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Yahoo! News: Iraq


Syrian troops consolidate gains in Homs city

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 10:25 AM PDT

This Saturday, July 27, 2013 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the inside of the Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque in the heavily disputed northern neighborhood of Khaldiyeh, in Homs, Syria. Syrian government forces captured a historic mosque in the central city of Homs on Saturday, expelling rebel forces who had been in control of the 13th century landmark for more than a year and dealing a symbolic blow to opposition forces. (AP Photo/SANA)DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government forces backed by Lebanese Hezbollah militants forged ahead with their assault on a key rebel district in the central city of Homs Sunday, activists said, as President Bashar Assad's forces try to crush resistance in the few remaining opposition-held neighborhoods in the city known as the "capital of the revolution."


Col. Bud Day, Medal of Honor recipient, dies at 88

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 09:46 AM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2010, file photo, retired Col. George "Bud" Day, left, laughs with Arizona Sen. John McCain at a Veterans Town Hall Meeting and endorsement news conference at the American Legion Post #1 Luke-Greenway in Phoenix. Day, a Medal of Honor recipient who spent 5½ years as a POW in Vietnam and was Arizona Sen. John McCain's cellmate, died Saturday, July 27, 2013, after a long illness. He was 88. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)MIAMI (AP) — Retired Col. George "Bud" Day, a Medal of Honor recipient who spent 5½ years as a POW in Vietnam and was Arizona Sen. John McCain's cellmate, has died at the age of 88, his widow said Sunday.


Syrian troops consolidate gains in Homs region

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 07:53 AM PDT

This Saturday, July 27, 2013 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the inside of the Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque in the heavily disputed northern neighborhood of Khaldiyeh, in Homs, Syria. Syrian government forces captured a historic mosque in the central city of Homs on Saturday, expelling rebel forces who had been in control of the 13th century landmark for more than a year and dealing a symbolic blow to opposition forces. (AP Photo/SANA)DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government forces backed by Lebanese Hezbollah militants were consolidating their control over a key rebel district in central Syria Sunday, activists said.


Bomb attacks kill 12 people in Iraq

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 06:42 AM PDT

Security forces and civilians inspect the scene of a car bomb attack near a mosque in Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday July 26, 2013. Attacks on civilians and government forces have escalated across Iraq recently. More than 3,000 people have been killed since April. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)BAGHDAD (AP) — Attacks around Iraq Sunday, including a suicide car bombing, killed at least 12 people, officials said, the latest in a surge of violence that has brought up the grim prospect of escalation into sectarian civil war.


Swimming-World championship men's 50m butterfly heats overview

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 02:59 AM PDT

July 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Overview from the World championship Men's 50m Butterfly Heats on Sunday 1. Roland Schoeman (South Africa) 23.02 Q 2. Rafael Munoz (Spain) 23.17 Q 3. Florent Manaudou (France) 23.18 Q 4. Andrii Govorov (Ukraine) 23.19 Q 5. Piero Codia (Italy) 23.21 Q 6. Matthew Grevers (U.S.) 23.29 Q 7. Eugene Godsoe (U.S.) 23.31 Q 8. Cesar Cielo (Brazil) 23.32 Q 9. Matthew Targett (Australia) 23.36 Q 10. Wu Peng (China) 23.43 Q 11. Yauhen Tsurkin (Belarus) 23.45 Q 11=. Nicholas Santos (Brazil) 23.45 Q 13. Frederick Bousquet (France) 23.49 Q 14. Benjamin Proud (Britain) 23. ...

Suicide bomber kills eight Kurdish security forces personnel in Iraq

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 01:23 AM PDT

TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide bomber driving a car packed with explosives blew himself up near a Kurdish security forces patrol killing at least eight of them early on Sunday, police said. The attack took place in the center of the ethnically mixed town of Tuz Khurmato, 170 km (105 miles) north of the capital Baghdad, in a notoriously unstable region over which both the central government and autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan claim jurisdiction. ...

Suicide car bomb hits Iraq Kurdish patrol, kills 8

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 12:46 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — A police official says a suicide car bomber has rammed his vehicle into a Kurdish security patrol in northern Iraq, killing eight.

Report: Member of Iran minority sets self on fire

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 12:25 AM PDT

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian semi-official news agency is reporting that a member of a small religious minority set himself on fire next to the country's parliament building.

Today in History

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 09:00 PM PDT

Today is Sunday, July 28, the 209th day of 2013. There are 156 days left in the year.

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