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Yahoo! News: Iraq


Obama welcomes Syria deal, expects Assad compliance

Posted: 14 Sep 2013 02:58 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama speaks during a cabinet meeting in Washington, DC, on September 12, 2013US President Barack Obama welcomed the deal reached Saturday to strip Syria of chemical weapons but said much remains to be done and warned Damascus to comply with the accord.


U.S., Russia agree on Syria weapons, Obama says force still option

Posted: 14 Sep 2013 01:56 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov shake hands after making statements following meetings regarding Syria, at a news conference in GenevaBy Warren Strobel and Mariam Karouny GENEVA/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Russia and the United States put aside bitter differences over Syria to strike a deal on Saturday that by removing President Bashar al-Assad's chemical arsenal may avert U.S. military action against him. After three days of talks in Geneva, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov demanded Assad account for his secret stockpile within a week and let international inspectors eliminate all the weapons by the middle of next year - an "ambitious" target, Kerry said. ...


Qaeda confirms drone death of Yemen leader: SITE

Posted: 14 Sep 2013 12:29 PM PDT

An area in the Al-Bayda province, south of the Yemeni capital, on March 10, 2012The Yemen-based Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in an Internet posting has confirmed the death of senior AQAP member Qaeed al-Dhahab in a US drone strike late last month.


Syrian rebel infighting kills 5 near Iraqi border

Posted: 14 Sep 2013 12:26 PM PDT

In this citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Syrian medics treat wounded children and men, injured from heavy shelling, at a makeshift hospital in Maaret al-Numan, Idlib province, northern Syria, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN)BEIRUT (AP) — Al-Qaida-affiliated rebels battled more moderate Syrian opposition fighters in a town along the Iraqi border on Saturday, killing at least five people in the latest outbreak of infighting among the forces opposed to President Bashar Assad's regime.


Biden visits anti-war Democrats as Syria looms

Posted: 14 Sep 2013 11:38 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2008, file photo then-Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., talks to supporters during a rally in Dubuque, Iowa, on the day of the Iowa caucus. Biden is heading to Iowa Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, straight into the belly of Democratic anti-war opposition, the first steps by the vice president or the president outside Washington or the diplomatic bubble since President Barack Obama endorsed a possible military strike on Syria. There Biden is scheduled to headline a fundraiser for Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin, an annual steak picnic for the senator who is popular with anti-war Democrats. (AP Photo/Mark Hirsch, File)DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden is heading into the belly of Democrats' anti-war opposition, venturing into a politically influential heartland state for the first time since President Barack Obama publicly endorsed a possible military strike on Syria.


UAE leads Gulf front against Egypt's Islamists

Posted: 14 Sep 2013 11:36 AM PDT

In this Sunday Sept. 8, 2013 photo, Hasan al-Jaidah holds a photograph of his father, detained Qatari doctor Mahmoud al-Jaidah, at the family's home in Doha, Qatar. More than six months ago, Dr. al-Jaidah was asked to step out of line as he transited through Dubai en route home to Qatar. He has been held ever since, allowed to visit his family once a month after a blindfolded trip from an undisclosed detention facility. UAE authorities have given no public statements on the case. But the family of the 52-year-old doctor has no doubt why he was detained: He has been caught up in the escalating pressures across the Western-backed Gulf states against the now-battered Muslim Brotherhood and its perceived Islamist allies. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — More than six months ago, Dr. Mahmoud al-Jaidah was asked to step out of line as he transited through Dubai en route home to Qatar. He has been held ever since, allowed to visit his family once a month after a blindfolded trip from an undisclosed detention facility.


Funeral bombing, other attacks kill 25 in Iraq

Posted: 14 Sep 2013 11:34 AM PDT

Blood stains the walls and debris is strewn throughout the inside of a Sunni mosque after a suicide bomber struck during Friday prayers in the village of Umm al-Adham in Diyala province, a former militant stronghold 60 kilometers (35 miles) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Sept. 13, 2013. Iraq is weathering it deadliest bout of violence in half a decade, raising fears the country is returning to the widespread killing that pushed it to the brink of civil war following the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. (AP Photo)BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide bomber attacked a funeral Saturday in northern Iraq attended by members of an ethnic minority, part of a series of assaults that killed at least 25 across the country, officials said.


Syria looming, Biden visits anti-war Iowa crowd

Posted: 14 Sep 2013 11:03 AM PDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Joe Biden is heading straight into the belly of Democratic anti-war opposition Sunday, making the first steps by the vice president or the president outside Washington or the diplomatic bubble since President Obama endorsed a possible military strike on Syria.

Battles rage in Syria Christian town: security source

Posted: 14 Sep 2013 09:52 AM PDT

Syrian soldiers take aim at rebel fighters in Maalula on September 13, 2013Syria's army battled rebels for control of the ancient Christian town of Maalula near Damascus on Saturday, a security official told AFP, a week after opposition fighters took the area.


Suicide bombing at Iraq funeral kills 26

Posted: 14 Sep 2013 07:39 AM PDT

Iraqis look at the site of a blast targeting members of the Shabak community north of Baghdad on January 16, 2012A suicide bomber killed 26 people at the funeral for a member of a tiny Iraqi minority group Saturday, the latest in a months-long wave of bloodshed plaguing the country.


Suicide bombing, other attacks kill 20 in Iraq

Posted: 14 Sep 2013 07:25 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide bomber struck a funeral attended by members of an ethnic minority in northern Iraq on Saturday, Iraqi officials said, killing at least 15 in the latest episode of deadly violence to shake the country.

Suicide bomber kills 21 at funeral in northern Iraq's Nineveh

Posted: 14 Sep 2013 06:41 AM PDT

MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least 21 people at the funeral of a member of Iraq's Shabak minority in the northern province of Nineveh on Saturday, security and medical sources said. It was not immediately clear who was behind the attack, but Sunni Islamist militants have in the past targeted Shabaks, who are predominantly Shi'ite, warning them to leave the area. Iraq's delicate sectarian balance has come under acute strain from the war in neighboring Syria, which has pitted mainly Sunni rebels against a leader backed by Shi'ite Iran. ...

Hundreds of fleeing Syrian refugees reach Italian coast

Posted: 14 Sep 2013 06:35 AM PDT

Syrian refugee children eat fruits under a tent at the Majdal Anjar refugee camp in Bekaa Valley, eastern LebanonROME (Reuters) - Hundreds of Syrian refugees have been rescued in rough seas and brought to Italy's southern coast in the last 24 hours, the Italian coastguard said on Saturday. Three boats carrying 809 refugees and possibly some migrants, including many women and children, were intercepted off the Mediterranean islands of Lampedusa and Sicily and off the mainland region of Calabria in the toe of Italy. One boat carrying 171 refugees was in difficulty and gradually sinking when it was rescued about 25 miles off Calabria, the coastguard said. ...


Suicide bomber attacks Iraq funeral, killing 11

Posted: 14 Sep 2013 06:24 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials in Iraq say a suicide bomber has attacked a funeral for members of an ethnic minority in the country, killing 11 people.

Obama Ends Longest Week at Crossroads on Syria

Posted: 14 Sep 2013 06:18 AM PDT

Obama Ends Longest Week at Crossroads on SyriaIt Has Been One of the Most Challenging Weeks of Obama's Presidency


Syrian rebel leader says U.S.-Russian deal a blow to uprising

Posted: 14 Sep 2013 06:03 AM PDT

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The head of the opposition Syrian Supreme Military Council said on Saturday a U.S.-Russian agreement to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons was a blow to the two-and-a-half-year uprising to remove President Bashar al-Assad from power. General Selim Idris said the deal would allow Assad to escape being held accountable for killing hundreds of civilians in a poison gas attack on Damascus on August 21. Assad has denied responsibility for the attack. U.S. ...

Heavy clashes among Syrian rebels near Iraq border

Posted: 14 Sep 2013 04:50 AM PDT

BEIRUT (AP) — Activists say heavy clashes between Syrian opposition fighters and Islamic extremist rebel factions near the Iraqi border have killed at least five people.

Globe-trotting South African behind Italy ship salvage

Posted: 14 Sep 2013 04:45 AM PDT

The rusting 290-metre hulk is bigger than the TitanicAfter rescuing a burning ship from pirate-infested waters off Yemen and a sinking oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, South African salvage master Nick Sloane faces his biggest test off an idyllic Mediterranean island.


When Hawks (Suddenly) Become Doves

Posted: 14 Sep 2013 12:51 AM PDT

Eleven years ago, nearly every Republican member of Congress (and many Democrats) voted to authorize President Bush to use force against Iraq. From the reluctant followers to the most-ardent cheerleaders, many of them are now the leading doubters of President Obama's push for limited strikes against Syria. Some have adopted the rhetoric popular with the libertarian faction of their party; others mimic the skepticism that characterized the Left after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. They don't see the national security benefits and wonder what an American military intervention could accomplish. ...

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