Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Iran, other countries horrified by Connecticut massacre
• Iran warns against Patriot deployment on Syria frontier
• Boeing delivers first new jet to Iraq in decades
• Turkey seizes drugs, guns, ammo in raid on Kurdish rebels
• Boeing delivers first new jet to Iraq in years
• Small boat sinks off Greek island, 20 migrants drown
• Iraq-Kurd deal offers hope, but challenges remain

Iran, other countries horrified by Connecticut massacre Posted: 15 Dec 2012 11:03 AM PST LONDON (Reuters) - International leaders on Saturday expressed horror at the Connecticut elementary school massacre, with Iran - at odds with the United States - calling the incident tragic and Pope Benedict conveying "heartfelt grief." Twenty-eight people, including the gunman, died in Friday's shooting spree in the town of Newtown, Connecticut, including 20 children and six adults killed at the school and one adult killed at a nearby site, police said. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast described the killings as "tragic," according to Iran's official news agency IRNA. ...

Iran warns against Patriot deployment on Syria frontier Posted: 15 Dec 2012 09:00 AM PST BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iran's army chief of staff warned NATO on Saturday that stationing Patriot anti-missile batteries on Turkey's border with Syria was setting the stage for world war. General Hassan Firouzabadi, whose country has been a staunch supporter of President Bashar al-Assad throughout the 21-month uprising against his rule, called on the Western military alliance to reverse its decision to deploy the defense system. "Each one of these Patriots is a black mark on the world map, and is meant to cause a world war," Firouzabadi said, according to the Iranian Students' News Agency. ...

Boeing delivers first new jet to Iraq in decades Posted: 15 Dec 2012 07:40 AM PST The first new Boeing Co. jetliner sold to Iraq in 30 years touched down in Baghdad on Saturday, signaling the country's determination to rebuild its economy after decades of war and sanctions.

Turkey seizes drugs, guns, ammo in raid on Kurdish rebels Posted: 15 Dec 2012 07:10 AM PST DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkish security forces backed by helicopters seized an estimated $22.5 million worth of marijuana along with guns and fertilizer in a swoop against suspected Kurdish militants on Saturday, officials said. Hundreds of soldiers, police and special forces carried out the coordinated raids in seven villages around the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, seizing drugs, guns, ammunition and ammonium nitrate, which can be used to make explosives, officials said. ...

Boeing delivers first new jet to Iraq in years Posted: 15 Dec 2012 05:04 AM PST The first new Boeing jetliner sold to Iraq in years touched down in Baghdad on Saturday, signaling the country's determination to rebuild its economy after decades of war and sanctions.

Small boat sinks off Greek island, 20 migrants drown Posted: 15 Dec 2012 03:53 AM PST ATHENS (Reuters) - A small boat carrying migrants hoping to get to Greece sank near the eastern island of Lesvos early on Saturday, drowning 20 people, Greek police said. The boat had set off from the nearby Turkish coast carrying 27 migrants and its captain. It capsized about one mile (1.6 km off the coast of Lesvos due to strong winds, according to a survivor, police said. "The survivor told coast guard authorities all the immigrants were from Iraq and had paid about 2,000 dollars per head to be transported to the island," a police official said. ...

Iraq-Kurd deal offers hope, but challenges remain Posted: 15 Dec 2012 12:24 AM PST A deal brokered by Iraq's president this week gives the central government and the Kurdish minority an opportunity to step back from a military standoff that has threatened to tip the country back into armed conflict just a year after the last American troops left.

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