2011年4月11日星期一

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Iraq moves to shut Iranian exile camp (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 01:17 PM PDT

Iraqi army units are seen outside Camp Ashraf, north of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, April 8, 2011. Iraq security forces raided the settlement of an Iranian exile group that the Shiite-led government has for years tried to oust, leaving at least 10 people dead after pre-dawn clashes Friday, officials said. The Ashraf Mosque is seen in the background.  (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - Iraq's government voted Monday to shut down a camp of Iranian dissidents and move them out of the country by year's end, following a deadly raid on the compound by government forces last week.


Iraq says Iran mujahedeen must leave by year end (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 12:32 PM PDT

Members of the Iranian oppposition group People's Mujahedeen and their relatives demonstrate in 2009 at Camp Ashraf, 80 kms (50 miles) north of Baghdad. Iraq said on Monday that the exiled Iranian opposition group People's Mujahedeen of Iran (PMOI) must leave the country by the end of this year.(AFP/File/Sabah Arar)AFP - Iraq said on Monday that the exiled Iranian opposition group People's Mujahedeen of Iran must leave the country by the end of this year, after a deadly weekend assault on the PMOI's base.


Iraq unveils refurbished palace where US soldiers once hung laundry (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 11:41 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Iraq on Monday unveiled an opulent renovated palace intended to host an Arab League Summit next month and send the message that the country has moved beyond Saddam Hussein and the US Army generals who were its previous tenants.

Nineteen killed, dozens wounded in Iraq bombings (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 11:12 AM PDT

A man who was wounded in a bomb attack lies at a hospital in Falluja, 50 km (30 miles) west of Baghdad April 11, 2011. REUTERS/Mohanned FaisalReuters - Two bombs exploded near a crowded market in the Iraqi city of Falluja on Monday, killing six people and injuring two dozen, while two roadside bombs in Diyala province killed 10, security and hospital sources said.


Iraq says safe for Arab summit despite 20 killed (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 10:22 AM PDT

Journalists tour the conference palace dedicated to the coming Arab League summit in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, April 11, 2011. Iraq's top diplomat says he's been assured by Mideast leaders that they will attend the Arab League's summit in Baghdad next month despite unrest in their nations. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - Iraq's top diplomat said Monday his country's security forces are ready to protect Mideast leaders who will attend the Arab League summit in May, even as bombings and shootings across Iraqi killed 20 people, including four policemen.


Seventeen killed, 40 wounded in Iraq attacks (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 09:46 AM PDT

An Iraqi anti-terror policeman guards a checkpoint in Baghdad in January 2011. Four policemen, seven members of the same family, and six other people were killed by bombs and a gun attack in Iraq on Monday, official sources said.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Four policemen, seven members of the same family, and six other people were killed by bombs and a gun attack in Iraq on Monday, official sources said.


Iraq police quiz six Iran exiles after Ashraf clash (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 05:33 AM PDT

A relative of Camp Ashraf's resident in Iraq cries during a news conference in Washington, DC, on April 8. Iran has hailed action taken by Iraq against an Iranian opposition group based there which saw deadly clashes between Baghdad's forces and the former rebels.(AFP/Jewel Samad)AFP - Iraqi authorities are interrogating six members of an Iranian exile group who were arrested during deadly clashes with the Iraqi army, police said Monday.


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