Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Obama leaning toward Crocker as Afghan envoy: source (Reuters)
• AP sources: Crocker top pick for Afghan post (AP)
• Iraqi PM: Country needs help protecting borders (AP)
• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,450 (AP)
• Iraq's air force needs help beyond this year: Maliki (Reuters)
• Iraq cabinet okays $37 billion for infrastructure (AFP)
• Iraq lacking on border defence: Maliki (AFP)
• Despite the danger, Iraqis line up to join police (Reuters)
• Maliki blames politicians for Iraq assassinations (AFP)

Obama leaning toward Crocker as Afghan envoy: source (Reuters) Posted: 26 Apr 2011 04:00 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama is likely to nominate veteran diplomat Ryan Crocker as the next U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, a source familiar with the pending appointment said on Tuesday.

AP sources: Crocker top pick for Afghan post (AP) Posted: 26 Apr 2011 03:18 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is likely to name seasoned diplomat Ryan Crocker as the next U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, several sources told The Associated Press on Tuesday, part of a far-reaching turnover of the nation's top leadership of the Afghanistan war as Obama prepares to begin bringing forces home this summer.

Iraqi PM: Country needs help protecting borders (AP) Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:31 AM PDT AP - Iraq's prime minister said Tuesday that his country does not need U.S. forces to protect its internal security but acknowledged that the country still does not have the money or training to protect its borders.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,450 (AP) Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:52 AM PDT AP - As of Tuesday, April 26, 2011, at least 4,450 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Iraq's air force needs help beyond this year: Maliki (Reuters) Posted: 26 Apr 2011 09:26 AM PDT Reuters - Iraq's air force will need support beyond this year but any extended presence of U.S. troops would have to be supported by all the main political groups, Iraq's prime minister said on Tuesday.

Iraq cabinet okays $37 billion for infrastructure (AFP) Posted: 26 Apr 2011 08:38 AM PDT AFP - Iraq has approved an ambitious $37-billion programme to upgrade Iraq's collapsing infrastructure, which has fallen victim to three decades of war and sanctions, a government spokesman said on Tuesday.

Iraq lacking on border defence: Maliki (AFP) Posted: 26 Apr 2011 08:27 AM PDT AFP - Iraq is lacking when it comes to protecting its borders with just months to go before US forces leave, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Tuesday, while insisting none of its neighbours would invade.

Despite the danger, Iraqis line up to join police (Reuters) Posted: 26 Apr 2011 07:14 AM PDT Reuters - In a gloomy room in his parents' home, heavy with the smell of medicine, Iraqi police officer Jaafar Ali lies motionless, his body paralyzed by a bullet to the head fired by an al Qaeda militant.

Maliki blames politicians for Iraq assassinations (AFP) Posted: 26 Apr 2011 06:58 AM PDT AFP - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Tuesday accused Iraqi politicians of being behind a recent spate of assassinations of senior military and civilian officials.

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