Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Top military leader outlines costs, risks on Syria
• Exclusive: U.S. congressional hurdles lifted on arming Syrian rebels
• Hundreds of Al Qaeda Militants Escaped From Abu Ghraib
• U.S. working on date for Israeli, Palestinian meetings
• Al Qaeda militants flee Iraq jail in violent mass break-out
• How many jihadis just escaped from Abu Ghraib?
• Deadly Iraq prison raids free hundreds of inmates
• The Day I Wore a Kilt to Work
• While You Were Watching a Baby, 500 Inmates Escaped Iraq's Abu Ghraib Prison
• Video Claims to Show Imam on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount Calling for Caliphate and Destruction of the U.S., France, Britain, Rome
• Hundreds escape in deadly Iraq prison raids
• Helen Thomas—a reporter who 'stood there' for those who couldn't
• How the NSA is Using Cell Phone Data to Drone Civilians (In Pakistan)
• Syria death toll climbs as West label civil war a stalemate
• Coordinated attacks on Iraq prisons kill dozens
• Iraq: 25 soldiers, police dead in prison raid
• Militants attack two Iraq prisons, killing 26 soldiers, policemen
• Iraq: 25 security forces dead in prison raid
• Suicide attack kills at least 12 in northern Iraq
• Pentagon chief can't offer hope in budget cuts

Top military leader outlines costs, risks on Syria Posted: 22 Jul 2013 04:17 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Establishing a no-fly zone to protect Syrian rebels would require hundreds of U.S. aircraft at a cost as much as $1 billion per month and no assurance that it would change the momentum in the 2-year-old civil war, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday in a cautionary assessment of more aggressive American military action.

Exclusive: U.S. congressional hurdles lifted on arming Syrian rebels Posted: 22 Jul 2013 03:45 PM PDT By Tabassum Zakaria and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama can go ahead with a plan for the United States to arm the struggling Syrian rebels after some congressional concerns were eased, a key Republican lawmaker said on Monday. "We believe we are in a position that the administration can move forward," House of Representatives Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers told Reuters. The White House announced in June that it would offer military aid to vetted groups of Syrian rebels after two years of balking at directly sending arms to the opposition. ...

Hundreds of Al Qaeda Militants Escaped From Abu Ghraib Posted: 22 Jul 2013 02:47 PM PDT Several hundred prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq escaped this weekend after a late-night militant assault on the facility last Saturday. The escaped inmates, at least 500 of them in all, include many top Al Qaeda officials.

U.S. working on date for Israeli, Palestinian meetings Posted: 22 Jul 2013 01:17 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is working to bring together Israeli and Palestinian representatives in Washington in the coming weeks to seek ways to open direct talks in the long-moribund Israeli-Palestinian peace process, officials said on Monday. The talks about the possibility of talks, which could come as early as next week, represent the most tangible achievement from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's lengthy shuttle diplomacy in the region in recent weeks. ...

Al Qaeda militants flee Iraq jail in violent mass break-out Posted: 22 Jul 2013 12:06 PM PDT By Kareem Raheem and Ziad al-Sinjary BAGHDAD/MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Hundreds of convicts, including senior members of al Qaeda, broke out of Iraq's Abu Ghraib jail as comrades launched a military-style assault to free them, authorities said on Monday. The deadly raid on the high-security jail happened as Sunni Muslim militants are gaining momentum in their insurgency against the Shi'ite-led government that came to power after the U.S. invasion to oust Saddam Hussein. ...

How many jihadis just escaped from Abu Ghraib? Posted: 22 Jul 2013 11:56 AM PDT Sophisticated overnight attacks on two Iraqi prisons on the outskirts of Baghdad involving mortars, rocket-propelled grenades, and dozens of attackers are a sign of growing potency for the country's Sunni insurgents.

Deadly Iraq prison raids free hundreds of inmates Posted: 22 Jul 2013 11:01 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security forces locked down areas around the infamous Abu Ghraib prison and another high-security detention facility on Baghdad's outskirts Monday to hunt for escaped inmates and militants after daring insurgent assaults set hundreds of detainees free.

The Day I Wore a Kilt to Work Posted: 22 Jul 2013 10:48 AM PDT I wore a skirt to work on Friday, okay? Laugh all you want. It was a kilt, to be precise, but I know that many of my fellow New Yorkers won't bother with the distinction. Whatever. The kilt was breezy, even in the stale July heat. It was better than shorts. Way better than pants. So, as I said, mock me with abandon, but know that it won't make a difference. Because I was the one who benefited from excellent air circulation, not to mention a stylish tartan.

While You Were Watching a Baby, 500 Inmates Escaped Iraq's Abu Ghraib Prison Posted: 22 Jul 2013 10:06 AM PDT In the United Kingdom and around the world, lots of people spent Monday waiting for a royal baby to show up. Eventually, the baby was born, and it was a boy, and it was all totally great. But here's something many people may have missed: In Iraq, hundreds of Qaida militants escaped from the infamous Abu Ghraib prison in a raid that began Sunday night.

Video Claims to Show Imam on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount Calling for Caliphate and Destruction of the U.S., France, Britain, Rome Posted: 22 Jul 2013 09:02 AM PDT "What happened at the al-Aqsa Mosque during last week's Friday prayers should be sounding alarm bells in the U.S., Britain and France."

Hundreds escape in deadly Iraq prison raids Posted: 22 Jul 2013 07:19 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of Iraqi inmates escaped after insurgents armed with mortars and machines guns launched coordinated late-night assaults on two high-security prisons, sparking gun battles that left dozens of people dead, officials said Monday.

Helen Thomas—a reporter who 'stood there' for those who couldn't Posted: 22 Jul 2013 07:18 AM PDT Helen Thomas stood there. She stood in the front row as long as they let her. She asked the first question at the press conferences as long as they let her, too.

How the NSA is Using Cell Phone Data to Drone Civilians (In Pakistan) Posted: 22 Jul 2013 06:52 AM PDT In late 2001, a National Security Agency analyst was asked to do something unusual. Instead of locating a target's cell phone to eavesdrop on his conversation, the analyst was asked for the phone's location in real-time. It was apparently the beginning of the NSA's role in the CIA's drone operations that, a new report compiled by Pakistan suggests, had killed nearly 200 civilians by 2009.

Syria death toll climbs as West label civil war a stalemate Posted: 22 Jul 2013 06:28 AM PDT • A daily summary of global reports on security issues.

Coordinated attacks on Iraq prisons kill dozens Posted: 22 Jul 2013 05:47 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Late-night jailbreak attempts at two major prisons outside Baghdad have killed dozens, including at least 25 members of Iraq's security forces who battled militants armed with car bombs, mortars and machine guns, officials said Monday.

Iraq: 25 soldiers, police dead in prison raid Posted: 22 Jul 2013 03:41 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Jailbreak attempts at two major prisons outside Baghdad have claimed the lives of at least 25 members of Iraq's security forces, while a car bombing targeting soldiers early Monday killed another 12, according to officials.

Militants attack two Iraq prisons, killing 26 soldiers, policemen Posted: 22 Jul 2013 03:09 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Militants attacked two prisons in Iraq overnight, killing 26 soldiers and policemen during failed attempts to break in and free the inmates, police and medics said. One of the jails was located in the town of Taji 20 km (12 miles) north of the capital, and the other in Abu Ghraib, on the western outskirts of Baghdad. (Reporting by Kareem Raheem; Writing by Isabel Coles; Editing by Jon Boyle)

Iraq: 25 security forces dead in prison raid Posted: 22 Jul 2013 02:47 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Jailbreak attempts at two major prisons outside Baghdad have claimed the lives of at least 25 members of Iraq's security forces, while a car bombing targeting soldiers early Monday killed another 12, according to officials.

Suicide attack kills at least 12 in northern Iraq Posted: 22 Jul 2013 12:52 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laded car into an army patrol in northern Iraq early Monday morning, killing at least 12 people, police and medical officials said.

Pentagon chief can't offer hope in budget cuts Posted: 22 Jul 2013 12:45 AM PDT JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The audience gasped in surprise and gave a few low whistles as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivered the news that furloughs, which have forced a 20 percent pay cut on most of the military's civilian workforce, probably will continue next year, and it might get worse.

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