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Yahoo! News: Iraq


Average gas price soon under $2, lowest since recession

Posted: 12 Dec 2015 04:16 PM PST

FILE - In this May 8, 2015 file photo, gas station attendant Carlos Macar pumps gas in Andover, Mass. Gasoline is close to breaking below a key psychological barrier as drivers enjoy some of the cheapest pump prices since the recession. The nationwide average price of a gallon of regular Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015 was $2.02, down 58 cents from this time last year, according to auto club AAA. Experts say it could drop below $2 in the coming days. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)DALLAS (AP) — Gasoline is close to breaking below a key psychological barrier as drivers enjoy some of the cheapest pump prices since the recession.


Eye on Islamic State, Western powers coax Libyans to accord

Posted: 12 Dec 2015 02:05 PM PST

United Nations Special Representative and head of the U.N. Support Mission in Libya Kobler attends a meeting with Libya's two rival governments in TunisBy Patrick Markey ALGIERS (Reuters) - After a year of U.N. talks to end Libya's conflict, Western powers are coaxing the warring factions closer to a deal they hope can help stop the spread of Islamic State militancy in the North African country. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will co-chair a meeting of European, Middle Eastern and North African powers in Rome on Sunday to push the two camps to sign the U.N. proposal. Delegations from Libya's two rival governments have agreed to Dec. 16 as a date to sign, but opponents are resisting.


Syria opposition deal under fire ahead of US-Russia meet

Posted: 12 Dec 2015 01:18 PM PST

Members of the Syrian government forces stand guard as hundreds of civilians and Syrian rebel forces began evacuating the last opposition-held district of Waer in the central city of Homs, under a deal with the Syrian regime, on December 9, 2015Syria's Al-Qaeda affiliate rejected Saturday the outcome of an opposition summit that agreed to negotiate with President Bashar al-Assad, and Russia denounced the gathering in Saudi Arabia as unrepresentative. The latest developments come with US Secretary of State John Kerry due in Moscow Tuesday in a new bid to push for a peace plan to end Syria's nearly five-year conflict. The Moscow meeting would build on the momentum of Vienna talks last month and an unprecedented two-day gathering this week in Riyadh among Syria's main political and armed opposition groups.


Trapped in Greece by EU refugee rules, migrants desperate to get out

Posted: 12 Dec 2015 01:08 PM PST

Guylo, a 37-year-old musician from the Democratic Republic of Congo, is looking for a place of peace to play his guitarAll are migrants trapped in Greece after being barred from continuing their odyssey through Europe -- and are desperate to get out. "We are looking for (smuggler) networks, do you know someone?" asks Guylo, 37, who fled fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In recent weeks, thousands of migrants have been blocked in Greece following a decision by several European nations to only allow transit through their borders to refugees from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.


Sophisticated IS recruitment methods lured Jordanian woman

Posted: 12 Dec 2015 12:35 PM PST

Sophisticated IS recruitment methods lured Jordanian womanAMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A Jordanian woman who came close to joining the Islamic State group described a sophisticated 14-month recruitment process by the extremists that she said landed her in a secret IS compound in Turkey with dozens of other women.


Baghdad protest against Turkey reveals Iraqi divisions

Posted: 12 Dec 2015 11:59 AM PST

Shiite militia members and supporters participate in a demonstration demanding the withdrawal of Turkish troops from northern Iraq, in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015. Crowds of young men in military fatigues chanted against Turkish BAGHDAD (AP) — Thousands of Shiite militiamen and supporters rallied on Saturday and demanded that Turkish troops immediately withdraw from Iraqi territory, a show of strength by the country's powerful militia groups and the Shiite political rivals of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.


Mother hopeful son's death in Texas jail won't be repeated

Posted: 12 Dec 2015 08:29 AM PST

In this photo provided by Dinetta Scott, James Brown holds his month-old daughter Jayliah right before Brown was returning to Iraq in 2010 for deployment. The daughter is a month old at the time. Army Sgt. James Brown survived two tours of combat duty in Iraq. He died in a West Texas jail in 2012 while serving a weekend sentence for a DWI conviction. (Courtesy Dinetta Scott via AP)HOUSTON (AP) — Army Sgt. James Brown survived two tours of combat duty in Iraq. He died in a West Texas jail in 2012 while serving a weekend sentence for a DWI conviction.


Thousands of Iraqis in Baghdad, Basra protest Turkish deployment in north

Posted: 12 Dec 2015 08:23 AM PST

Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration against Turkish military deployment in Iraq, in Basra provinceBy Ahmed Saad BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Thousands of Iraqis protested on Saturday against Ankara's deployment of troops to a base near the northern city of Mosul, with some burning Turkish flags and threatening violence against the soldiers for what they see as a violation of sovereignty. News of the deployment of 150 Turkish soldiers earlier this month triggered a crisis between Ankara and Baghdad, which has appealed to the United Nations Security Council to demand their immediate and unconditional withdrawal. Ankara has refused, saying the troops were part of an international mission to train and equip Iraqi forces to fight Islamic State, which still controls a large part of the country.


Russia calls Turkish troop deployment in Iraq 'unlawful incursion'

Posted: 12 Dec 2015 07:34 AM PST

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has spoken by phone with his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari to discuss the "unlawful incursion" of Turkish troops in northern Iraq, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. "The Russian side expressed its firm position in support of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq," the ministry said in a statement. Iraq appealed to the United Nations Security Council on Friday to demand an immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all Turkish troops from the north of the country.

U.S., allies launch 17 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria: U.S. military

Posted: 12 Dec 2015 07:24 AM PST

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle from the 48th Fighter Wing lands at Incirlik Air Base, TurkeyThe United States and its allies targeted Islamic State with 12 strikes in Iraq and five in Syria on Friday, the U.S. military said. Four of the strikes in Iraq hit Islamic State tactical units, three fighting positions and destroyed a machine gun position near Mosul, a statement issued on Saturday said. In Syria, four of the strikes were near Mar'a and damaged four Islamic State buildings.


Iraqi fighters protest Turkish troop presence

Posted: 12 Dec 2015 06:54 AM PST

Iraqi members of the Tehran-backed Shiite Badr militia take part in a demonstration in Baghdad's Tahrir Square on December 12, 2015Several thousand protesters, most of them members of Shiite paramilitary forces, gathered in central Baghdad on Saturday to demand the withdrawal of Turkish troops from Iraq. Iraq says Turkey deployed troops and tanks to a base in the country's north last week without its permission, sparking a diplomatic uproar between Baghdad and Ankara. Turkey insists the forces were deployed to protect trainers working with Iraqi forces at the site, but Baghdad has repeatedly demanded their withdrawal and complained to the UN Security Council.


IS suicide bomber kills six on Iraq-Saudi border

Posted: 12 Dec 2015 05:57 AM PST

A member of the Saudi border guards patrols the fence on Saudi Arabia's northern border with Iraq, near Arar City on February 23, 2015A suicide bomber struck an Iraqi position on the border with Saudi Arabia, killing six guards, officials said Saturday, an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. The bomber detonated an explosives-rigged truck at a border post in Iraq's vast Anbar province on Friday and also wounded 14 guards, an army lieutenant colonel and a local official said. IS issued a statement claiming the attack, which it said was carried out by a bomber identified as Abu Ali al-Ansari.


Islamic State bomber kills six Iraqi police near Saudi border: officials

Posted: 12 Dec 2015 04:44 AM PST

At least six Iraqi border guards were killed on Saturday when a suicide bomber drove a truck packed with explosives into an outpost near the border with Saudi Arabia in an attack claimed by Islamic State. In a statement posted online, Islamic State said the attack on an outpost in the desert area of Iraq to the west of Nukhaib targeted the army and "rejectionist" militias -- a term used by the Sunni militants to describe Shi'ite Muslims. Interior Ministry spokesman Saad Maan said in a statement six guards had been killed, including their commander, and 10 others wounded.

Spain arrests man accused of recruiting fighters for Islamic State

Posted: 12 Dec 2015 02:58 AM PST

Spanish police on Saturday arrested a man suspected of recruiting young fighters for Islamic State in the North African enclave of Ceuta, the Interior Ministry said. The Spanish territory on the Moroccan coast has been a focus of anti-terror investigations this year. "Spanish police began investigations after seeing a number of young people from Ceuta leaving for Syria," the ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

Attack in western Iraq targets border security headquarters

Posted: 12 Dec 2015 02:04 AM PST

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say a suicide car bomb targeting a border security post in the western province of Anbar has killed five and wounded 10. Officials say the commander of the base is among the dead.

Europeans circulate Syrian, Iraqi passport watchlist: diplomats

Posted: 12 Dec 2015 02:00 AM PST

European countries have been circulating a watch list of missing Syrian and Iraqi passports they fear could be filled with false data and used by people to travel to Europe and beyond, diplomats said. Such documents represent an additional security risk for European states grappling with a large influx of refugees from countries including Syria and Iraq because they are harder to identify than outright fakes. One diplomat said the list contained serial numbers of thousands of genuine blank passports that were held in government offices in parts of Syria and Iraq which have since been captured by armed groups including Islamic State.

Why America isn't winning its wars

Posted: 11 Dec 2015 11:16 PM PST

The Islamic State group shot to global infamy in particular last year following the release of a series of English-language videos depicting the grisly executions of several Western hostagesRecommended: How much do you know about the Islamic State? "We are not postured as a [Defense] department, intellectually or organizationally, for these highly asymmetric and largely unconventional long-term challenges," Vickers said in congressional testimony.


Rival protesters clash as Australia marks race riots

Posted: 11 Dec 2015 10:10 PM PST

An anti-Islam protester (L) is abused by anti-racism demonstrators (R), as people gathered to mark the 10th anniversary of modern Australia's worst race riots, at Cronulla beach in Sydney on December 12, 2015Minor scuffles broke out between anti-Islam and anti-racism protesters as hundreds of people and police congregated at a Sydney beach Saturday to mark the 10th anniversary of modern Australia's worst race riots. Riot police and mounted units descended on Cronulla beach, a scenic spot in southern Sydney, as anti-Islam groups blocked by courts from organising a "memorial" rally in support of the December 11, 2005 incident held a "halal-free" barbecue.


New Anne Frank Documentary Examines U.S. Immigration Standards That Barred Many Jews During World War II

Posted: 11 Dec 2015 09:00 PM PST

'No Asylum' chronicles Otto Frank's efforts to save his family in the face of complex restrictions.

Key Senate panel chairman opens inquiry into California massacre

Posted: 11 Dec 2015 08:51 PM PST

FBI agents pack up diving gear after searching in the water at Seccombe Lake Park, after last week's shooting in San Bernardino, CaliforniaIn a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson asked her agency to furnish the requested evidence, along with answers to more than a dozen questions he posed about the investigation, by Dec. 24.


Limelight-hungry IS ups the ante with violence

Posted: 11 Dec 2015 08:01 PM PST

The Islamic State group shot to global infamy in particular last year following the release of a series of English-language videos depicting the grisly executions of several Western hostagesAs the Islamic State jihadist group comes under growing military pressure, its prodigious propaganda output has slowed somewhat but turned increasingly gruesome in a bid to keep in the headlines. Since it announced a self-styled caliphate across Iraq and Syria last year, IS has become notorious for broadcasting its macabre tactics. The group's online network has taken advantage of social media's instant publishing power to circulate footage of mass killings and beheadings.


Iraq urges U.N. council to demand immediate Turkish troop withdrawal

Posted: 11 Dec 2015 06:44 PM PST

By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iraq appealed to the United Nations Security Council on Friday to demand an immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all Turkish troops from northern Iraq, calling Turkey's military incursion a "flagrant violation" of international law. "We call on the Security Council to demand that Turkey withdraw its forces immediately ... and not to violate Iraqi sovereignty again," Iraqi Ambassador Mohamed Ali Alhakim said in a letter to U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, president of the Security Council this month.

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