2011年6月7日星期二

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Five American Soldiers Killed in Iraq -- Time to Talk About the Iraq War Again (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 01:06 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Five American soldiers were killed Monday when a rocket barrage hit a base in Baghdad. According to the Associated Press, it was the single deadliest attack against American forces in two years. It will also become the most discussed.

Iraq cabinet meet on TV as 100-day deadline passes (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 11:48 AM PDT

Iraqi policemen man at a checkpoint in Baghdad. Iraq's cabinet held a live televised meeting on Tuesday to discuss progress made over a 100-day timeframe set by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who pulled back from a threat of ministerial firings.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Iraq's cabinet held a live televised meeting on Tuesday to discuss progress made over a 100-day timeframe set by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who pulled back from a threat of ministerial firings.


US deaths in Iraq a bid to torpedo troop stay: experts (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 09:39 AM PDT

An Iraqi policeman stands at a checkpoint in Baghdad. An attack that killed five American soldiers Monday was the deadliest in an increasing spate of bids by insurgent groups to ensure Iraq and the US do not agree an extended US troop presence, experts say.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - An attack that killed five American soldiers Monday was the deadliest in an increasing spate of bids by insurgent groups to ensure Iraq and the US do not agree an extended US troop presence, experts say.


US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,454 (AP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 09:18 AM PDT

AP - As of Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at least 4,454 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

5 US soldiers killed in Iraq. What does it mean for the withdrawal? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 03:41 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - A rocket attack that killed five American soldiers in eastern Baghdad Monday inflicted the single worst death toll on US troops in Iraq in more than two years and renewed discussion of plans for the withdrawal of the remainder of US forces by year’s end.
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