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Yahoo! News: Iraq


Iraq attacks kill five

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 01:31 PM PDT

An Iraqi policeman stands guard at a checkpoint in central Baghdad on August 4Attacks mainly targeting Iraqi security forces killed five people, among them four policemen, and wounded 16 on Sunday, security and medical officials said.


Al Qaeda prisoners try to tunnel out of Iraqi jail

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 11:51 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A group of al Qaeda prisoners was caught trying to tunnel out of Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, an official said on Sunday, after the militants said they would step up their fight against the government. Iraq's Shi'ite-led government is concerned that Sunni Muslim militants will get a boost from the insurgency in neighboring Syria, where mainly Sunni rebels are battling President Bashar al-Assad. ...

Kurd rebels storm Turkey border post, 22 killed

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 10:47 AM PDT

A Turkish military convoy patrols a highway near the border with Iraq in October 2011Kurdish rebels stormed a Turkish army post on the Iraq border Sunday, triggering fighting that killed 22 people in the latest clash since Ankara launched a major offensive against the outlawed PKK.


Turkey: 115 Kurdish rebels killed in offensive

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 09:18 AM PDT

Turkey's security forces have killed as many as 115 Kurdish rebels during a major security offensive over the past two weeks, the country's interior minister said Sunday.

Officials: 2 attacks kill 4 policemen in Iraq

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 09:03 AM PDT

Four policemen were killed in two separate attacks in Iraq on Sunday in the latest strikes by insurgents against security forces, officials said.

Officials: 2 attacks kill 4 policemen in latest violence in Iraq

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 08:52 AM PDT

BAGHDAD - Four policemen were killed in two separate attacks in Iraq on Sunday in the latest strikes by insurgents against security forces, according to officials.

Kurdish rebels attack troops in Turkey, 19 dead

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 08:46 AM PDT

TUNCELI, Turkey (Reuters) - Six Turkish soldiers, two state militiamen and 11 Kurdish militants were killed when the rebels attacked military outposts in southeast Turkey, security sources said on Sunday. Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan accused unnamed foreign countries of backing the fighters who attacked at least three military bases. The sources said 16 other soldiers and six civilians were wounded in the overnight attacks on the bases near the town of Cukurca in Hakkari province, which borders Iraq. Erdogan called the attack "dastardly". ...

Turkey: 22 dead in clashes with Kurdish rebels

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 08:06 AM PDT

Kurdish rebels raided three military posts in simultaneous attacks near the border with Iraq early on Sunday, sparking a clash at one paramilitary outpost that left six soldiers and 14 rebels dead, officials and news reports said. Two government-paid village guards assisting the Turkish military were also killed.

Victory closer, divisions deepen in Syria opposition

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 07:48 AM PDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Three separate Syrian opposition groups have floated proposals for a transitional government in the past week, a sign that differences among the many factions opposing President Bashar al-Assad are deepening even as victory seems closer. With fighting reaching Damascus and Aleppo in the past month, Western countries are increasingly anxious to see the disparate groups agree on a credible plan for a transitional government should Assad fall. ...

Clashes between Kurdish rebels and soldiers leave 20 dead in southeast Turkey

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 07:28 AM PDT

ANKARA, Turkey - Kurdish rebels raided three military posts in simultaneous attacks near the border with Iraq early on Sunday, sparking a clash at one paramilitary outpost that left six soldiers and 14 rebels dead, officials and news reports said. Two government-paid village guards assisting the Turkish military were also killed.

Turkey: 20 dead in clashes with Kurdish rebels

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 07:23 AM PDT

Kurdish rebels raided three military posts in simultaneous attacks near the border with Iraq early on Sunday, sparking a clash at one paramilitary outpost that left six soldiers and 14 rebels dead, officials and news reports said. Two government-paid village guards assisting the Turkish military were also killed.

Syrian opposition open to talks with officials post-Assad

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 02:32 AM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - The leader of Syria's main political opposition group said he was ready to negotiate with government officials whose hands are not "stained with blood", once President Bashar al-Assad and his associates leave power, according to an interview published on Sunday. Abdelbasset Seida, head of the Syrian National Council (SNC), also told the pan-Arab Asharq al-Awsat newspaper that the resignation of Syria peace envoy Kofi Annan may open the door for a new initiative to resolve the crisis. ...

Nineteen dead as Kurdish rebels attack soldiers in Turkey

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 01:55 AM PDT

TUNCELI, Turkey (Reuters) - Six Turkish soldiers, two state militiamen and 11 Kurdish militants were killed after the rebels attacked military outposts in southeast Turkey, security sources said on Sunday. Another 16 soldiers and six civilians were wounded in the simultaneous attacks overnight on the three bases on the outskirts of the town of Cukurca in Hakkari province, which borders Iraq, said the sources who declined to be named. ...

Insight: Oil's big players raise the stakes in Iraqi Kurdistan

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 01:02 AM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdistan's crude oil is plentiful and easy to get at, rare among undeveloped energy resources. The man managing it, a former North Sea engineer and consultant turned politician, knows how to attract investment. But the companies working there under contracts with the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) are not getting much out, and they are not getting paid, all because of a dispute over control with the national government in Baghdad. ...

Fighting in southeast Turkey kills 19

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 12:43 AM PDT

Six soldiers, two village guards and 11 Kurdish rebels were killedFighting between Turkish soldiers and outlawed Kurdish rebels killed 19 people in the southeast of the country on Sunday, the local governor told the Anatolia news agency.


Iraq's Hajji the healer: creams and circumcisions

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 12:25 AM PDT

Salman al-Khafaji is one of a dwindling number of mostly men who have filled gaps in Iraq's health systemEvery day dozens of people flock to Salman al-Khafaji's clinic in central Baghdad, hoping the octogenarian can treat their ailments where the Iraqi capital's hospitals and doctors have failed.


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