Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Putin warns on arming Syrian rebels as conflict widens
• Rivalries pose problem in arming Syrian rebels
• Rivalries pose problems in arming Syria's rebels
• Army: Freedom of Information Does Not Include Edward Snowden's Military File
• U.S. arms makers emerging hopeful in face of budget cuts
• Special Report: Deepening ethnic rifts reshape Syria's towns
• Thousands of Shi'ites ready to fight in Syria, Iraqi says
• Iranian expectations soar after Rohani's election
• Book Talk: The dark doubts in the heart of a Mormon missionary
• Iraq: Turnout in Sunni vote shows many stayed home
• VA shows progress on backlog
• Lockheed aims to conquer markets outside U.S.
• Turkey faces pressure to advance Kurdish militant peace process
• A prisoner swap might sink peace talks with the Taliban
• Turkish military says helicopter attacked
• 4 ways Howard Dean changed American politics
• The Spreading Stain of Obama's Incompetence
• The Palin Doctrine
• Iraq, Lebanon alarmed at spreading Syria war
• Today in History
• U.S. border 'surge' would place agent every 1,000 feet
• Obama nominating Comey as FBI director Friday

Putin warns on arming Syrian rebels as conflict widens Posted: 21 Jun 2013 03:13 PM PDT By Alexei Anishchuk and Louis Charbonneau ST PETERSBURG, Russia/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin cautioned the West on Friday against arming Syrian rebel forces, which he said included "terrorist" groups, and warned that a swift exit by President Bashar al-Assad risked creating a dangerous power vacuum. "If the United States ... recognizes one of the key Syrian opposition organizations, al-Nusra, as terrorist ... how can one deliver arms to those opposition members?" Putin told a panel with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. ...

Rivalries pose problem in arming Syrian rebels Posted: 21 Jun 2013 02:44 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Syrian opposition's record so far in handling tens of millions of dollars in U.S. humanitarian and other nonlethal assistance paints a bewildering picture of logistical challenges ahead of any delivery of American weapons and ammunition.

Rivalries pose problems in arming Syria's rebels Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:48 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Syrian rebels' record in handling tens of millions of dollars in U.S. humanitarian aid suggests major challenges ahead for any delivery of American weapons and ammunition.

Army: Freedom of Information Does Not Include Edward Snowden's Military File Posted: 21 Jun 2013 10:10 AM PDT A Freedom of Information Act request from The Atlantic Wire for the military records of Edward Snowden was "withheld in its entirety" by the Department of the Army. Despite the public value of better understanding the NSA leaker's first stint as a government employee, the Army exercised a legal exemption allowing it to reserve information that could "reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings." Experts question that decision.

U.S. arms makers emerging hopeful in face of budget cuts Posted: 21 Jun 2013 09:55 AM PDT By Andrea Shalal-Esa PARIS (Reuters) - The fallout of U.S. defense budget cuts was plain to see at this week's Paris Airshow in a range of scaled back displays that in the past were packed with a crowd-pleasing array of U.S. military hardware. Lockheed Martin Corp , whose F-35 radar-evading jet is the biggest weapons program ever, conspicuously left the mockup of the fighter which normally graces Europe's premier industry meeting at home in favor of a billboard picture. ...

Special Report: Deepening ethnic rifts reshape Syria's towns Posted: 21 Jun 2013 08:33 AM PDT By Alexander Dziadosz and Oliver Holmes IDLIB PROVINCE, Syria (Reuters) - The villages that dot the valleys and terraced hills of Syria's northwest used to epitomize the country's diversity. Each one was dominated by a different religion or sect. The settlements coexisted - sometimes peacefully, sometimes less so - for centuries, a patchwork of distinct but interwoven communities that, for many Syrians, was central to the nation's identity. Over the past two years, that order has fallen apart. ...

Thousands of Shi'ites ready to fight in Syria, Iraqi says Posted: 21 Jun 2013 07:45 AM PDT By Samia Nakhoul and Suadad al-Salhy BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Thousands of Shi'ite Muslims from Iraq and beyond will take up arms against Sunni al Qaeda "savages" in Syria if fellow Shi'ites or their shrines come under attack again, a powerful minister in Iraq's Shi'ite-led government said. It would be impossible to "sit idle while the Shi'ites are being attacked", while the United States and Western allies arm and finance the mainly Sunni rebels fighting against Syria's government, Hadi al-Amiri told Reuters in an interview. ...

Iranian expectations soar after Rohani's election Posted: 21 Jun 2013 07:45 AM PDT As Iranians erupted in celebration over the victory of Hassan Rohani, they knew what they wanted from their president-elect: more social freedoms, a better economy, and less "resistance" to the rest of the world.

Book Talk: The dark doubts in the heart of a Mormon missionary Posted: 21 Jun 2013 07:17 AM PDT By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - They're a familiar sight around the world, whether in northern Japan or southern Argentina: a pair of men in dark suits, with nameplates, often riding bicycles as they go about their job preaching the Mormon religion. "Elders", Ryan McIlvain's debut novel, illuminates the lives of one such pair, American Elder McLeod and his Brazilian counterpart Elder Passos, through their frustrating daily round of knocking on doors and missionary work, the service that all adult Mormons must perform. ...

Iraq: Turnout in Sunni vote shows many stayed home Posted: 21 Jun 2013 06:57 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Many Iraqis stayed home for delayed elections in two restive Sunni-dominated provinces, with half of the eligible voters participating in one and even fewer casting ballots in the other, election officials said Friday.

VA shows progress on backlog Posted: 21 Jun 2013 05:17 AM PDT The Veterans Affairs Department is chipping away at a massive inventory of disability claims for veterans, reducing the number of claims considered backlogged by about 13 percent in recent weeks. Republican ...

Lockheed aims to conquer markets outside U.S. Posted: 21 Jun 2013 04:30 AM PDT By Andrea Shalal-Esa PARIS (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp , already the biggest U.S. weapons maker and largest provider of IT services to the U.S. government, wants to become a powerhouse in foreign markets such as the Middle East and India, a top executive said. Lockheed made about 17 percent of its $47 billion of revenue abroad in 2012, or $8 billion, and will "absolutely" exceed its current goal of 20 percent, Pat Dewar, senior vice president for corporate strategy and business development, told Reuters. ...

Turkey faces pressure to advance Kurdish militant peace process Posted: 21 Jun 2013 04:27 AM PDT By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party is pressing Ankara to advance a peace process with Kurdish militants before a parliament recess, drawing a government accusation on Friday that it was exploiting unrelated unrest to extract concessions. Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters began pulling out of Turkish territory to bases in northern Iraq last month under a deal between the state and the group's jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan to end a conflict which has killed 40,000. ...

A prisoner swap might sink peace talks with the Taliban Posted: 21 Jun 2013 04:17 AM PDT The Taliban wants 5 Gitmo detainees released in exchange for U.S. POW Bowe Bergdahl — before peace talks start. This might backfire...

Turkish military says helicopter attacked Posted: 21 Jun 2013 04:05 AM PDT ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's military says a helicopter carrying two commanders came under attack in the country's mainly Kurdish region but that it escaped the area safely and no one was hurt.

4 ways Howard Dean changed American politics Posted: 21 Jun 2013 03:35 AM PDT Ten years ago, the former Vermont governor launched his presidential campaign, and forever revolutionized our elections. Yeeaaarggggh!

The Spreading Stain of Obama's Incompetence Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:00 AM PDT The Spreading Stain of Obama's Incompetence

The Palin Doctrine Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:00 AM PDT On U.S. military intervention in Syria's civil war, where "both sides are slaughtering each other as they scream over an arbitrary red line 'Allahu akbar' ... I say let Allah sort it out."

Iraq, Lebanon alarmed at spreading Syria war Posted: 20 Jun 2013 10:20 PM PDT By Samia Nakhoul and Dominic Evans BAGHDAD/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Neighboring Iraq warned that Syria's civil war is tearing the Middle East apart and Lebanon's president urged his country's Hezbollah movement on Thursday to pull its fighters out of the conflict. After two years of fighting that has killed more than 93,000 people, Syria's turmoil is dragging its neighbors into a deadly confrontation between Shi'ite Iran supporting President Bashar al-Assad and Sunni Arab Gulf nations backing the Syrian rebels. ...

Today in History Posted: 20 Jun 2013 09:03 PM PDT Today is Friday, June 21, the 172nd day of 2013. There are 193 days left in the year. Summer arrives at 1:04 a.m. Eastern time.

U.S. border 'surge' would place agent every 1,000 feet Posted: 20 Jun 2013 07:37 PM PDT By Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The 2,000-mile (3,200-km) boundary between the United States and Mexico would have enough border patrol agents to station one guard every 1,000 feet, under a compromise measure being considered by the U.S. Senate as part of an effort to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill. ...

Obama nominating Comey as FBI director Friday Posted: 20 Jun 2013 06:49 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday plans to nominate President George W. Bush's former No. 2 at the Justice Department, James Comey, to lead the FBI as the agency grapples with privacy debates over a host of recently exposed investigative tactics.

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