2011年12月23日星期五

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Pew study: female vets more critical than men of Iraq, Afghanistan wars (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 11:49 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - One of the most comprehensive studies of women’s changing role in the US military has found that they are a more racially diverse group than American men in uniform.

AP Interview: Iraq VP warns of sectarian conflict (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 11:48 AM PST

Iraq's Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi speaks during an interview with The Associated Press near Sulaimaniyah, 160 miles (260 kilometers) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Dec. 23, 2011. The Sunni vice president wanted for allegedly running a hit squad in Iraq accuses Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of waging a campaign against Sunnis and brewing a sectarian war. In an interview with The Associated Press, Tariq al-Hashemi said al-Maliki wants to get rid of all political rivals and run Iraq like a 'one-man-show.'(AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - The Sunni vice president wanted for allegedly running a hit squad in Iraq on Friday accused Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of waging a campaign against Sunnis and pushing the country toward sectarian war.


Iraq crisis stirs protests in Sunni strongholds (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 08:58 AM PST

Reuters - Several thousand Iraqis in Sunni Muslim strongholds protested on Friday against Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, responding to his moves against two Sunni leaders and taking to the streets a day after fatal bombings hit the capital Baghdad.

Washington Flails as Chaos Threatens Iraq: Will Iran Stoke or Douse the Fires? (Time.com)

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 05:35 AM PST

Time.com - The question that may determine whether or not Iraq descends into sectarian confrontation may be this: What does Iran want right now?
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