Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• US girls stopped in Germany, suspected of trying to join IS
• Canada's parliament attacked near where prime minister was speaking, Harper safe
• Iraqi Kurds approve sending fighters to aid Syrian town
• Iraqis return to school after delay from unrest
• Canada soldier, gunman dead in Ottawa parliament attack
• Blackwater guards found guilty in Iraq shootings
• A Republican Senate means changing the chairmen
• Saudi convicts 27 for plotting attack on US forces
• Air strikes repel IS assault on Iraq dam: US
• Blackwater's Guilt
• Iraqi Kurds approve deploying forces to Syria's Kobane
• Blackwater guards found guilty in 2007 Iraq killings
• EU's Juncker wins green light for 'last chance' team
• Iraqi Kurds authorize sending fighters to Kobani
• Blogs, videos and verse: an Iraqi poet's quest to heal her homeland
• US jury returns guilty verdicts for all 4 former Blackwater guards charged in Iraq shootings
• Jury returns guilty verdicts for all 4 former Blackwater guards charged in Iraq shootings
• Strikes hit Islamic State near Syrian border town, Iraqi dam: U.S.
• Iraqi Kurdistan parliament votes to send forces to Kobani
• Air strikes kill around 25 Islamic State fighters in Iraq: residents
• Syria says shoots down two of three 'IS warplanes'
• 'Parliament Hill Is Under Attack'
• Amid regional turmoil, Israel looks to its firm bond with Jordan
• Syria says shoots down two of three Islamic State jets
• Saudi Arabia sentences 13 over plot to attack U.S. soldiers
• Filming in fear: Edward Snowden as 'Citizenfour'
• Syria says giving military support to Kurds in Kobane
• Sweden raises estimate of foreign fighters
• Have We Reached Peak ISIS?
• Is Iowa's Joni Ernst a pragmatist or a partisan? The Senate's balance of power could hinge on the answer
• Tribes in tense Abu Ghraib vow to keep IS out
• Saudi jails 13 for plan to attack US forces
• AP-GfK Poll: 5 things to know about midterms poll
• Today in History
• Australian officials deny elite troop shortage
• Australian lawmaker asks ICC to probe asylum policy

US girls stopped in Germany, suspected of trying to join IS Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:49 AM PDT Washington (AFP) - Three teenage American girls who were suspected of wanting to join Islamic State jihadists were sent home after they were intercepted in Germany, US media reports and officials said Wednesday.

Canada's parliament attacked near where prime minister was speaking, Harper safe Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:49 AM PDT By Randall Palmer and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - At least one gunman entered Canada's parliament buildings on Wednesday and many shots were fired just outside the room where Prime Minister Stephen Harper was addressing a meeting of legislators. Harper was safely removed from the building but parliament was locked down. Eyewitnesses said at least 30 shots were fired in dramatic scenes in the heart of the Canadian capital. "PM (Harper) was addressing caucus, then a huge boom, followed by rat-a-tat shots. We all scattered. ...

Iraqi Kurds approve sending fighters to aid Syrian town Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:35 AM PDT By Isabel Coles and Dasha Afanasieva ARBIL Iraq/MURSITPINAR Turkey (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdish lawmakers approved a plan on Wednesday to send fighters to the Syrian town of Kobani to relieve fellow Kurds under attack by Islamic State militants, marking the semi-autonomous region's first military foray into Syria's war. Kobani lies on the border with Turkey and Islamic State fighters keen to consolidate territorial gains in northern Syria have pressed an offensive against the town even as U.S.-led forces started bombing their positions. ...

Iraqis return to school after delay from unrest Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:34 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi students returned to school on Wednesday amid tightened security as the academic year began a month late because thousands of people displaced by last summer's onslaught by the Islamic State group had taken shelter in school buildings.

Canada soldier, gunman dead in Ottawa parliament attack Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:32 AM PDT Ottawa (AFP) - Gunfire echoed through the Gothic halls of the Canadian parliament Wednesday as police shot dead a gunman who had killed a soldier guarding a nearby war memorial before storming the building.

Blackwater guards found guilty in Iraq shootings Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:25 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Four former Blackwater security guards were convicted Wednesday in the 2007 shootings of more than 30 Iraqis in Baghdad, an incident that inflamed anti-American sentiment around the globe and was denounced by critics as an illustration of a war gone horribly wrong.

A Republican Senate means changing the chairmen Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:59 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — If Republicans win the Senate, the Pentagon should brace for constant grilling from Sen. John McCain, who has found fault with nearly every aspect of President Barack Obama's national security policies.

Saudi convicts 27 for plotting attack on US forces Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:46 AM PDT RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A court in Saudi Arabia sentenced 27 people to prison for planning a series of attacks against U.S. forces in Qatar and Kuwait, with more than half of the defendants charged on Wednesday with also trying to join forces with a group in Syria to smuggle fighters to Iraq, official media reports said.

Air strikes repel IS assault on Iraq dam: US Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:44 AM PDT Washington (AFP) - A dozen US-led air strikes have helped fend off an assault by Islamic State jihadists on the strategic Mosul dam in Iraq, the Pentagon said Wednesday.

Blackwater's Guilt Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:33 AM PDT A federal jury has found four former Blackwater security guards guilty in the killing of 14 Iraqis in 2007, an episode that destroyed the reputation of the military contractor and damaged relations between the U.S. and the Iraqi government.

Iraqi Kurds approve deploying forces to Syria's Kobane Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:31 AM PDT Arbil (Iraq) (AFP) - Iraqi Kurdish regional lawmakers Wednesday approved the deployment of security forces to the Syrian town of Kobane to help Kurds battling the Islamic State jihadist group, the parliament speaker said.

Blackwater guards found guilty in 2007 Iraq killings Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:10 AM PDT Washington (AFP) - Four former employees of the Blackwater security firm were found guilty Wednesday in connection with the 2007 shootings of more than 30 Iraqis in Baghdad that left 14 dead.

EU's Juncker wins green light for 'last chance' team Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:03 AM PDT Strasbourg (France) (AFP) - The EU's incoming chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker vowed Wednesday to seize the "last chance" for the bloc as his team of commissioners won parliamentary approval to start work on a stalling economy and foreign policy challenges.

Iraqi Kurds authorize sending fighters to Kobani Posted: 22 Oct 2014 09:34 AM PDT IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Lawmakers in Iraq's largely autonomous Kurdish region voted Wednesday to authorize sending Kurdish fighters known as peshmerga to help defend the embattled town of Kobani in Syria, where fellow Kurds are facing an onslaught by militants of the Islamic State group.

Blogs, videos and verse: an Iraqi poet's quest to heal her homeland Posted: 22 Oct 2014 09:13 AM PDT By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) - Iraqi-born poet Amal al-Jubouri may not have the Hollywood recognition of Angelina Jolie, but both women are artists who have decided to use their talents and profile to help the victims of war. When al-Jubouri, one of foremost poets writing in Arabic, met Jolie this year, she urged the actress and U.N. humanitarian envoy to go with her and see the worsening hardships in her homeland. Jolie has already visited Iraq in previous years. "I said: 'Iraq is burning, Angelina. ...

US jury returns guilty verdicts for all 4 former Blackwater guards charged in Iraq shootings Posted: 22 Oct 2014 09:09 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — US jury returns guilty verdicts for all 4 former Blackwater guards charged in Iraq shootings.

Jury returns guilty verdicts for all 4 former Blackwater guards charged in Iraq shootings Posted: 22 Oct 2014 09:07 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Jury returns guilty verdicts for all 4 former Blackwater guards charged in Iraq shootings.

Strikes hit Islamic State near Syrian border town, Iraqi dam: U.S. Posted: 22 Oct 2014 09:06 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States conducted further air strikes against Islamic State forces on Tuesday and Wednesday, targeting the militant group near Iraq's Mosul Dam and the Syrian border town of Kobani, according to U.S. Central Command. A U.S.-led coalition conducted 12 air strikes near the Mosul Dam complex in northern Iraq, Central Command said in a statement on Wednesday. U.S. forces also conducted six air strikes close to Kobani near Syria's border with Turkey, it said. ...

Iraqi Kurdistan parliament votes to send forces to Kobani Posted: 22 Oct 2014 08:04 AM PDT ARBIL Iraq (Reuters) - Lawmakers in Iraq's Kurdistan region said on Wednesday they voted in favor of sending Kurdish forces to the besieged Syrian town of Kobani via Turkey. Kurdistan President Masoud Barzani sent a letter to parliament late on Tuesday seeking approval to deploy the region's peshmerga forces abroad to fight alongside Syrian Kurds. Kobani, a predominantly Kurdish town on the border with Turkey, has been under sustained attack for weeks from better-armed Islamic State militants who have overrun vast swathes of Iraq and Syria. ...

Air strikes kill around 25 Islamic State fighters in Iraq: residents Posted: 22 Oct 2014 08:04 AM PDT By Saif Hameed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Coalition air strikes killed around 25 Islamic State fighters on Wednesday near the northern Iraqi city of Baiji, residents told Reuters. They said a series of bombings beginning in the early hours hit the town of al-Siniya, west of Baiji, a strategic city adjacent to the country's largest refinery, part of a multinational effort to check the group's progress. Iraqi army tanks and armored vehicles on Wednesday also fought off an advance by Islamic State militants on the town of Amiriya Fallujah, west of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, army sources said. ...

Syria says shoots down two of three 'IS warplanes' Posted: 22 Oct 2014 07:52 AM PDT Damascus (AFP) - Syria's air force has destroyed two of three warplanes reportedly seized by fighters of the Islamic State group in the north of the country, Information Minister Omran al-Zohbi said.

'Parliament Hill Is Under Attack' Posted: 22 Oct 2014 07:17 AM PDT Government buildings on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, are on lockdown Wednesday morning as police continue to search for a suspect after a series of shootings in the heart of the capital. One member of the Canadian Armed Force was killed, as was one of the gunman. A parliamentary guard was also shot in the leg. Neither of the deceased have been identified by police, at this time, no one is in custody and this has been deemed an "ongoing joint police operation" and "fluid." Scene of the monument before the incident @kamakazi19982

Amid regional turmoil, Israel looks to its firm bond with Jordan Posted: 22 Oct 2014 05:45 AM PDT By Luke Baker JERUSALEM (Reuters) - If there were a heat map showing instability in the Middle East, the area around most of Israel's borders would have turned a steadily deeper shade of red over the past few years. With attacks by Hezbollah from Lebanon, the threat from Islamic State and the Nusra Front in Syria and growing unrest in Egypt's Sinai, the north and south are on edge. By comparison, the eastern frontier with Jordan looks like an oasis of calm. ...

Syria says shoots down two of three Islamic State jets Posted: 22 Oct 2014 05:26 AM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's air force has destroyed two fighter jets operated by Islamic State militants in the north of the country, Information Minister Omran Zoabi said in remarks published on Syria's state news agency SANA late on Tuesday. A Syrian monitoring group said on Friday that Iraqi pilots trained under former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein had joined Islamic State and were conducting training flights in three captured fighter jets at a air base in Aleppo province. ...

Saudi Arabia sentences 13 over plot to attack U.S. soldiers Posted: 22 Oct 2014 05:20 AM PDT (Reuters) - A Saudi court has sentenced 13 suspected members of an al Qaeda cell - 11 Saudis, a Qatari and an Afghan citizen - to up to 30 years in prison for plotting to attack U.S. soldiers in Qatar and Kuwait, the state news agency SPA reported. Separately, two Saudi citizens were sentenced to death on Monday after being convicted of attacking a police station with Molotov cocktails in Awamiya in the country's predominantly Shi'ite Muslim east, defense lawyers and Saudi media said. Sectarian tensions have plunged several neighbors of Riyadh into complex multi-sided wars. U.S. ...

Filming in fear: Edward Snowden as 'Citizenfour' Posted: 22 Oct 2014 05:10 AM PDT By Jill Serjeant NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. documentary maker Laura Poitras has found herself in many a risky situation in Iraq and Yemen. But she never felt in as much danger as when she was filming Edward Snowden in a Hong Kong hotel while he prepared to blow the whistle on massive secret surveillance programs run by the U.S. government. ...

Syria says giving military support to Kurds in Kobane Posted: 22 Oct 2014 04:27 AM PDT Damascus (AFP) - Syria's armed forces, including its aircraft, have been providing military support to Kurdish fighters defending the town of Kobane besieged by jihadists, the information minister said.

Sweden raises estimate of foreign fighters Posted: 22 Oct 2014 03:30 AM PDT STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden's security service says up to 150 people have left the country to join IS militants in the Middle East.

Have We Reached Peak ISIS? Posted: 22 Oct 2014 02:50 AM PDT Gone are the days when ISIS could take down cities in an instant. Now the extremist movement is bogged down in a small Syrian town. Has the West found the way to beat the group back?

Is Iowa's Joni Ernst a pragmatist or a partisan? The Senate's balance of power could hinge on the answer Posted: 22 Oct 2014 02:30 AM PDT The contest between Iowa state Sen. Joni Ernst and Rep. Bruce Braley is one of the closest Senate races in the country. And whether Iowans believe her claim that she is a middle-of-the-road Republican conservative who likes to solve problems — rather than a tea party candidate who wants to impeach President Barack Obama and abolish the Department of Education and the IRS — will decide the race and possibly determine which party controls the Senate.

Tribes in tense Abu Ghraib vow to keep IS out Posted: 22 Oct 2014 02:19 AM PDT ABU GHRAIB, Iraq (AP) — The Baghdad suburb of Abu Ghraib, best known for its infamous prison, sits close enough to Baghdad's airport that you can see the control tower in the distance. It's an enticing potential prize for Islamic State militants.

Saudi jails 13 for plan to attack US forces Posted: 22 Oct 2014 12:25 AM PDT Riyadh (AFP) - A Saudi court has sentenced 13 people, including an Afghan and a Qatari, to between 18 months and 30 years in prison for plotting an Al-Qaeda attack against US forces.

AP-GfK Poll: 5 things to know about midterms poll Posted: 22 Oct 2014 12:05 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Someone has to win.

Today in History Posted: 21 Oct 2014 09:00 PM PDT Today is Wednesday, Oct. 22, the 295th day of 2014. There are 70 days left in the year.

Australian officials deny elite troop shortage Posted: 21 Oct 2014 08:19 PM PDT CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has recently deployed troops with diagnosed mental illnesses and on multiple tours of duty, but not because of any shortage of elite combat troops, senior officers said Wednesday.

Australian lawmaker asks ICC to probe asylum policy Posted: 21 Oct 2014 07:32 PM PDT An independent Australian lawmaker said Wednesday he had asked the International Criminal Court to investigate Australia's hardline asylum-seeker policies as alleged "crimes against humanity".

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