2013年8月17日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

Iraq premier warns of weapons smuggled from Syria

Posted: 17 Aug 2013 10:34 AM PDT

Mourners unload the coffin of Imad Younis, 22, who was killed in a car bomb attack, in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. A wave of car bombs on Wednesday killed and wounded dozens of people, the latest attacks in a months-long surge in violence. More than 3,000 people have been killed in violence during the past few months, raising fears Iraq could see a new round of widespread sectarian bloodshed similar to that which brought the country to the edge of civil war in 2006 and 2007. (AP Photo/Haider Hamdani)BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's prime minister warned Saturday that weapons and fighters flowing into Syria are now making their way to Iraq, as a rising tide of violence sweeps across the country.

Attacks on checkpoints in Iraq kill 9 soldiers

Posted: 17 Aug 2013 08:49 AM PDT

Mourners unload the coffin of Imad Younis, 22, who was killed in a car bomb attack, in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. A wave of car bombs on Wednesday killed and wounded dozens of people, the latest attacks in a months-long surge in violence. More than 3,000 people have been killed in violence during the past few months, raising fears Iraq could see a new round of widespread sectarian bloodshed similar to that which brought the country to the edge of civil war in 2006 and 2007. (AP Photo/Haider Hamdani)BAGHDAD (AP) — Attacks on security checkpoints in central Iraq killed nine soldiers and wounded five on Saturday, officials said.

Egypt challenges Obama's Arab Spring philosophy

Posted: 17 Aug 2013 07:55 AM PDT

FILE- In this Aug. 15, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama makes a statement to reporters regarding events in Egypt from his rental vacation home in Chilmark, Mass., on the island of Martha's Vineyard. As Arab Spring democracy uprisings spread across the Middle East, Obama's response to the political unrest has been to voice support for people seeking representative governments but limit the role the United States will play to shape those efforts. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — As Arab Spring democracy uprisings spread across the Middle East, President Barack Obama's response to the political unrest has been to voice support for people seeking representative governments but limit the role the United States will play to shape those efforts.

Gunmen kill 11 near Syrian Christian villages

Posted: 17 Aug 2013 07:35 AM PDT

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Gunmen shot dead 11 people, mostly Christians, near a town in central Syria on Saturday, state media and activists said, an attack described by a local resident as aimed at members of the religious minority.

Bomb hits Iraq's main commodity port, traffic unaffected

Posted: 17 Aug 2013 06:44 AM PDT

By Aref Mohammed BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - A truck bomb exploded at Iraq's main commodities port near the oil-exporting southern city of Basra, wounding four people on Saturday, but officials said shipping traffic at the Umm Qasr docks was not affected. Umm Qasr port, near Iraq's border with Kuwait, sits at the top of the strategic Gulf waterway and does not export oil. Imports handled there include grain shipments and heavy equipment used in the energy industry. ...

Rundown on the 2016 presidential prep checklist

Posted: 17 Aug 2013 06:04 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The 2016 presidential election only seems far away if you're not planning to run in it. For those who are thinking about seeking their party's presidential nomination, there's so very much to do, starting yesterday.

2016 campaign checklist: Who's doing what

Posted: 17 Aug 2013 06:04 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — This is the season of cultivation for people who might run for president in 2016.

Traffic unaffected at Iraq's Umm Qasr port after truck bomb

Posted: 17 Aug 2013 05:39 AM PDT

BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Shipping traffic was unaffected by a truck bomb at Iraq's southern Umm Qasr commodities port on Saturday, a maritime transport official said. "Shipping movements and unloading operations at Umm Qasr port were not disrupted by the explosion," Mahdi Askar, an official with the state-run General Company for Maritime Transport told Reuters. Askar and a provincial official said the blast was caused by a truck bomb. Umm Qasr is near the oil-exporting southern city of Basra. ...

Iraq officials: checkpoint attacks kill 9 soldiers

Posted: 17 Aug 2013 05:28 AM PDT

Mourners unload the coffin of Imad Younis, 22, who was killed in a car bomb attack, in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. A wave of car bombs on Wednesday killed and wounded dozens of people, the latest attacks in a months-long surge in violence. More than 3,000 people have been killed in violence during the past few months, raising fears Iraq could see a new round of widespread sectarian bloodshed similar to that which brought the country to the edge of civil war in 2006 and 2007. (AP Photo/Haider Hamdani)BAGHDAD (AP) — Attacks on security checkpoints in central Iraq killed nine soldiers and wounded five others Saturday, officials said.

Officials: Checkpoint attacks kill 7 Iraq soldiers

Posted: 17 Aug 2013 03:26 AM PDT

Mourners unload the coffin of Imad Younis, 22, who was killed in a car bomb attack, in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. A wave of car bombs on Wednesday killed and wounded dozens of people, the latest attacks in a months-long surge in violence. More than 3,000 people have been killed in violence during the past few months, raising fears Iraq could see a new round of widespread sectarian bloodshed similar to that which brought the country to the edge of civil war in 2006 and 2007. (AP Photo/Haider Hamdani)BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials say that attacks on security checkpoints in central Iraq have killed seven soldiers.

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