2012年1月29日星期日

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Iraq's Sunni-backed bloc to end parliament boycott (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 09:27 AM PST

Reuters - Iraq's Sunni-backed Iraqiya political bloc said Sunday it would end a boycott of parliament, easing the worst political crisis in Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's power-sharing government in a year.

Iraqi Sunni-backed lawmakers end parliament ban (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 09:09 AM PST

Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq, right, gestures as Ayad Allawi, left, the leader of Iraq's main Sunni-backed and former Prime Minister during a meeting for the main Sunni-backed bloc in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. An official with Iraq's Sunni-backed political alliance says its leaders have decided to end a parliament boycott, but the bloc's ministers will stay away from Cabinet meetings to protest arrests and prosecution of Sunni officials. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - Iraq's Sunni-backed political alliance ended a parliament boycott Sunday, officials said, but the bloc's ministers will stay away from Cabinet meetings to protest arrests and prosecution of Sunni officials.


St. Louis Parade Thanks Iraq War Heroes, Looks to Expand (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 06:26 AM PST

ContributorNetwork - The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the Gateway City was living up to its reputation Saturday. A homegrown parade honored Iraq War veterans as the first major event of its kind in a large American city. Troops and their families were moved to tears by the support of their neighbors and complete strangers who showed up to honor the sacrifices of troops returning home.
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