Yahoo! News: Iraq

---

• Iraqi Kurds Urge US Neutrality in Oil Dispute
• Factbox: Pentagon's DIA monitors foreign militaries around the world
• U.S. downplays report on North Korean nuclear missile capability
• American Volunteer En Route to Lebanon to Assist Syrian Refugee Families
• Kim Jong-un's goal? Status as the unequivocal god-king of the North.
• U.N. team standing by to probe Syria chemical arms faces hurdles
• North Korea: The Family Business Is Failing
• France says U.N. talks begin on Qaeda-linked Syria rebels
• Syrian rebel attack on mixed city points to end of peace pact
• Iraq mosque bombing kills seven worshippers
• North Korea nuclear missile capability: Do they have it or not?
• Bombs hit Iraq mosque after prayers, killing 11
• 5 House Republicans to Watch in the Gun-Control Debate
• Bombs hit Iraq mosque after prayers, killing 8
• Bombs hit Iraq mosque after prayers, killing 7
• Does North Korea have nuclear missiles or not?
• Iraq War Veteran COL Gregory Gadson to Participate in Face of America Ride
• Turkey passes anti-terrorism law reform
• Today in History
• Pentagon report on North Korea nuclear capabilities stirs worry, doubts
• This statement is not classified.

Iraqi Kurds Urge US Neutrality in Oil Dispute Posted: 12 Apr 2013 03:42 PM PDT Iraqi Kurdish official urging Washington to be neutral in oil dispute with Baghdad

Factbox: Pentagon's DIA monitors foreign militaries around the world Posted: 12 Apr 2013 01:49 PM PDT (Reuters) - The Defense Intelligence Agency, the Pentagon spy agency which has concluded that North Korea likely has a nuclear bomb that can be fitted on a missile, relies on a vast network of people around the world to help collect information on foreign militaries. It is led by Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, who as the U.S. intelligence chief in Afghanistan in 2010, issued a sharply critical report calling American intelligence agencies ignorant and out of touch with the Afghan people and recommending changes. ...

U.S. downplays report on North Korean nuclear missile capability Posted: 12 Apr 2013 01:46 PM PDT By Mark Hosenball and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday played down a Pentagon spy agency report that triggered alarm that North Korea might be able to deliver a nuclear-tipped missile at a time of heightened tensions in Asia and the United States over Pyongyang's threats of war. The evaluation from the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), produced in March and revealed at a congressional hearing on Thursday, concluded that North Korea likely has nuclear bombs that could be delivered by missiles. ...

American Volunteer En Route to Lebanon to Assist Syrian Refugee Families Posted: 12 Apr 2013 12:22 PM PDT Derek Locke, former business owner and resident of Dearborn Heights, Mich., is en route to Lebanon to deliver humanitarian aid to Syrian refugee families with international disaster relief organization, ShelterBox.Sarasota, Florida (PRWEB) April 12, 2013 Derek Locke, former business owner and resident of Dearborn Heights, Mich., is en route to Lebanon to deliver humanitarian aid to Syrian refugee families with international disaster relief organization, ShelterBox. ...

Kim Jong-un's goal? Status as the unequivocal god-king of the North. Posted: 12 Apr 2013 09:58 AM PDT As Kim Jong-un breathes fire and possibly prepares to test another long-range missile, the North Korean leader's main advantage is that no one knows who he is or what he is capable of instigating.

U.N. team standing by to probe Syria chemical arms faces hurdles Posted: 12 Apr 2013 09:53 AM PDT By Anthony Deutsch and Fredrik Dahl THE HAGUE (Reuters) - A team of U.N.-led experts is on standby in Cyprus waiting for the go-ahead to investigate allegations of chemical weapons attacks in Syria, but the mission has been held up by diplomatic wrangling over their powers and how to keep them safe. The team of at least 15 investigators includes analytical chemists, able to collect and test suspected samples, and World Health Organisation experts on the medical effects of exposure to toxins, who could examine alleged victims. For now, the deployment is at an impasse. Some U.N. ...

North Korea: The Family Business Is Failing Posted: 12 Apr 2013 08:25 AM PDT The United States could, if it so chose, destroy Pyongyang in a split second, probably even without using nuclear weapons. Not only could the U.S. arsenal make "the rubble bounce," in Winston Churchill's tart phrase; it could, with a second strike, turn the rubble into much smaller pieces. You might, in the end, find a few strands of Kim Jong Un's retro haircut.

France says U.N. talks begin on Qaeda-linked Syria rebels Posted: 12 Apr 2013 07:46 AM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council has begun informal talks on whether to impose sanctions on Syria's rebel al-Nusra Front after it pledged allegiance to al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri this week, France said on Friday. The militant Islamist element of the Syrian conflict poses a quandary for Western powers and their Arab allies, which favor the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad but are alarmed by Sunni Muslim jihadi fighters whose fiercely anti-Shi'ite ideology has fuelled sectarian tensions in the Middle East. ...

Syrian rebel attack on mixed city points to end of peace pact Posted: 12 Apr 2013 07:03 AM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rebels battled Syrian troops in the eastern border city of Qamishli on Friday, a monitoring group opposed to President Bashar al-Assad said, ending a de facto truce in the mainly Christian and Kurdish area. Qamishli, on the border with Turkey and close to Iraq, has remained peaceful during a two-year uprising against Assad because local Kurds agreed with mostly Arab rebels to avoid clashes within city limits, said the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. ...

Iraq mosque bombing kills seven worshippers Posted: 12 Apr 2013 06:17 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A bomb explosion killed at least seven people and wounded 25 in front of a Sunni Muslim mosque in Iraq's Diyala province as worshippers were leaving after Friday prayers, police and medics said. A surge of attacks by Sunni Islamists have targeted Shi'ite Muslims this year in growing sectarian confrontation, although officials say insurgents also hit Sunni religious sites as part of their campaign. The bomb went off near the gate of the mosque, targeting worshippers and enveloping the mosque in white smoke. Witnesses said shoes and pieces of clothes were scattered outside. ...

North Korea nuclear missile capability: Do they have it or not? Posted: 12 Apr 2013 06:04 AM PDT • A daily summary of global reports on security issues.

Bombs hit Iraq mosque after prayers, killing 11 Posted: 12 Apr 2013 05:47 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A pair of bombs struck in quick succession outside a Sunni mosque north of Baghdad on Friday, killing at least 11 people and wounding more than 30.

5 House Republicans to Watch in the Gun-Control Debate Posted: 12 Apr 2013 04:32 AM PDT It's tenuous, but there's movement among lawmakers on gun control.

Bombs hit Iraq mosque after prayers, killing 8 Posted: 12 Apr 2013 04:26 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A pair of bombs struck in quick succession outside a Sunni mosque north of Baghdad on Friday, killing at least eight people and wounding more than 30.

Bombs hit Iraq mosque after prayers, killing 7 Posted: 12 Apr 2013 04:04 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say two bombs have struck a Sunni mosque north of Baghdad, killing at least seven people and wounding about 30.

Does North Korea have nuclear missiles or not? Posted: 12 Apr 2013 03:55 AM PDT The Pentagon says Pyongyang can probably make warheads small enough to put on a missile. Other intelligence agencies aren't so sure

Iraq War Veteran COL Gregory Gadson to Participate in Face of America Ride Posted: 12 Apr 2013 12:19 AM PDT Army COL Gregory Gadson will provide the keynote talk for World T.E.A.M. Sports' April 26-28 Face of America ride honoring disabled veterans. He will also participate in the two day, 110-mile bicycle and hand cycle ride.Arlington, Virginia (PRWEB) April 12, 2013 Iraq War veteran and a star of the 2012 theatrical film "Battleship," Army COL Gregory Gadson is returning to World T.E.A.M. Sports' Face of America ride this month as keynote speaker for the non-profit's April 26 commemorative dinner in Arlington. ...

Turkey passes anti-terrorism law reform Posted: 11 Apr 2013 11:17 PM PDT ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament passed a reform of its anti-terrorism laws in a vote late on Thursday, narrowing the definition of terrorist propaganda in line with EU demands that it boost freedom of expression. The reforms coincide with progress in efforts by the government and Kurdish militants to negotiate an end to a 28-year insurgency, but the justice minister rejected the idea that the new laws would facilitate the release of prisoners linked to the rebels. ...

Today in History Posted: 11 Apr 2013 09:01 PM PDT Today is Friday, April 12, the 102nd day of 2013. There are 263 days left in the year.

Pentagon report on North Korea nuclear capabilities stirs worry, doubts Posted: 11 Apr 2013 08:50 PM PDT By David Alexander and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Pentagon spy agency report concluded that North Korea likely has a nuclear bomb that can be launched on a missile, but U.S. defense and intelligence officials cast doubt on Pyongyang's atomic weapons capabilities. Illustrating the high stakes surrounding the escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula, a study by the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency stoked fears that North Korea could be closer to being able to launch a nuclear missile. ...

This statement is not classified. Posted: 11 Apr 2013 05:12 PM PDT But it should be: the anatomy of an intelligence disclosure

You are subscribed to email updates from Iraq News Headlines - Yahoo! News To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610