2011年9月18日星期日

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


General: Foreigners helped in Iraqi bus massacre (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2011 11:03 AM PDT

AP - The top military adviser to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says foreigners were among the gunmen who hijacked a bus in a Sunni-dominated Iraqi region last week and killed 22 Shiite pilgrims.

US military reports soldier death in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2011 09:47 AM PDT

AP - The U.S. military says an American soldier has died in a non-hostile incident in northern Iraq.

Study: Invasion led to spike in Iraq widows (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2011 08:41 AM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 1, 2007 file photo, Iraqi women who have been widowed, wait queue to receive aid in Baghdad, Iraq. A study released Sunday by a global humanitarian aid organization concluded that three out of every five widows in Iraq lost their husbands in the years of violence that followed the 2003 invasion. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)AP - A study released Sunday by a global humanitarian aid organization concluded that three out of every five widows in Iraq lost their husbands in the years of violence that followed the 2003 invasion.


IRAQ NOTEBOOK: Lions, tigers and bombs in Baghdad? (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2011 04:16 AM PDT

In this photo taken Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, a member of the Umbrella Circus performs in Baghdad, Iraq. Violence is on the downswing in the capital, although deadly bombings and shootings still happen nearly every day.  And the glitter of the circus still wasn't enough to convince many of the performers to take a chance on Baghdad. (AP Photo/ Hadi Mizban)AP - The sword swallower had arrived, the snake charmer was ready. All that was missing when the circus got town were the lions and tigers — which, unfortunately, were delayed by customs inspectors leery of letting the exotic cats into Iraq.


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