2014年9月17日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Iraq


Jane Smiley on longlist for National Book Awards

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 04:55 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Novels by Marilynne Robinson, Jane Smiley and Richard Powers were among the 10 nominees on the fiction longlist for the National Book Awards.

Obama calls for 'united' Britain

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 04:39 PM PDT

The Union Flag and Saltire, the national flag of Scotland, are flown above the Treasury building in central London on September 17, 2014Washington (AFP) - On the eve of Scotland's historic independence referendum, US President Barack Obama issued a plea for Washington's key ally Britain to remain "strong, robust and united."


Obama praises House vote on arming Syrian rebels

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 04:37 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks at U.S. Central Command (CentCom) at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla. on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. Obama consulted with military officials about the U.S. counterterrorism campaign against Islamic State militants during his visit. (AP Photo/The Tampa Bay Times, James Borchuck , Pool)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama praised a House vote Wednesday granting him authority for the U.S. military to train and arm moderate Syrian rebels, calling it an important step toward confronting the Islamic State group.


Arrests in large-scale Australian counter-terror raids

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 04:27 PM PDT

Australian police stand guard as people protest at Hyde Park in Sydney, on September 15, 2012. Australia recently raised the terror threat level to "high" for the first time in a decadePolice on Thursday made a series of arrests in pre-dawn counter-terrorism raids across Sydney and Brisbane, with those detained reportedly suspected of links to the jihadist group Islamic State.


AP Interview: Iraq premier nixes US ground troops

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 04:25 PM PDT

Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. Iraq's new prime minister says foreign ground troops are neither necessary nor wanted in his country's fight against the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)Iraq's prime minister strongly rejected the idea of the U.S. or other nations sending ground forces to his country to help fight the Islamic State group, saying Wednesday that foreign troops are "out of the question."


Iran's Rouhani: Islamic State beheadings a concern for mankind: NBC

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 04:22 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani denounced Islamic State's beheading of innocent people, saying the militant group's shameful actions violate Islamic principles, NBC News said in excerpts of an interview released on Wednesday. "From the viewpoint of the Islamic tenets and culture, killing ... innocent people equals the killing of the whole humanity," Rouhani told the television network, according to NBC. ...

US House approves plan to train Syria rebels in IS fight

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 04:20 PM PDT

Rebel fighters take part in a training session in the northeastern city of Deir Ezzor, on March 25, 2014Washington (AFP) - US lawmakers voted Wednesday to authorize training and arming of Syrian rebels to combat Islamist radicals, a crucial step in President Barack Obama's bid to thwart extremism surging across Iraq and Syria.


Obama and US lawmakers turn up heat on IS

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 04:12 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama speaks from the fitness and sports center following a visit to the US Central Command (CENTCOM) at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida on September 17, 2014Washington (AFP) - Barack Obama and US lawmakers ratcheted up the pressure on the Islamic State on Wednesday, the president declaring there was no hiding place for the jihadists and warning: "Our reach is long."


Nuclear deal elusive as Iran, six powers resume talks in New York

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 04:06 PM PDT

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif addresses the media during a news conference in ViennaBy Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A diplomatic breakthrough is unlikely on a nuclear deal to end sanctions against Iran when talks resume in New York this week between Tehran and six world powers deadlocked after a year of negotiations. The talks between Iran and the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China are re-starting after a two-month hiatus and amid Washington and Tehran ruling out cooperation on fighting Islamic State militants who have taken over swaths of Iraq and Syria. ...


U.S., Iran to hold bilateral talks in New York this week

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 04:06 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The No. 2 and 3 U.S. diplomats will hold bilateral talks with Iranian officials about Tehran's nuclear program on Wednesday and Thursday in New York, the U.S. State Department said. "Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy R. Sherman, and Senior Advisor Jacob J. Sullivan will travel to New York for consultations with Iranian officials September 17-18," it said in a statement. A U.S. ...

Funding for Fight Against ISIS Gets Thumbs Up from House, Despite Reservations

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 04:00 PM PDT

The House on Wednesday agreed to grant President Obama's request for authorization to train and equip Syrian Free Army rebels to help fight ISIS. Many lawmakers also fear that the president might end up leading the country back into another major war in Iraq, despite his repeated promise not to deploy U.S. In the showdown over the authorization request, the House voted 273 to 156 to approve it, with 159 Republicans joining 114 Democrats to approve the measure as part of a major spending bill. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) said the amendment "ultimately lets the president start a process" that he laid out in his televised speech last week.

House grudgingly approves arms for Syrian rebels

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 03:56 PM PDT

Secretary of State John Kerry settles into his seat as he arrives to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the US strategy to defeat the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House voted grudgingly to give the administration authority to train and arm Syrian rebels on Wednesday as President Barack Obama emphasized anew that American forces "do not and will not have a combat mission" in the struggle against Islamic State militants in either Iraq or Syria.


U.S. advisers may take forward positions in Iraq fighting

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 03:48 PM PDT

By Jeff Mason MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE Fla. (Reuters) - Some U.S. military advisers could end up in front-line positions in the fight against Islamic State militants, the White House said on Wednesday, although President Barack Obama vowed that America would not fight another ground war in Iraq. The House of Representatives gave a green light to a key plank of Obama's strategy against Islamic State, approving authorization for the Pentagon to train and arm moderate Syrian rebels to fight the radical Islamist militants. The legislation now goes to the Senate. ...

Iraq Jihadists face growing pressure, but no US troops

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 03:43 PM PDT

An Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighter holds a position on the front line in Khazer near the Kurdish checkpoint of Aski kalak, on September 16, 2014Baghdad (AFP) - Elite Iraqi troops backed by US jets battled jihadists near Baghdad Wednesday as President Barack Obama insisted US ground troops would not be deployed to battle the Islamic State group.


U.S. House votes to arm Syrian rebels, but questions remain

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 03:36 PM PDT

Mitc McConnell speaks to reporters at the Capitol in WashingtonBy Patricia Zengerle and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives approved President Barack Obama's plan on Wednesday to train and arm moderate Syrian rebels, but questions remain over whether it will give them the advanced weapons they say they need to defeat Islamic State militants. ...


World will 'change course' on climate at UN summit

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 03:34 PM PDT

Cyclists pass through thick pollution from a factory in Yutian, China on July 18, 2006United Nations (United States) (AFP) - A UN summit on climate change will see the world "change course" and begin to seriously tackle global warming, UN climate envoy Mary Robinson said Wednesday.


School district police stock up free military gear

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 03:33 PM PDT

Sgt. Andres Vega, a Corpus Christi Independent School District police officer from Moody High School, prepares to enter a classroom room with a mock shooter inside during an active shooter training exercise Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014, at the old Lamar Elementary in Corpus Christi, Texas, Officer's with the district's police department go through active shooter simulations before each school year. (AP Photo/Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Michael Zamora) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT; TV OUTSchool police departments across the country have taken advantage of free military surplus gear, stocking up on mine resistant armored vehicles, grenade launchers and scores of M16 rifles.


Australia police launch massive 'counter-terrorism' raids

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 03:21 PM PDT

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Hundreds of heavily armed police raided homes in Sydney and Brisbane before dawn on Thursday, launching a large-scale Australian "counter-terrorism operation" just days after the country raised its national terror threat level to high for the first time. Australian police said the raids were focused on a dozen suburbs in west Sydney, while local media said operations were also taking place in the Queensland city of Brisbane. ...

Eyeing 2016, Rubio pushes American strength abroad

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 03:16 PM PDT

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., talk on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the U.S. strategy to defeat the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)MIAMI (AP) — Sen. Marco Rubio called Wednesday for increased U.S. defense spending and greater intervention abroad, positioning himself as the leading foreign policy hawk among Republicans considering runs for the White House.


It's personality versus policy in Iowa Senate race

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 03:13 PM PDT

This combo of 2014 file photos shows Iowa Democratic senatorial candidate, Rep. Bruce Braley, left, and Republican senatorial candidate State Sen. Joni Ernst. Iowa is a state with a relatively small number of veterans and no military bases, yet the hotly contested Senate race here is heavily focused on the military. The recent scandals surrounding veterans' health care and the air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq mean the troops are on people's minds. (AP Photo)DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The race for Iowa's open Senate seat could be dubbed the Resume vs. the Personality.


US military role in Iraq raises combat questions

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 02:48 PM PDT

In this Sept. 16, 2014, photo, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, and Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington. The White House and the Pentagon are grappling with how to explain what American military forces are doing and could do in Iraq as they battle the Islamic State militants. Speaking at U.S. Central Command on Wednesday, President Barack Obama reiterated his pledge to keep American troops out of combat missions. But hours later, Vice President Joe Biden appeared to be less certain about ground troops. "We'll determine that based on how the effort goes," Biden told reporters in Iowa. Biden's remarks echoed comments a day earlier from Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, the Joint Chiefs chairman, who said he may, if necessary, recommend to the president that U.S. ground forces accompany Iraqi troops on attacks against Islamic State targets, particularly in certain complex missions or if there were threats to the U.S. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and the Pentagon are grappling with how to explain what American military forces are doing and could do in Iraq as they battle the Islamic State militants.


John Bolton Endorses Three Oklahoma GOP Candidates

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 02:47 PM PDT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Amb. John Bolton endorses three candidates for elected office in Oklahoma and will make a PAC contribution to each campaign. This brings the total number of candidate endorsements for the midterm election to 33. Rep. Lankford is running for the U.S. Senate against state Senator Connie Johnson, while retired Lt. Col. Steve Russell is running to represent the 5th District, being vacated by Lankford, and Rep. Bridenstine is running for reelect in the 1st District. ...

Muted expectations for Obama, Rouhani meeting

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 02:38 PM PDT

In this Sept. 10, 2013 photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during an interview with state television at the presidency in Tehran, Iran. One year ago, President Barack Obama and Rouhani came close to ending the decades-long freeze on face-to-face meetings between their countries' leaders. In late September 2014 both men are scheduled to again be in New York for United Nations meetings but expectations for even a handshake are more muted than they were last fall. (AP Photo/Presidency Office, Rouzbeh Jadidoleslam)WASHINGTON (AP) — One year ago, President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani came close to ending the decades-long freeze on face-to-face meetings between their countries' leaders.


Iran's Rouhani slams US troop veto in IS fight

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 02:27 PM PDT

A handout picture released by the official website of the Iranian president shows President Hassan Rouhani speaking in Khoramabad on June 18,2014Washington (AFP) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday criticized the United States for its refusal to send troops into combat in the battle against Islamic State militants he claimed were seeking to "kill humanity."


Sen. Boxer SHOCKED Kerry Withstood Angry Criticism In ISIS Hearing

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 02:16 PM PDT

California Sen. Barbara Boxer was absolutely shocked Wednesday that senators would aim angry comments at Secretary of State John Kerry, while he was testifying before committee about the U.S. strategy for dealing with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

House Passes Obama's Plan to Arm Syrian Rebels

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 02:02 PM PDT

House Passes Obama's Plan to Arm Syrian RebelsThe House on Wednesday passed a measure giving President Obama the approval he sought to train and arm Syrian rebels as part of war against the Islamic State.


Why Congress must vote on Obama's war with IS

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 01:56 PM PDT

Some wars are necessary. Yet war itself is human folly. Reconciling these two seeming truths will long remain a challenge, President Obama stated in a 2009 speech accepting the Nobel Peace Prize.

Kerry Reminds CodePink He Was Anti-War Before It Was Cool

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 01:41 PM PDT

Kerry Reminds CodePink He Was Anti-War Before It Was CoolCodePink activists protested a Senate hearing on President Obama's plan to bomb the Islamic State for a second straight day, but this time, John Kerry was ready for them. I understand dissent. I've lived it.


Top U.S. security threats: lone wolves, Syria fighters : officials

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 01:15 PM PDT

A view is seen of smoke billowing after American air strikes in KhazirBy Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans radicalized by online propaganda from Islamic State and other militant groups pose the main terrorist threat to the United States, which is especially vulnerable to foreign fighters returning from Syria, senior U.S. security officials said on Wednesday. While there is no evidence that the radical Islamist group plans an attack on U.S. soil, its vigorous propaganda machine and sophisticated online recruitment efforts created a clear potential threat, they said. ...


Air strikes not enough to destroy Islamic State: U.S. general

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 01:15 PM PDT

By Adrian Croft WIESBADEN Germany (Reuters) - Air strikes alone will not be enough to destroy Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria, and Baghdad will need training to rebuild ground forces capable of "going after them and rooting them out," the U.S. Army Chief of Staff said on Wednesday. Three years after U.S. forces pulled out of Iraq, President Barack Obama has ordered air strikes to halt Islamic State fighters who made rapid advances earlier this year as Iraqi forces melted away. General Ray Odierno, who commanded U.S. ...

Obama could deploy U.S. military advisers to forward positions in Iraq: White House

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 12:54 PM PDT

U.S. President Obama speaks after a military briefing at U.S. Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base in TampaABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama would consider requests to "forward deploy" U.S. military advisers with Iraqi troops "on a case-by-case basis" if they are needed, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Wednesday. "They would not be personally or directly engaging the enemy," Earnest told reporters traveling back from Tampa with Obama. (Reporting by Jeff Mason, Steve Holland and Roberta Rampton; Editing by Sandra Maler)


Pelosi: The More Violent Iraq Gets, The More Reason NOT To Send Troops

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 12:46 PM PDT

House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi said she would not vote for a return of troops on the ground in Iraq under any circumstances, because that would only exacerbate the violence.

U.S. House passes Fed audit bill; measure seen doomed in Senate

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 12:37 PM PDT

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill on Wednesday that would open up Federal Reserve monetary policy decisions to a congressional audit, reviving a measure passed in 2012. But the legislation approved by the Republican-dominated House is expected to meet a fate similar to its predecessor's: death in the Democratic-controlled Senate. The "Federal Reserve Transparency Act" passed 333-92 in a bipartisan vote. It is largely similar to the 2012 "Audit the Fed" bill championed by former libertarian Representative Ron Paul. ...

Biden: Troops not needed now, but will reassess

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 12:34 PM PDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden is apparently leaving the door open to U.S. ground troops helping Iraqi security forces repel Islamic State militants.

Kurds not ready to recapture Mosul: Iraqi minister

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 12:30 PM PDT

Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters hold a position on the front line in Khazer, west of Arbil on September 16, 2014Arbil (Iraq) (AFP) - Iraq's Kurdish peshmerga forces are not yet ready to wrest the city of Mosul back from the jihadist fighters who captured it on June 10, a top leader said Wednesday.


Jihadists claim bomb that killed six Egypt police

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 12:16 PM PDT

A convoy of Egyptian armoured vehicles head along a road in El-Arish on the Sinai Peninsula on the way to the city of Rafah near the Gaza border on August 13, 2011Cairo (AFP) - Egypt's deadliest militant group has claimed the killing of six policemen in a roadside bomb in the Sinai Peninsula, where security forces frequently clash with jihadists.


Spain to replace Dutch in Turkey Patriot missile deployment

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 12:14 PM PDT

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain will send a Patriot anti-ballistic missile battery to Turkey's southern border with Syria as part of a NATO initiative, Defense Minister Pedro Morenes said on Wednesday, replacing the Netherlands' contribution to the deployment. The Netherlands, Germany and the United States had each sent two Patriot missile batteries and soldiers to operate them in early 2013, after Turkey, a NATO ally, called for aid to defend itself against attacks from Syria, on its southern border. "We will collaborate... ...

Biden says 'Shylocks' was poor choice of words

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 12:04 PM PDT

Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the kickoff of the Nuns on the Bus tour, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday he used a poor choice of words when he referred to unscrupulous moneylenders as "Shylocks," and a prominent group that fights anti-Semitism called it a teachable moment about the harmful effects of stereotypes.


Attacks kill at least 11 in Iraq

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 11:56 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide car bombing on a security post outside Baghdad and explosion on a crowded commercial street in the Iraqi capital killed at least 11 people Wednesday, officials said.

U.N. Security Council to discuss Dutch report on MH17 downing

Posted: 17 Sep 2014 11:50 AM PDT

Members of a group of international experts inspect the territory at the site where the downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed, near the village of HraboveBy Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over war-torn eastern Ukraine will be discussed by the U.N. Security Council on Friday after Russia requested a meeting on a Dutch finding that a large number of fragments hit the plane and tore it apart. Several foreign ministers are expected to attend the United Nations meeting on Friday morning, diplomats said, since they were already scheduled to attend a Security Council debate on Iraq on Friday afternoon, chaired by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. ...


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