2011年9月11日星期日

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Iraq cleric to followers: Stop attacking US troops (AP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 04:22 PM PDT

U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Squadron, 7th U.S. Cavalry based in Ft. Hood, Texas, salute during a memorial service for victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, at a U.S. base in Balad, Iraq, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - An anti-American cleric is urging his followers to stop attacking U.S. troops in Iraq so that their withdrawal from the country isn't slowed down, a call meant to ramp up pressure on Baghdad's political leaders who are considering asking some American forces to stay.


Report: US considers basing Predators in Turkey (AP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 12:39 PM PDT

AP - The U.S. and Turkey are discussing how to continue cooperation against terrorist targets in northern Iraq after U.S. forces leave Iraq in December, including the possibility of basing Predator drones in Turkey, a U.S. official said Sunday.

Iraq's Sadr says to halt attacks on U.S. troops (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 03:01 AM PDT

Anti-U.S. Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr prays during his visit to the holy shrine of Imam Hussein in Kerbala, 110 km (70 miles) south of Baghdad January 9, 2011. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Iraq's fiercely anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Sunday called on his followers to suspend attacks against U.S. troops to ensure they leave Iraq by a year-end deadline.


Young Iraqis find solace in the symphony (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 12:00 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Fatima Odei's love affair with the violin started in the dark days of the war when, only six years old and sequestered at home, she began watching symphony orchestras on TV.
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