Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Assad government hails 'victory' in arms deal, troops attack
• Bumpy road to destruction of Syria chemical weapons
• Bombings and shootings across Iraq kill at least 36 people: police
• Jordan hosts over 2,100 Syria army defectors
• Syria's new opposition PM faces daunting al Qaeda challenge
• Iraq attacks kill 46 as official escapes assassination
• Bombings kill 58 in south and central Iraq
• Bombings kill 53 in south and central Iraq
• The Ugly, Disorganized Obama Victory on Syria
• Biden in Iowa: Up close to anti-war Democrats
• Bombings kill 48 in south and central Iraq
• Bombings kill 35 in south and central Iraq
• Biden to face anti-war Democrats at Iowa picnic
• Separate car bomb attacks kill 9 across Iraq
• Iraqi Kurds seek funds from oil companies for Syria refugees

Assad government hails 'victory' in arms deal, troops attack Posted: 15 Sep 2013 03:21 PM PDT By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's government hailed as a "victory" a Russian-brokered deal that has averted U.S. strikes, while President Barack Obama defended a chemical weapons pact that the rebels fear has bolstered their enemy in the civil war. President Bashar al-Assad's jets and artillery hit rebel suburbs of the capital again on Sunday in an offensive that residents said began last week when Obama delayed air strikes in the face of opposition from Moscow and his own electorate. Speaking of the U.S. ...

Bumpy road to destruction of Syria chemical weapons Posted: 15 Sep 2013 03:08 PM PDT The US-Russian deal brokered Saturday to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons will be difficult if not impossible to implement, experts said, not least because of the quandary of their destruction.

Bombings and shootings across Iraq kill at least 36 people: police Posted: 15 Sep 2013 12:43 PM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A wave of car bombs and shootings across Iraq killed at least 36 people on Sunday, police sources said. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks, which appeared coordinated, but Sunni Islamist insurgents, including an al Qaeda affiliate, have been regaining momentum in recent months. The civil war in neighboring Syria has aggravated sectarian divisions in Iraq, fraying an uneasy government coalition of Shi'ite, Sunni and ethnic Kurdish factions. ...

Jordan hosts over 2,100 Syria army defectors Posted: 15 Sep 2013 11:12 AM PDT More than 2,100 Syrian officers have fled to Jordan since the start of the conflict in their country in 2011, the kingdom's interior minister said in remarks published on Sunday.

Syria's new opposition PM faces daunting al Qaeda challenge Posted: 15 Sep 2013 10:31 AM PDT By Khaled Yacoub Oweis ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The head of Syria's new provisional government pledged on Sunday to curb the influence of al Qaeda militants he said exploited the opposition's inability to fill a vacuum left by the collapse of President Bashar al-Assad's authority in much of the country. ...

Iraq attacks kill 46 as official escapes assassination Posted: 15 Sep 2013 10:18 AM PDT Attacks across Iraq, including more than a dozen car bombs, killed at least 46 people on Sunday while the head of Baghdad's provincial council escaped an assassination attempt on his convoy.

Bombings kill 58 in south and central Iraq Posted: 15 Sep 2013 10:02 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A wave of car bombings and other attacks in Iraq killed at least 58 people in mostly Shiite-majority cities on Sunday, another bloody reminder of the government's failure to stem the surge of violence that is feeding sectarian tensions.

Bombings kill 53 in south and central Iraq Posted: 15 Sep 2013 08:42 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A wave of car bombings and other attacks in Iraq killed at least 53 people in mostly Shiite-majority cities on Sunday, another bloody reminder of the government's failure to stem the surge of violence that is feeding sectarian tensions.

The Ugly, Disorganized Obama Victory on Syria Posted: 15 Sep 2013 08:00 AM PDT If there's one thing that Washington can agree on right now, it's that the Obama administration's handling of the chemical-weapons attack in Syria has been anything but orderly.

Biden in Iowa: Up close to anti-war Democrats Posted: 15 Sep 2013 06:02 AM PDT DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden's visit to this politically influential heartland state is bringing him up close to his own party's opposition to the White House's endorsement of possible military action against Syria.

Bombings kill 48 in south and central Iraq Posted: 15 Sep 2013 05:51 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A new wave of insurgent attacks in Iraq, mostly car bombs targeting Shiite-majority cities in the center and south of the country, killed at least 48 people on Sunday, officials said.

Bombings kill 35 in south and central Iraq Posted: 15 Sep 2013 03:01 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A new wave of insurgent attacks, mostly car bombs targeting Shiite-dominated cities in central and southern Iraq, killed at least 35 people on Sunday, officials said.

Biden to face anti-war Democrats at Iowa picnic Posted: 15 Sep 2013 01:25 AM PDT 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.

Separate car bomb attacks kill 9 across Iraq Posted: 15 Sep 2013 01:13 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials say three car bombs have killed at least nine people in Iraq.

Iraqi Kurds seek funds from oil companies for Syria refugees Posted: 15 Sep 2013 12:13 AM PDT ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdistan has asked oil companies operating in the autonomous region for $50 million to help deal with an influx of refugees from Syria that has put a strain on its resources. Around 200,000 refugees, many of them from Syria's own Kurdish minority, have poured into the self-ruled enclave in northern Iraq since the start of the conflict more than two years ago. ...

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