2011年2月1日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

Senate report says Iraq is at critical juncture (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 03:22 PM PST

US Ambassador to Iraq James Jeffrey, right, and Gen. Lloyd James Austin III, commander of American troops in Iraq, testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Iraq. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - American diplomats and other mission employees may not be safe in Iraq if the U.S. military withdraws its remaining 50,000 troops and leaves the volatile country at the end of the year as planned, according to a new Senate report released Tuesday.

U.S. ambassador warns against "gutting" Iraq mission (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 02:49 PM PST

Reuters - The U.S. ambassador to Iraq urged Congress on Tuesday not to "gut" the post-war diplomatic presence in Iraq after a Senate committee report urged Washington to consider reducing its massive civilian presence there for security reasons.

Iraqi government faces new prisoner abuse claims (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:05 PM PST

FILE - In this May 2, 2010 file photo, an Iraqi prisoner is seen at al-Muthanna prison in Baghdad, Iraq. Elite security forces controlled by the military office of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of Iraq are operating a secret detention site in Baghdad, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday Feb. 1 2011. (AP Photo / Karim Kadim, File)AP - Elite Iraqi troops controlled by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's office are holding prisoners at a secret jail and torturing inmates at another facility, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.

Report: Secret prison in Iraq raises fresh concerns over torture (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 11:04 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Security forces under the control of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki are operating a secret prison filled with detainees who were transferred from a facility where widespread torture was uncovered last year, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).

US envoy seeks means to 'finish the job' in Iraq (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 11:04 AM PST

US Ambassador to Iraq James Jeffrey testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The US ambassador in Baghdad, James Jeffrey, on Tuesday urged the Senate for the means to AFP - The US ambassador in Baghdad, James Jeffrey, on Tuesday urged the Senate for the means to "finish the job" in Iraq after the complete withdrawal of American troops at the end of the year.

Iraqi central bank says assured of independence (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 09:32 AM PST

Reuters - The head of Iraq's central bank said on Tuesday he was not worried the bank's independence may be compromised by a court ruling placing it under the cabinet, despite having warned Iraq's overseas assets could be at risk.

Iraq operating 'secret prison': Human Rights Watch (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 08:31 AM PST

An Iraqi prisoner is seen with his hands bound. Security forces linked to Iraqi premier Nuri al-Maliki are operating a AFP - Security forces linked to Iraqi premier Nuri al-Maliki are operating a "secret detention site" and elite teams are torturing detainees at a separate facility, Human Rights Watch charged on Tuesday.

Iran returns remains of 38 Iraqi soldiers (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 08:11 AM PST

Iraqi soldiers kiss the coffin bearing the remains of an Iraqi soldier at the Iraq - iran border crossing at al-Shalamjah, Iraq, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Iran has handed over the remains of 38 Iraqi soldiers killed during the 1980s war between the two nations, officials said. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)AP - An Iraqi government official says Iran has handed over the remains of 38 Iraqi soldiers killed during the 1980s war between the two nations.

Iraq, Kuwait set up 'channels' for fishing dispute (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 08:08 AM PST

In this picture released by his office, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, right, greets his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Nasser Mohammad al-Ahmad al-Sabah at Baghdad airport last month. Iraq and Kuwait have agreed on ways to resolve disputes that arise when Iraqi fishermen enter what Kuwait alleges are its territorial waters, Baghdad's government spokesman has said.(AFP/File/Iraqi Prime Minister Office)AFP - Iraq and Kuwait have agreed on ways to resolve disputes that arise when Iraqi fishermen enter what Kuwait alleges are its territorial waters, Baghdad's government spokesman said on Tuesday.

6 vie to becomes next chief of UN Food Agency (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 05:39 AM PST

AP - Six candidates are vying to become the new chief of the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization, including a former EU commissioner, a former Iraqi minister and Spain's former foreign minister.

Senate report says Iraq is at critical juncture (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 04:59 AM PST

Gen. James Mattis, the head of U.S. Central Command, takes questions after delivering a lecture to the London think tank Policy Exchange in London, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. The United States has no plans to redeploy troops or ships in response to the unrest roiling Egypt and the instability in Tunisia and Jordan, the head of the U.S. Central Command said Tuesday. Mattis was making his first public speech in Europe since taking his post overseeing the end of U.S. combat operations in Iraq, the war in Afghanistan, and other missions in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - American diplomats and other mission employees may not be safe in Iraq if the U.S. military leaves the volatile country at the end of the year as planned, according to a new report released Tuesday.

Iraq war casualties rise in January (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:52 AM PST

Residents attend a funeral for some of the victims of Thursday's bomb attack in Baghdad's Shula district January 28, 2011. REUTERS/Ahmed MalikReuters - The number of civilians, police and soldiers killed in violence in Iraq climbed sharply in January as militants launched a new wave of attacks, according to government statistics released on Tuesday.

January Iraq death toll highest in four months (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:39 AM PST

Iraqi men perform the weekly Friday prayer in Baghdad's Shiite Muslim district of Sadr CIty on January 28, 2011, one day after a car bomb exploded outside a mourning tent during a funeral ceremony in a Shiite neighborhood of the capital, killing some 48 people. More Iraqis were killed in attacks in January than any month since September(AFP/File/Ali al-Saadi)AFP - More Iraqis were killed in attacks in January than any month since September, figures released Tuesday showed, after a surge in violence over a two week period shattered a relative calm in the country.

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