2011年4月6日星期三

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Gates in Baghdad for talks with Iraqi officials (AP)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 01:09 PM PDT

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates talks with members of the news media on board a U.S. Air Force C-17 before departing Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 6, 2011. Gates met with King Abdullah and talked about the revolts sweeping the Middle East and North Africa, a recent $60 billion deal to sell arms to Saudi Arabia and the threat of Iran in the region.   REUTERS/Chip Somodevilla/Pool  (SAUDIA ARABIA - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS MEDIA)AP - On his first visit to Iraq this year, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived Wednesday for two days of talks with senior government officials on the looming final withdrawal of American troops from a country still suffering from frequent insurgent violence eight years after the fall of the Saddam Hussein regime.


Gates in Iraq as US forces near pullout (AFP)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 12:40 PM PDT

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates (C) talks with his press secretary Geoff Morrell on the tarmac before departing Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Gates arrived in Baghdad Wednesday on an unannounced visit for talks with Iraqi leaders and to see American troops, who ended combat operations in August ahead of a scheduled withdrawal by the end of this year.(AFP/POOL/Chip Somodevilla)AFP - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Baghdad Wednesday for talks with Iraqi leaders and to see American troops, who ended combat operations in August ahead of a scheduled withdrawal by the end of this year.


Gates visits Baghdad ahead of U.S. withdrawal (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 11:59 AM PDT

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (C) is met by U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd Austin (R), commanding general of U.S. Forces in Iraq, after arriving in Baghdad, Iraq, April 6, 2011. Gates is expected to meet with civilian and military leaders in Iraq to discuss the long-term strategic partnership between the two countries.  REUTERS/Chip Somodevilla/Pool  (IRAQ - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS)Reuters - Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived on Wednesday in Baghdad where he will urge Iraq to cement political stability ahead of plans to complete a U.S. withdrawal this year.


Contractor wants Iraqi law to decide Pa. lawsuit (AP)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 11:02 AM PDT

AP - Attorneys for Houston-based military contractor KBR Inc. have asked a federal judge in Pittsburgh to apply Iraqi law to a lawsuit filed by the mother of a Pittsburgh-area soldier who was electrocuted while showering at a U.S. military base in Iraq.

Roadside bombs in Baghdad kill 3, wound 11 (AP)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 01:09 AM PDT

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (C) is met by U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd Austin (R), commanding general of U.S. Forces in Iraq, after arriving in Baghdad, Iraq, April 6, 2011. Gates is expected to meet with civilian and military leaders in Iraq to discuss the long-term strategic partnership between the two countries.  REUTERS/Chip Somodevilla/Pool  (IRAQ - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS)AP - Iraqi officials say a pair of roadside bombs in northern Baghdad have killed three people and wounded 11.


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