2013年6月25日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

Army to eliminate 10 brigades at U.S. bases in drawdown: Odierno

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 04:17 PM PDT

U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Raymond T. Odierno testifies at a Senate Armed Services Committee in WashingtonBy David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army said on Tuesday it would eliminate 10 brigade combat teams at bases across the United States and cancel some $400 million in construction projects as it cuts about 80,000 soldiers over the next four years. General Ray Odierno, the Army chief of staff, said the move was part of the largest organizational change in the Army since World War Two as the service winds down the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and responds to tighter U.S. budgets. ...

Ahron Hakimi Named Mineta Transportation Institute Alumnus of the Year

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 03:37 PM PDT

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ahron R. Hakimi, executive director of the Kern Council of Governments, has been named the first Alumnus of the Year for the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI). He earned his Master of Science in Transportation Management (MSTM) in 2003 through the MTI program at San Jose State University. His award was given at a scholarship banquet and convocation on campus Saturday evening, June 22.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire. ...

Army to cut brigades at 10 US bases

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 02:41 PM PDT

FILE - This July 28, 2010 file photo shows soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division saluting during the National Anthem during a welcome home ceremony attended by Vice President Joe Biden in Fort Drum, N.Y. In a massive restructuring, the U.S. Army is slashing the number of active duty combat brigades from 45 to 33, and shifting thousands of soldiers out of bases around the country as it moves forward with a longtime plan to cut the size of the service by 80,000. The U.S. Army plans to eliminate one of three combat brigades at northern New York's Fort Drum. (AP Photo/Heather Ainsworth, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army will eliminate at least 12 combat brigades, relocate thousands of soldiers and cancel $400 million in construction projects as the first wave of federal budget cuts takes aim at military communities around the country.

Russia, U.S. fail to set up Syria peace talks

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 01:24 PM PDT

Russia Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Bogdanov and Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Gatilov prepare for a meeting on Syria at UN in GenevaBy Oliver Holmes and Tom Miles BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) - Talks between the United States and Russia to set up a Syrian peace conference produced no deal on Tuesday, with the powers on either side of the two-year civil war failing to agree when it should be held or who would be invited. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal accused the Syrian government of "genocide" and described the involvement in the conflict of foreign militias backed by Iran as "the most dangerous development". ...

Courtroom closures likely at Army leaker's trial

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 12:40 PM PDT

Courtroom closures likely at Army leaker's trialLawyers for Army leaker Pfc. Bradley Manning raised no objection Tuesday to a government proposal to temporarily close his court-martial to the public and press, possibly as early as this week, to protect ...

Syrian al-Qaida branch claims suicide attacks

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 11:02 AM PDT

US ambassador to Syria Robert Ford, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, U.N.'s special representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi, US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov, from left to right, pose prior to a second meeting on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at the United Nations (UN) office in Geneva in a bid to organize the conference on Syria. (AP Photo/Fabrice Coffrini, Pool)BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian branch of al-Qaida on Tuesday claimed responsibility for multiple suicide attacks on security compounds in Damascus that killed at least five people in a weekend assault on the center of the regime's power.

Iraq bombs kill 23, including minority protesters

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 10:45 AM PDT

Iraqis inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack at Baghdad's mostly Shiite neighborhood of Husseiniyah, Iraq, Tuesday, June 25, 2013. A series of evening bombings on near markets in and around Baghdad and other blasts north of the capital killed tens of people and wounded dozens of others Monday in the latest eruption of bloodshed to rock Iraq. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up among a group of demonstrators complaining about lack of security in an ethnically disputed northern Iraqi city on Tuesday, in the deadliest in a spate of attacks that killed at least 23 people, authorities said.

Twin suicide bombs kill eight Iraqi Turkmen

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 10:20 AM PDT

Civilians gather at the site of suicide bombers attack in Tuz KhurmatoTIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - Two suicide bombers killed at least eight Iraqi Turkmen on Tuesday when they blew themselves up at a protest by members of the ethnic minority group, police said. The attackers walked into the encampment on the Baghdad-Kirkuk highway, near the town of Tuz Khurmato, 170 km (105 miles) north of the Iraqi capital, where Turkmen were protesting against what they saw as government failure to protect them. Tuz Khurmato is a disputed area with a mixed population of ethnic Kurds, Arab Sunnis and Shi'ite Turkmen. ...

HSBC aims to sell stake in Iraq's Dar es Salaam

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 09:57 AM PDT

British banking giant HSBC says it is seeking to sell off its majority stake in Iraq's Dar es Salaam Investment Bank. HSBC has previously said it was reconsidering its 70 percent investment in Dar es Salaam ...

Bombs in Iraq hit protesters, minibus, killing 20

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 09:48 AM PDT

Iraqis inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack at Baghdad's mostly Shiite neighborhood of Husseiniyah, Iraq, Tuesday, June 25, 2013. A series of evening bombings on near markets in and around Baghdad and other blasts north of the capital killed tens of people and wounded dozens of others Monday in the latest eruption of bloodshed to rock Iraq. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)BAGHDAD (AP) — Demonstrators in an ethnically disputed northern city and a minibus carrying Shiite pilgrims to the holy city of Karbala were among the latest targets of Iraqi militants in a string of bombings that killed 20 people, authorities said Tuesday.

Bombs in Iraq hit protesters, minibus, killing 16

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 09:17 AM PDT

Iraqis inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack at Baghdad's mostly Shiite neighborhood of Husseiniyah, Iraq, Tuesday, June 25, 2013. A series of evening bombings on near markets in and around Baghdad and other blasts north of the capital killed tens of people and wounded dozens of others Monday in the latest eruption of bloodshed to rock Iraq. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)BAGHDAD (AP) — Demonstrators in an ethnically disputed northern city and a minibus carrying Shiite pilgrims to the holy city of Karbala were among the latest targets of Iraqi militants in a string of bombings that killed 16 people, authorities said Tuesday.

Veterans' uphill road back, struggle with suicide

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 07:40 AM PDT

Pedestrians walk in front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington, Friday, June 21, 2013. The number of military suicides is nearly double that of a decade ago when the U.S. was just a year into the Afghan war and hadn't yet invaded Iraq. While the pace is down slightly this year, it remains worryingly high. The U.S. military and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) acknowledge the grave difficulties facing active-duty and former members of the armed services who have been caught up in the more-than decade-long American involvement in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)WASHINGTON (AP) — Five years ago, Joe Miller, then an Army Ranger captain with three Iraq tours under his belt, sat inside his home near Fort Bragg holding a cocked Beretta 40mm, and prepared to kill himself.

Dog buries puppy in Iraq: Why is this video so popular?

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 07:31 AM PDT

A video of a dog compassionately burying a dead puppy has gone viral. That the video garners such attention among humans is perhaps a reflection on how we see the world – as much as the how a canine in mourning behaves.

Bombs in Iraq hit protesters, minibus, killing 12

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 07:14 AM PDT

Iraqis inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack at Baghdad's mostly Shiite neighborhood of Husseiniyah, Iraq, Tuesday, June 25, 2013. A series of evening bombings on near markets in and around Baghdad and other blasts north of the capital killed tens of people and wounded dozens of others Monday in the latest eruption of bloodshed to rock Iraq. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)BAGHDAD (AP) — Bomb blasts in Iraq on Tuesday struck a gathering of demonstrators in an ethnically disputed northern city and a minibus carrying Shiite pilgrims to the holy city of Karbala, killing at least 12 and wounding dozens in the latest in a wave of attacks roiling the country.

Bombs in Iraq hit minibus, protesters, killing 6

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 04:10 AM PDT

Iraqis inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack at Baghdad's mostly Shiite neighborhood of Husseiniyah, Iraq, Tuesday, June 25, 2013. A series of evening bombings on near markets in and around Baghdad and other blasts north of the capital killed tens of people and wounded dozens of others Monday in the latest eruption of bloodshed to rock Iraq. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)BAGHDAD (AP) — Bomb blasts on Tuesday struck a minibus carrying Shiite pilgrims to the holy city of Karbala and a gathering of demonstrators in an ethnically disputed northern city, killing at least six and wounding dozens in the latest in a wave of attacks roiling Iraq.

HSBC considers quitting Iraq by selling Dar Es Salaam bank stake

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 03:48 AM PDT

The HSBC's logo is seen at a bank branch in Hong KongDUBAI (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings said on Tuesday it is considering selling its majority stake in Dar Es Salaam Investment Bank , which has made it the main international lender in Iraq. There has been speculation in the Iraqi banking market about the 70.1 percent holding for some time and Simon Cooper, HSBC's chief executive for the Middle East and North Africa, told reporters in April its presence in Iraq was under review. ...

Roadside bomb hits Iraqi minibus carrying pilgrims

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 03:14 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say a roadside bomb has hit a minibus carrying Shiite pilgrims to the holy city of Karbala, killing three.

Jailed Kurdish rebel leader presents peace process proposals

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 01:08 AM PDT

A flag with the portrait of jailed PKK leader Ocalan is seen in front of the entrance of the Information Centre of Kurdistan in ParisISTANBUL (Reuters) - Jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan said the peace process to end three decades of conflict had entered a second stage with his fighters' withdrawal from Turkey and he had presented the Turkish government with new proposals. The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) guerrillas began pulling out of Turkish territory to bases in northern Iraq last month in the first stage of a deal between Ocalan and the state to end an insurgency in which 40,000 people have been killed. ...

The Pentagon's Surrender to Feminism

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 12:00 AM PDT

"The Pentagon unveiled plans Tuesday for fully integrating women into front-line and special combat roles, including elite forces such as Army Rangers and Navy SEALs."

Ten car bombs kill 39 in Iraqi capital

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 09:22 PM PDT

An Iraqi policeman stands guard at the site of a car bomb attack in BaghdadBy Kareem Raheem BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Ten car bombs exploded across the Iraqi capital on Monday, killing nearly 40 people in markets and garages on the evening of a Shi'ite Muslim celebration, police and medical sources said. Some of the attacks targeted districts where Shi'ites were commemorating the anniversary of the birth of a revered Imam, but there also were explosions in mixed neighborhoods and districts with a high population of Sunnis. ...

Kristen Stewart's 'Camp X-Ray' casts leading man (Exclusive)

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 05:32 PM PDT

By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Peyman Moaadi, who starred in the Oscar-winning foreign film "A Separation," is set to star opposite Kristen Stewart in writer-director Peter Sattler's politically-charged indie drama "Camp X-Ray," TheWrap has learned. Stewart stars as Cole, a young soldier who escapes her suffocating small town by joining the military, only to find that she's been stationed at Guantanamo rather than Iraq, as she had hoped. ...

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