2012年1月11日星期三

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Iraq: Gunmen kill Iraqi police, mayor in ambushes (AP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 09:16 AM PST

A policeman stands guard as Shi'ite pilgrims walk to the holy city of Kerbala to mark Arbain in Baghdad's Doura District January 11, 2012.  REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags : - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)AP - Gunmen in Iraq killed three police officers and a local mayor Wednesday, targeting symbols of government control in former insurgent strongholds in the country's west.


Iraq's Kurds unwilling to hand Hashemi to Baghdad (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 07:10 AM PST

Reuters - Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region is unwilling to hand over Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi despite a formal demand from the central government that he be sent to Baghdad to face charges of running death squads.

Investing in Iraq requires patience, drinking tea (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 06:09 AM PST

Reuters - Foreign investors seeking a foothold in Iraq take heed: you'll need a healthy dose of patience, a flexible schedule, and a love of tea.

The Last American Service Member Killed in Iraq (Time.com)

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 10:30 PM PST

Time.com - On November 14th, two weeks before he was supposed to go home, Spc. David Emanuel Hickman became the last American service member to be killed in Iraq
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