2011年6月12日星期日

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Seven killed in Iraq violence (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 12:00 PM PDT

Hightened security is seen on the streets of the Iraqi capital Baghdad in May 2011. Attacks in Baghdad and north Iraq on Sunday killed seven people, including three who died when two bombs exploded as they were playing football, security officials said.(AFP/File/Sabah Arar)AFP - Attacks in Baghdad and north Iraq on Sunday killed seven people, including three who died when two bombs exploded as they were playing football, security officials said.


Bye-Bye bidets! US troops leaving Saddam palaces (AP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 11:45 AM PDT

In this April 26, 2011 photo, U.S. Army soldiers walk outside Al Faw palace in the Victory Base Complex in Baghdad. As the U.S. plans to reduce its military forces to zero by Dec. 31, 2011, Saddam Hussein's palaces will be handed over to the Shiite-led Iraqi government that replaced the Sunni dictator. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)AP - Available soon: nine palaces in lakeside complex frequented by visiting kings and dictators, beautiful molded ceilings and light fixtures, many bidets, Saddam Hussein mural and former prison cell. As is, with Tomahawk missile damage. Contact: U.S. Army.


Iraqis blast US congressman's war repayment idea (AP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 08:41 AM PDT

In this Friday, June 10, 2011 photo released by the Iraq Prime Minister's office, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, left, shake hands with Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, right, a US Republican from California in the heavily protected Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq.  The suggestion by U.S. congressman Rohrabacher that Iraq should repay the United States for the money it has spent in the country has stirred anger, with an Iraqi lawmaker ridiculing the idea as 'stupid' and others saying Iraqis should be compensated for the hardships they've endured. (AP Photo/Iraq Prime Minister's Office, HO)AP - The suggestion by a U.S. congressman that Iraq repay the United States for the money it has spent in the country has stirred anger, with an Iraqi lawmaker ridiculing the idea as "stupid" and others saying Iraqis should be compensated for the hardships they've endured.


Iraq MPs 'come to blows' in sign of tensions (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 06:24 AM PDT

Iraqi MPs are seated in parliament in Baghdad, 2010. Two rival Iraqi lawmakers came to blows at a time of rising tension between Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's Shiite bloc and the opposition(AFP/File/Ali al-Saadi)AFP - Two rival Iraqi lawmakers came to blows inside parliament on Sunday at a time of rising tension between Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's Shiite bloc and a rival Sunni-backed alliance.


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