2013年7月21日星期日

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

Syrian Islamist rebel leader freed after clashes among rival rebels

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 01:50 PM PDT

A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he walks past damaged buildings in Deir al-ZorBy Erika Solomon BEIRUT (Reuters) - The local commander of a Syrian rebel group affiliated to al Qaeda was freed on Sunday after being held by Kurdish forces in a power struggle between rival organizations fighting President Bashar al-Assad, activists said. However, the pro-opposition activists gave conflicting reports of how the Islamist brigade commander in the Syrian town of Tel Abyad near the Turkish border had come to be free. ...

Bombs, shootings kill 13 in Iraq

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 01:15 PM PDT

Civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack at a convenience store at the Karrada neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 21, 2013. A coordinated wave of seven car bombs tore through bustling commercial streets Saturday night in Shiite areas of Baghdad, part of a relentless wave of the capital killed and wounded dozens of others Saturday, officials said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)BAGHDAD (AP) — Bombings and shootings in Iraq killed 13 people on Sunday, as the death toll from a coordinated wave of late-night car bombings and other attacks the day before jumped past 70, authorities said.

Gunmen kill five Kurdish security forces in northern Iraq

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 12:55 PM PDT

KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - Gunmen killed five members of the Kurdish security forces at a checkpoint in northern Iraq on Sunday, bringing the day's death toll from bombings and shootings across the whole country to 14. The attacks are the latest in a campaign of violence that has raised fears of a return to full-blown sectarian conflict in a country where Kurds, Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims have yet to find a stable way of sharing power. The checkpoint attack took place in al-Zad, a town near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk. ...

Mortar shells hit market in Syria, killing 20

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 12:40 PM PDT

In this image taken from leaked video obtained by Ugarit News and posted on Monday, July 15, 2013, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show forces loyal to President Bashar Assad firing rockets into Homs, Syria. After seizing the momentum in recent months in Syria's civil war, President Bashar Assad's forces are on the offensive against the rebels on several fronts, including in Idlib province along the border with Turkey. Government forces are in firm control of the provincial capital of same name, while dozens of rebel brigades control the countryside.(AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Government troops fired mortar rounds that slammed into a main market in a town in northern Syria on Sunday, killing at least 20 civilians, activist groups said.

Iran's top leader urges caution in dealing with US

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 12:28 PM PDT

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's top leader said Sunday he has not prohibited talks with the U.S. but urged caution with any possible dialogue, describing the American government as untrustworthy.

Mortar shells hit market in Syria, killing 18

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 12:15 PM PDT

In this image taken from leaked video obtained by Ugarit News and posted on Monday, July 15, 2013, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show forces loyal to President Bashar Assad firing rockets into Homs, Syria. After seizing the momentum in recent months in Syria's civil war, President Bashar Assad's forces are on the offensive against the rebels on several fronts, including in Idlib province along the border with Turkey. Government forces are in firm control of the provincial capital of same name, while dozens of rebel brigades control the countryside.(AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Government troops fired mortar rounds that slammed into a main market in a town in northern Syria on Sunday, killing at least 18 civilians, activist groups said.

Activists: Kurds free al-Qaida-linked commander

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 10:00 AM PDT

In this image taken from leaked video obtained by Ugarit News and posted on Monday, July 15, 2013, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show forces loyal to President Bashar Assad firing rockets into Homs, Syria. After seizing the momentum in recent months in Syria's civil war, President Bashar Assad's forces are on the offensive against the rebels on several fronts, including in Idlib province along the border with Turkey. Government forces are in firm control of the provincial capital of same name, while dozens of rebel brigades control the countryside.(AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Kurdish rebels freed the local commander of an al-Qaida-linked group in a town near Syria's northern border with Turkey in return for 300 Kurdish civilians detained by the group, as part of an agreement to end rebel infighting that erupted a day earlier in the region, activists said Sunday.

Attacks kill 13 in Iraq

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 09:46 AM PDT

Civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack at a convenience store at the Karrada neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 21, 2013. A coordinated wave of seven car bombs tore through bustling commercial streets Saturday night in Shiite areas of Baghdad, part of a relentless wave of the capital killed and wounded dozens of others Saturday, officials said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)BAGHDAD (AP) — Bombings and shootings in Iraq killed 13 people on Sunday, as the death toll from a coordinated wave of late-night car bombings and other attacks the day before jumped past 70, authorities said.

Activists: Kurds to free al-Qaida-linked commander

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 06:50 AM PDT

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Kurdish rebels are about to free the local commander of an al-Qaida-linked group in a town near Syria's northern border with Turkey after capturing him in intense fighting, activists said Sunday.

Bombs on outskirts of Baghdad kill 6

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 03:59 AM PDT

Civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack at a convenience store at the Karrada neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 21, 2013. A coordinated wave of seven car bombs tore through bustling commercial streets Saturday night in Shiite areas of Baghdad, part of a relentless wave of the capital killed and wounded dozens of others Saturday, officials said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)BAGHDAD (AP) — Two bombs killed six people on the outskirts of Baghdad early Sunday, as the death toll from a coordinated wave of late-night car bombings and other attacks the day before jumped past 70, according to authorities.

Insight: By relying on Iran, Syria's Assad risks irrelevance

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 03:17 AM PDT

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad heads the plenary meeting of the central committee of the ruling al-Baath party, in DamascusBy Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) - Military support from Iran and its Shi'ite ally Hezbollah has given Syrian President Bashar al-Assad new impetus in his fight against the insurgents intent on ousting him, but at a price. Assad now risks losing much of his autonomy to Tehran and becoming a pawn in a wider sectarian war between Sunni Muslims and Shi'ites that may not end even if he is forced to step down, military experts and diplomats in the region say. ...

Islamist rebels would gain sway in long Syrian war: U.S. official

Posted: 20 Jul 2013 08:39 PM PDT

By Phil Stewart ASPEN, Colo. (Reuters) - - Radical Islamist rebels will gain sway over the many disparate factions opposing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad unless they are checked, and the country's civil war could last years, a top Pentagon intelligence official said on Saturday. David Shedd, the deputy director of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, did not advocate any form of intervention by the United States or its allies, saying that was up to policymakers. ...

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