2013年7月23日星期二

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq

Before the Abu Ghraib Jailbreak: Militant Escapes in Iraq and Afghanistan

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 03:37 PM PDT

Sunni insurgents assaulted Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison on Monday in an astonishing attack that reportedly freed hundreds of inmates, including leading members of al-Qaeda. The jailbreak has raised fears that a rising Sunni insurgency will once again destabilize a country riven by sectarian divisions. U.S. forces withdrew from Iraq nearly two years ago.

Al Qaeda says it freed 500 inmates in Iraq jail-break

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 02:15 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2009 file photo, guards stand at a cell block at the renovated Abu Ghraib prison, now renamed Baghdad Central Prison and run by Iraqis in Baghdad, Iraq. 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. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim, File)By Suadad al-Salhy BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Al Qaeda claimed responsibility on Tuesday for simultaneous raids on two Iraqi prisons and said more than 500 inmates had been set free in the operation, one of its most brazen in Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, formed earlier this year through a merger of al Qaeda's affiliates in Syria and Iraq, said it had stormed Baghdad's Abu Ghraib jail and another, some 20 km (12 miles) north of capital, after months of preparation. ...

Al-Qaida claims deadly prison raids in Iraq

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 01:23 PM PDT

FILE - in this Sept. 2, 2006 file photo, an Iraqi army armored vehicle patrols outside the Abu Ghraib prison on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq. Al-Qaida's branch in Iraq claimed responsibility Tuesday for audacious raids on two high-security prisons on the outskirts of Baghdad this week that killed dozens and set free hundreds of inmates, including some of its followers. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)BAGHDAD (AP) — Al-Qaida's branch in Iraq claimed responsibility Tuesday for audacious raids on two high-security prisons on the outskirts of Baghdad this week that killed dozens and set free hundreds of inmates, including some of its followers.

What will drive Israelis, Palestinians to talks

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 12:40 PM PDT

For more than 40 years, every American president has had to be a schoolyard teacher watching over Israelis and Palestinians, jumping in to persuade them either to stop fighting or to make up – until the next fight. This mediation role by the United States has sufficed to maintain an on again, off again peace. With negotiations expected to start again soon after three years of stalemate, will this time be any different?

Poland aims to be a more assertive power player in Europe

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 10:56 AM PDT

As Poland prepared to join the European Union, French President Jacques Chirac in 2003 told the Poles to "shut up" about their support for the unpopular, US-led invasion of Iraq.

US artist, Syrian children beautify refugee camp

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 09:25 AM PDT

Syrian refugee children peer from the window of their classroom, newly decorated with a mural, at Zaatari refugee camp, near the Syrian border, in Mafraq, Jordan, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Several writings in Arabic can be read on the mural, made up of old sayings and poetry that encourage the people to seek knowledge. Most of the trailers and tents match the beige color of the swirling sand surrounding the Zaatari refugee camp, home to about 120,000 Syrians who fled the nearly three-year war still gripping the nation. Slowly though, that's changing with the help of a U.S.-based artist who is leading children haunted by the conflict to paint buildings and walls at the crowded camp with murals expressing their lives and hopes. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)ZAATARI, Jordan (AP) — Young Syrian children, refugees of their country's grinding civil war, playfully grab paint brushes and rollers nearly as big as they are in this windswept desert camp, adding splashes of bright color to their bleak surroundings.

The Edge: The Moderator of the House

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 08:57 AM PDT

The Edge is National Journal's daily look at today in Washington -- and what's coming next. The email features analysis from NJ's top correspondents, the biggest stories of the day -- and always a few surprises. To subscribe, click here.

Pan-Kurdish congress planned to unify ranks amid regional turmoil

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 08:34 AM PDT

ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Kurds from Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria have agreed to convene a pan-Kurdish congress to tackle historical divisions and position themselves to take full advantage of regional upheaval. Often described as the world's largest ethnic group without a state of their own, Kurds regard the modern borders that have carved up their homeland of "Greater Kurdistan" as a historical injustice. ...

US surveillance, Syria at issue on defense bill

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 08:28 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 18, 2013 file photo, Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for a hearing to consider his reappointment to the military's highest post, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Establishing a no-fly zone to protect Syrian rebels would require hundreds of U.S. aircraft at a cost of upward of $1 billion per month and no assurance that it would change the momentum in the 2-year-old civil war, Dempsey said Monday in a cautionary assessment of more aggressive American military action. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The authority of the National Security Agency to collect phone records of millions of Americans sharply divided members of Congress on Tuesday as the House pressed ahead on legislation to fund the nation's military.

Kate Middleton probably spent less on childbirth than the average American woman

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 08:10 AM PDT

The royal baby may have cost less to deliver than your average Joe.Estimated cost for stay at Kate Middleton's private birthing suite: $15,000. Cost of average delivery in the United States: $30,000.

Iraq's spectacular Abu Ghraib prison break: Is al Qaeda back?

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 05:53 AM PDT

The infamous prison has become the latest battleground between Shiites and Sunnis in Iraq.As many 500 prisoners were freed, including hardcore militants, a victory for al Qaeda-linked groups

While You Were Watching a Baby, 500 Inmates Escaped Iraq's Abu Ghraib Prison

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 05:02 AM PDT

WASHINGTON -- 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.

Al Qaeda militants flee Iraq jail in violent mass break-out

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 03:51 AM PDT

An Iraqi soldier walks near watch tower of the newly named Baghdad Central Prison in Baghdad's Abu GhraibBy 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. ...

Iraq to import natural gas from Iran

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 03:43 AM PDT

An Iraqi government spokesman says Baghdad has signed a deal with Iran to import natural gas for power generation, further intertwining the economies of the two Shiite-dominated countries. Electricity ...

Iraq: Al-Qaida claims prison raids

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 03:13 AM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 28, 2011 file photo, Security forces gather at the scene of a suicide car bomb explosion in the town of Taji, about 12 miles (20 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq. 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. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)BAGHDAD (AP) — Al-Qaida's arm in Iraq has claimed responsibility for deadly raids on prisons on the outskirts of Baghdad this week that set free hundreds of prisoners, including some of its followers.

10 things you need to know today: July 23, 2013

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 01:10 AM PDT

Onlookers crowd in for a look at the royal birth announcement at Buckingham Palace.The royal baby finally arrives, Brazilians welcome Pope Francis, and more

Amis, Rushdie and McEwan appear together in NY

Posted: 22 Jul 2013 11:33 PM PDT

File-This Sept. 8, 2012 file photo shows author Salman Rushdie posing for a photo as he promotes the movie "Midnight's Children" during the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto. Put Rushdie, Martin Amis and Ian McEwan on a stage and expect a night of high art and school boy humor, of reading, writing and Christopher Hitchens. (AP Photo/The Canadian Presss, Chris Young, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Put Salman Rushdie, Martin Amis and Ian McEwan on a stage and expect a night of high art and school boy humor, of reading, writing and Christopher Hitchens.

Security Insiders: Thad Allen Should Replace Napolitano as Homeland Security Secretary

Posted: 22 Jul 2013 11:30 PM PDT

Thad Allen, a retired Coast Guard admiral widely praised for his handling of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, should replace Janet Napolitano as Homeland Security Secretary when she retires in September, a plurality of National Journal's National Security Insiders say.

The White House Has the Approval it Needs to Arm Syrian Rebels

Posted: 22 Jul 2013 08:49 PM PDT

The White House Has the Approval it Needs to Arm Syrian RebelsOn the same day that the Pentagon provided Congress with a list of military options concerning Syria, reports emerged that the White House is pretty much ready to move forward with covert CIA-run plan to arm the Syrian rebels. 

Exclusive: U.S. congressional hurdles lifted on arming Syrian rebels

Posted: 22 Jul 2013 06:02 PM PDT

Free Syrian Army fighters move through a hole in a wall in the northern town of Khan al-Assal, after seizing itBy Tabassum Zakaria and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will move forward with a plan for the United States to arm the struggling Syrian rebels after some congressional concerns were eased, officials 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. ...

WRONG QUESTIONS ARE BEING ASKED IN WAKE OF ZIMMERMAN TRIAL

Posted: 22 Jul 2013 05:33 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- The result of George Zimmerman's trial for killing Trayvon Martin has widely been transformed into a new civil rights event. A white man -- or a "white Hispanic," an inventive new description -- kills a black man under dubious circumstances, and parts of the nation explode.I keep wondering whether we are focusing on the right questions in this tragic story. ...

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