2011年3月4日星期五

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq

Iraqis defy checkpoints, vehicle bans to protest (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 09:00 AM PST

Protesters chant anti-government slogans while waving national flags during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 4, 2011. Some hundreds of people are gathering in central Baghdad for an anti-government demonstration despite a vehicle ban that has forced many to walk for hours to attend the rally. The banners in Arabic reads, 'Yes to democracy' and ' We demand accountability of the corrupt' and'People demanding reform.' (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - Thousands rallied across Baghdad and elsewhere in Iraq on Friday in anti-government demonstrations that defied security checkpoints and a vehicle ban that forced many to walk for hours to the heart of the capital.

Thousands of Iraqis defy curbs to protest (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 08:06 AM PST

An Iraqi holds up the national flag as protesters gather in the capital Baghdad on March 4. Thousands of protesters massed in cities and towns across Iraq after streaming in on foot in defiance of vehicle bans for rallies over corruption, unemployment and poor public services.(AFP/Ali al-Saadi)AFP - Thousands of protesters massed in cities and towns across Iraq after streaming in on foot on Friday in defiance of vehicle bans for rallies over corruption, unemployment and poor public services.

Iraqi forces use water cannon to disperse protests (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 07:51 AM PST

Riot policemen disperse protesters during a demonstration in front of the provincial council building of Basra, 420 km (260 miles) southeast of Baghdad, March 4, 2011. Iraqi security forces used water cannons and batons to disperse protesters in the southern oil hub of Basra on Friday as thousands of Iraqis rallied around the state against corrupt officials and poor basic services. REUTERS/Atef HassanReuters - BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) -Iraqi security forces used water cannon and batons to disperse protesters in the southern oil hub of Basra on Friday as thousands of Iraqis rallied around the nation against corrupt officials and poor basic services.

Iraq's Baiji refinery 'back to normal' (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 06:22 AM PST

Oil trucks queue at Baiji oil refinery in 2007. Production levels at the Baiji oil refinery, Iraq's largest, returned to normal on Friday, six days after an attack damaged its main unit, Iraq's oil ministry said.(AFP/File/Patrick Baz)AFP - Production levels at the Baiji oil refinery, Iraq's largest, returned to normal on Friday, six days after an attack damaged its main unit, Iraq's oil ministry said.

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