2011年4月10日星期日

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


US soldier dies in northern Iraq (AP)

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 01:01 PM PDT

Sgt. Kenny Lyon (left) tells how Col. Paulette Schank (right) directly transfused her own blood into his in her successful attempt to save his life after a mortar attack in Iraq. Homes for Our Troops arranged for Col. Schank, seen here hugging Sgt. Lyon's mother, to surprise Sgt. Lyon on the day the organization presented him a new home. (Photo: Business Wire)AP - An American soldier has died in what a U.S. military statement is calling a non-hostile incident in northern Iraq.


Pentagon's second thoughts on Iraq withdrawal (AP)

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 07:20 AM PDT

Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks with from soldiers from the 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Calvalry Division out of Fort Hood, Texas, while visiting Camp Marez  in Mosul, Iraq, Friday, April 8, 2011.  (AP Photo/Chip Somodevilla, Pool)AP - Eight months shy of its deadline for pulling the last American soldier from Iraq and closing the door on an 8-year war, the Pentagon is having second thoughts.


Officials: Robbers kill 2 at Baghdad jewelry store (AP)

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 03:20 AM PDT

Sgt. Kenny Lyon (left) tells how Col. Paulette Schank (right) directly transfused her own blood into his in her successful attempt to save his life after a mortar attack in Iraq. Homes for Our Troops arranged for Col. Schank, seen here hugging Sgt. Lyon's mother, to surprise Sgt. Lyon on the day the organization presented him a new home. (Photo: Business Wire)AP - Gunmen killed an Iraqi jeweler and his son early Sunday at their Baghdad store and made off with jewelry and a bag of cash, police said.


On anniversary of Saddam's fall, Iraq's Sadr issues warning on US presence (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 12:13 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Hardline Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr mobilized tens of thousands of followers Saturday, using the anniversary of the toppling of Saddam Hussein’s regime to issue a warning to American civilians as well as soldiers that it was time to go.
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