts of Baghdad in 2004. An Iraqi soldier gunned down two US troops at a training centre and a third American soldier in Iraq was killed in a separate incident on Saturday, the deadliest day for US forces since July.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)AFP - An Iraqi soldier gunned down two US troops at a training centre and a third American soldier in Iraq was killed in a separate incident on Saturday, the deadliest day for US forces since July.


Iraq stun UAE after late own-goal (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 11:12 AM PST

Iraq's midfielder Karrar Jassim (L) heads the ball next to UAE's midfielder Ismail al-Hammadi during their 2011 Asian Cup group D football match at Al-Rayyan Stadium in the Qatari capital Doha. Reigning champions Iraq stunned the United Arab Emirates 1-0 on Saturday at the Asian Cup with an injury-time own-goal to put the holders in a strong position to make the knockout rounds.(AFP/Karim Jaafar)AFP - Reigning champions Iraq stunned the United Arab Emirates 1-0 on Saturday at the Asian Cup with an injury-time own-goal to put the holders in a strong position to make the knockout rounds.


Iraqi soldier kills two U.S. soldiers in Mosul (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 09:56 AM PST

Reuters - Two U.S. soldiers were killed and a third injured when an Iraqi soldier opened fire on U.S. troops during training in the northern city of Mosul on Saturday, the U.S. military said.

Syrian PM in Iraq to boost trade (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 08:46 AM PST

Syrian premier Mohammed Naji Otri has held talks with top Iraqi officials on a visit to Baghdad aimed at boosting ties four months after the two neighbours re-established full diplomatic ties.(AFP/Ali al-Saadi)AFP - Baghdad and Damascus agreed to boost trade ties on Saturday during a visit by Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Naji Otri, four months after the two neighbours re-established full diplomatic relations.


US soldiers killed while training Iraqis (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 07:59 AM PST

FILE - In this March 13, 2009 file photo, an Iraqi Army soldier and a U.S. Army soldiers from Delta Co., 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment stand guard during a joint patrol in Mosul, 360 kilometers (225 miles) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq. Two U.S. soldiers were killed Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011, by an Iraqi trooper who opened fire on them during a training exercise Saturday, raising fresh concerns about Iraq's security forces as the Americans prepare to withdraw from the country by the end of this year. Another soldier was killed Saturday during a military operation in central Iraq, making it one of the deadliest days for U.S. forces in the country in months. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)AP - Two U.S. troops were killed Saturday by an Iraqi soldier who apparently smuggled real bullets into a training exercise and opened fire, raising fresh concerns about insurgents worming into the nation's security forces as the Americans prepare to leave by the year's end.


Syrian premier seeks to improve ties with Iraq (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 04:57 AM PST

AP - The prime ministers of Syria and Iraq agreed Saturday to boost cooperation in security and economic affairs during talks aimed at improving relations strained by Baghdad's allegations that the Syrians were harboring Iraqi insurgents.
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