2011年9月15日星期四

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq

U.S. men in Iran to be freed soon with Talabani help: envoy (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 02:55 PM PDT

American hikers Shane Bauer (L) and Josh Fattal attend the first session of their trial at the revolutionary court in Tehran in this February 6, 2011 file photo. REUTERS/PRESS TV/FilesReuters - Two U.S. citizens convicted of spying in Iran will be freed soon after Iraqi President Jalal Talabani negotiated their release with Iranian officials, an Iranian daily quoted an Iraqi envoy to Tehran as saying.

10 suspects arrested in deadly Iraqi bus hijacking (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 11:34 AM PDT

Mourners carry the coffins of slain Shiite pilgrims during their funeral in the holy city of Karbala, 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011. The victims were killed when gunmen forced their way onto a bus of traveling Shiite pilgrims Monday and shot all 22 men onboard as they traveled through western Iraq's remote desert on a trip to a holy shrine, security officials said. (AP Photo / Hadi Mizban)AP - Authorities arrested 10 suspects Thursday accused of hijacking a busload of Shiite pilgrims this week and executing 22 men they took off the vehicle, in what Iraqi officials called a terrifying attempt by Sunni insurgents to revive sectarian violence.

Iraq joins talks on Iran bail for jailed Americans (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 08:49 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011 file photo, US hikers Shane Bauer, left, and Josh Fattal, attend their trail in Iran. An Iranian court on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011, set bail of $500,000 each for two American men arrested more than two years ago and convicted on spy-related charges, clearing the way for their release a year after a similar bail-for-freedom arrangement for the third member of the group, their defense attorney said. (AP Photo/Press TV, File)AP - Arab countries Oman and Iraq are involved in negotiations for the release of two Americans jailed in Iran for spying, officials said Thursday as efforts intensified over a $1 million bail-for-freedom plan.

As Iraq pullback nears, US still at war in south (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 03:12 AM PDT

In this Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 photo, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Trevor Hall, 28, walks through the village of Bani Hashem, Iraq after a group of American troops handed out water and toys. The soldiers, based out of COS Garry Owen in Maysan province, are part of efforts by the U.S. military to battle Shiite insurgents who have attacked American forces.(AP Photo/Rebecca Santana)AP - Soldiers at this base sleep with their shoes on so they don't cut their feet running under rocket fire. Elsewhere in Iraq the tanks are being packed up, but here they still serve in the hunt for insurgents. And when U.S. troops hand out soccer balls to village children, Apache helicopters circle above.

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