2011年3月17日星期四

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Iraqis eyeing Bahrain protests with anger, caution (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 09:42 AM PDT

An Iraqi soldier stands guard while protesters chant anti-Saudi government slogans and wave Bahraini and Iraqi flags during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 17, 2011. The banners in Arabic reads, 'We condemn the sending of troops to fight the Muslim people of Bahrain' and 'Yes, yes to the rebels Bahrain Champions' and 'No, no, Saudi Arabia.' (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - Concerns over clashes in Bahrain between Shiite protesters and security forces from Sunni Arab states spilled over into Iraq on Thursday, as thousands of Shiite protesters converged on holy shrines to show support for their brethren in Bahrain.


Homemade bombs kill four in Iraq (AFP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 08:42 AM PDT

Iraqi fire fighters douse the flames following a car bomb that ripped through a crowd outside a hospital in Kirkuk on March 16. Improvised bombs in the Iraqi cities of Baghdad and Tikrit have killed four people, police and security sources said.(AFP/File/Marwan Ibrahim)AFP - Improvised bombs in the Iraqi cities of Baghdad and Tikrit killed four people on Thursday, including the wife of a police officer, police and security sources said.


Iraqi man sentenced after 11 years in jail (AFP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 08:16 AM PDT

A man held in prison without trial for 11 years in Iraq received a five-year jail term on AFP - A man held in prison without trial for 11 years in Iraq received a five-year jail term on Thursday on "terrorism charges" but will not be freed due to the time already served, a security official said.


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