2011年4月4日星期一

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Protesters demand resignation of Kurdish government (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 11:14 AM PDT

Reuters - Thousands of protesters in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region called on Monday for the immediate resignation of the entire regional government, saying it had failed to provide democracy and justice.

2 Iraqi clerics who urged protests arrested (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 10:06 AM PDT

Iranian soldiers prepare to lift coffins bearing the remains of their comrades who were killed in the 1980-1988 Iraq-Iran war during a ceremony at Shalamcha Border Crossing, in Iraq's southern province of Basra April 4, 2011. Iraq returned to neighbouring Iran the remains of 17 Iranian soldiers killed during the 1980's Iraq-Iran war in exchange for the remains of Iraqi soldiers on Monday, Iraqi officials said.     REUTERS/Atef Hassan (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY)AP - Two Muslim clerics who encouraged protests in Iraq's Kurdish region have been charged with inciting violence during anti-government demonstrations, police said Monday. The arrests are a sign that the semiautonomous government in one of the nation's most peaceful areas is taking a hardline approach against demonstrators clamoring for reforms and an end to corruption.


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