Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• For Combat Vets, Brain Injury Symptoms Can Last Years
• Syrian Christians feel vulnerable as country descends into civil war
• VA looking to technology to reduce suicide risks
• Red Cross eyes evacuation of Syrian civilians
• Orthopaedic and Spine Institute Participates with ABC-TV Extreme Makeover:Home Edition in Floresville, Texas to Benefit a Disabled US Army Iraqi War Veteran
• Car bomb wounds Iraqi judge, kills two: officials
• Iraqi Kurd editor of pro-Israel magazine missing
• Turkey air strikes hit Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq
• Turkey hits Kurdish rebels across Iraqi border
• Turkey says strikes Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq
• Iraqi Kurdish leader: End Turkey-Kurdish fight
• Iraq military beard edict stirs religion debate
• Timeline: WikiLeaks founder claims political asylum
• Factbox: U.S. visa types for immigrants: Papers in farmland
• Police Auctions Made Available to Public at Liberty Auction House
• Japan, China to import Iran oil after EU ban
• Militants bomb power transmission towers in Iraq
• Bidcycle Launches Unique Shopping Website to Boost Nonprofit Fundraising
• Military Veterans Become Entrepreneurs in Private Security
• Author Chronicles the Less Familiar Story of Conscientious Objectors
• Ex-Giffords aide Barber sworn in to U.S. House

For Combat Vets, Brain Injury Symptoms Can Last Years Posted: 20 Jun 2012 04:13 PM PDT WEDNESDAY, June 20 (HealthDay News) -- Lingering symptoms from combat-related traumatic brain injuries -- even "mild" cases -- may persist for years, according to a new study of U.S. veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Syrian Christians feel vulnerable as country descends into civil war Posted: 20 Jun 2012 04:10 PM PDT BEIRUT - Inside the besieged Syrian city of Homs, where hundreds of civilians are caught up in a fierce battle between rebels and government troops, a small group of Christians is making its own desperate pleas for safety.

VA looking to technology to reduce suicide risks Posted: 20 Jun 2012 04:00 PM PDT The Veterans Affairs Department hopes to reduce the risk of suicide among veterans by making greater use of video conferences between patients and doctors and by gradually integrating its electronic health records with those maintained by the Defense Department, VA Secretary Eric Shinseki told mental health professionals Wednesday.

Red Cross eyes evacuation of Syrian civilians Posted: 20 Jun 2012 12:31 PM PDT The Red Cross said Wednesday it will try to evacuate hundreds of civilians trapped by fierce fighting in and around the restive city of Homs, as violence killed dozens of people across Syria.

Orthopaedic and Spine Institute Participates with ABC-TV Extreme Makeover:Home Edition in Floresville, Texas to Benefit a Disabled US Army Iraqi War Veteran Posted: 20 Jun 2012 10:32 AM PDT A deserving disabled US Army soldier, SSgt Shiloh Harris, injured while serving in Iraq, is the proud owner of brand new home in Floresville, Texas, thanks to the submission by HelpingaHero.org. Orthopaedic and Spine Institute (OSI) contributed staff, time and dollars to the Extreme Makeover:Home Edition event.San Antonio, TX (PRWEB) June 20, 2012 When the founder and President of the Orthopaedic and Spine Institute discovered Extreme Makeover:Home Edition was coming to the San Antonio, Texas, area to build a home for a disabled Iraqi War Veteran, Dr. Steven J. Cyr, M.D. ...

Car bomb wounds Iraqi judge, kills two: officials Posted: 20 Jun 2012 10:18 AM PDT A car bomb on Wednesday in the north Iraq city of Kirkuk exploded as a judge's car was passing, wounding him and nine others and leaving two people dead, security and medical officials said.

Iraqi Kurd editor of pro-Israel magazine missing Posted: 20 Jun 2012 10:11 AM PDT An Iraqi Kurdish editor of a magazine that advocates relations between the Kurdistan region and Israel has been missing for more than 10 days, a journalist and a media rights group said on Wednesday.

Turkey air strikes hit Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq Posted: 20 Jun 2012 09:03 AM PDT ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish warplanes and attack helicopters carried out strikes on suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq, the general staff said on Wednesday, a day after clashes in southeastern Turkey killed more than 30 troops and militants. The general staff said on its website it had "effectively" hit targets belonging to the "separatist terror organization", a term used to describe the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). It did not elaborate, but said all its aircraft had returned safely to their bases. ...

Turkey hits Kurdish rebels across Iraqi border Posted: 20 Jun 2012 08:59 AM PDT Turkish warplanes and attack helicopters have struck Kurdish rebel targets inside Iraq after a rebel attack killed eight Turkish soldiers, Turkey's military said Wednesday — the latest attempt by Turkey to fight off a persistent threat from Kurdish insurgents seeking regional autonomy.

Turkey says strikes Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq Posted: 20 Jun 2012 08:06 AM PDT ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish warplanes and attack helicopters carried out strikes on suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq, the general staff said on Wednesday, after deadly clashes in southeast Turkey a day earlier. In a statement posted on its website, the general staff said it had "effectively" hit targets belonging to the "separatist terror organization", a term used to describe the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). It did not elaborate. (Writing by Jonathon Burch; Editing by Janet Lawrence)

Iraqi Kurdish leader: End Turkey-Kurdish fight Posted: 20 Jun 2012 07:40 AM PDT The president of Iraq's self-ruled Kurdish region has called for an end to fighting between Turkey and Kurdish rebels.

Iraq military beard edict stirs religion debate Posted: 20 Jun 2012 07:02 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi government decree banning soldiers and police from wearing beards on duty has revived a debate over religious practices in a country where sectarian divisions between Shi'ite and Sunni still fester close to the surface. Iraq has long allowed police and soldiers to wear beards to a certain length, but in April the interior ministry began ordering that they must be clean-shaven in the name of the "public interest". Wearing a beard is seen in many parts of the Muslim world as a sign of piety or a symbol of radical Islamism, depending on its style. ...

Timeline: WikiLeaks founder claims political asylum Posted: 20 Jun 2012 05:39 AM PDT (Reuters) - Here is a look at WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange in the last two years: 2010: April 5 - WikiLeaks releases a video showing a 2007 U.S. helicopter attack that killed a dozen people in Baghdad. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates later criticizes WikiLeaks, saying it failed to provide any context explaining the attack. June 7 - The U.S. military says that Army Specialist Bradley Manning, who was deployed to Baghdad, has been arrested in connection with the release of the classified video. The U.S. ...

Factbox: U.S. visa types for immigrants: Papers in farmland Posted: 20 Jun 2012 05:34 AM PDT CHICAGO (Reuters) - There are some 185 different types of visas offered by the U.S. State Department. The government approved 7.5 million visas in 2011, with 94 percent for those who enter the U.S. on a temporary basis for travel or short-term work. The remaining 6 percent were awarded to immigrants seeking permanent residency. Immigration experts estimate that at least 12 million immigrants remain undocumented and thus illegal in the United States, including thousands of workers in agriculture and food-related industries. The primary document for all foreign and U.S. ...

Police Auctions Made Available to Public at Liberty Auction House Posted: 20 Jun 2012 05:32 AM PDT Police Auctions made Available to Public Online by Lieutenant Colonel Michael Strom of the US MarinesChicago, IL (PRWEB) June 20, 2012 Liberty Auction House has completed it's online migration allowing police auctions to be easily found in your area.Major Michael Strom, a battalion Executive officer and operations officer, has been active nearly 26 years in the United States Marine Corp. and continues his path to defend our country in the Marine Reserves. ...

Japan, China to import Iran oil after EU ban Posted: 20 Jun 2012 05:02 AM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - At least two of Asia's four top buyers of Iranian crude will keep imports flowing, though at overall reduced rates, as they find ways around an EU ban on insuring tankers carrying the Islamic country's oil. Asia needs oil to feed growing demand and top consumers are reluctant to entirely halt imports from Iran and depend entirely on top exporter Saudi Arabia, especially given that output from other alternative suppliers such as Libya and Iraq has not stabilized. ...

Militants bomb power transmission towers in Iraq Posted: 20 Jun 2012 04:26 AM PDT BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) - Militants attacked electrical transmission towers and lines in Iraq's Diyala province on Wednesday, government and police sources said, in the latest wave of attacks that have swept the area in recent weeks. Insurgents bombed seven pylons in Udhaim in northern Diyala - a central province that borders Iran - disrupting a line transmitting 20 megawatts from Baiji, 180 km (112 miles) north of Baghdad, a local electricity official said. Power supplies to the town of Khalis and parts of Iraq's capital were also completely shut down, the official said. ...

Bidcycle Launches Unique Shopping Website to Boost Nonprofit Fundraising Posted: 20 Jun 2012 01:28 AM PDT An innovative new website, bidcycle.com, is preparing to launch an online auction business with a unique twist--it will allow consumers to choose the nonprofits that they support. Today, the company spotlights eight national organizations that have joined its fundraising network.Erie, Pennsylvania (PRWEB) June 20, 2012 Online auctions, great deals, new shopping platforms, and giving to those in need are not often mentioned in the same breath. bidcycle.com, a new fundraising website, will change all that when it launches in July. ...

Military Veterans Become Entrepreneurs in Private Security Posted: 20 Jun 2012 12:12 AM PDT Signal 88 Security was recently named to the G.I. Jobs list of the top 10 percent of the nation's franchises that are doing the most to recruit military veterans.Omaha, Neb. (PRWEB) June 20, 2012 Signal 88 Security, Inc., a private security company with more than 70 franchise locations throughout the United States, was recently named to the G.I. Jobs list (link to http://www.militaryfranchising.com/list-2012.aspx) of the top 10 percent of the nation's franchises that are doing the most to recruit military veterans. ...

Author Chronicles the Less Familiar Story of Conscientious Objectors Posted: 19 Jun 2012 09:02 PM PDT Edward M. Arnett ably leads the reader into the road less taken for those who lived through the Second World War(PRWEB) June 20, 2012 Much has been said and written about the most pivotal battle fought in the annals of twentieth century's history. For the United States of America, the Second World War could be dubbed as the Good War in the years that followed, as the nation stumbled from one increasingly dubious and unpopular military engagement to another—Korea, Viet Nam, Iraq and Afghanistan. In A Different Kind of War Story, author Edward M. ...

Ex-Giffords aide Barber sworn in to U.S. House Posted: 19 Jun 2012 07:23 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ron Barber, a former aide to Gabrielle Giffords who was wounded along with her in a deadly shooting last year, was sworn in on Tuesday to fill the U.S. House of Representatives seat from Arizona she gave up to focus on her recovery from a gunshot wound to the head. Barber, a 66-year-old Tucson Democrat, won a special election last week to succeed his one-time boss, who retired in January. "I'm going to approach my work ... ...

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