2011年3月13日星期日

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Two die, 14 wounded in Iraq prison riot: police (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 02:26 PM PDT

Reuters - Two inmates were killed and 14 people were wounded in a prison riot Sunday in Tikrit, the home city of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, a police source said.

Iraqi city sees hotel boom as pilgrims proliferate (AFP)

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 02:13 PM PDT

Iraqi construction workers build the new Culture Palace in the central Iraqi holy city of Najaf in February 2011. The holy Shiite city of Najaf in central Iraq, home to the shrine of a revered cleric, is in the midst of a hotel building boom in a bid to dramatically ramp up the number of visiting pilgrims.(AFP/File/Qassem Zein)AFP - The holy Shiite city of Najaf in central Iraq, home to the shrine of a revered cleric, is in the midst of a hotel building boom in a bid to dramatically ramp up the number of visiting pilgrims.


Iraq War Timeline (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 12:55 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - The Iraq War was part of President George W. Bush's war on terror after the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

Iraqi govt workers investigated for fake documents (AP)

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 12:12 PM PDT

Children play at a park in central Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, March 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)AP - Iraq's parliament is investigating some 20,000 government employees who appear to have used fake diplomas and other forged education certificates to get their jobs, a lawmaker said Sunday.


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