Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• 6 US F-16 jets arrive in Turkey to fight IS
• Iraq PM rolls out sweeping reforms after protests
• Iraq premier offers plan to trim criticized government
• U.S., allies target militants in 23 air strikes in Syria, Iraq: U.S.
• Russia's Lavrov says U.S. must work with Assad to fight Islamic State
• Lack of funds threatens food aid for millions in Iraq
• IS battles Syria rebels for key supply lifeline: monitor
• PM Harper says will ban travel to areas held by designated terrorists
• US deploys F-16s to Turkey for IS fight
• What it’s like to be a black cop in Ferguson
• Iraqi Christians who fled IS living in limbo while in exile
• Kurdish rebels attack police, military in Turkey, policeman killed
• Kurdish rebels fire at police in Turkey; 1 officer killed
• Iraq's Abadi proposes clear-out of top government posts
• Nearly 400 Kurdish rebels killed in 2 weeks of airstrikes: report
• From Paris to Ferguson
• Russia, Saudi foreign ministers to talk energy markets, Syria on Tuesday
• Iraqi cabinet approves PM Abadi's reform package: spokesman
• In a port city, grenade attacks shatter Swedish sense of safety
• Iraq PM calls for sweeping reforms in response to protests
• Saudi crown prince calls for vigilance after Islamic State bombing
• Firms linked to Revolutionary Guards to win sanctions relief under Iran deal
• Today in History
• 'The Republican Party Created Donald Trump'

6 US F-16 jets arrive in Turkey to fight IS Posted: 09 Aug 2015 03:04 PM PDT ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Six U.S. F-16 fighter jets arrived at an air base in southern Turkey on Sunday to join the U.S.-led coalition fight against Islamic State militants, the U.S. military said.

Iraq PM rolls out sweeping reforms after protests Posted: 09 Aug 2015 12:36 PM PDT Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Sunday proposed scrapping top government posts and curbing privileges in an ambitious reform drive sparked by swelling popular anger over corruption and poor governance. The proposed reforms followed weeks of demonstrations and a call for tougher reform measures from top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, who is revered by millions of Iraqis. One of the most drastic proposals outlined by Abadi was the call to scrap the posts of vice president and deputy prime minister "immediately".

Iraq premier offers plan to trim criticized government Posted: 09 Aug 2015 12:32 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's prime minister unveiled a bold plan Sunday to abolish three vice presidential posts and the offices of three deputy premiers, hoping to cut spending amid mass protests against his government as the Islamic State group still holds a third of his nation.

U.S., allies target militants in 23 air strikes in Syria, Iraq: U.S. Posted: 09 Aug 2015 11:16 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.-led forces conducted 16 air strikes in Iraq and seven in Syria on Saturday against Islamic State targets, the U.S. military said. In Iraq, five air strikes near Mosul, three near Ramadi and three near Sinjar aimed to beat back the militants, destroying excavators, tactical units, buildings and weapons, the Combined Joint Task Force said on Sunday in a statement. Other strikes were located near Kirkuk, Falluja, Tal Afar, Makhmur and Kabbaniyah, it said. ...

Russia's Lavrov says U.S. must work with Assad to fight Islamic State Posted: 09 Aug 2015 11:13 AM PDT Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the United States should cooperate with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to fight Islamic State and that this required an international coalition uniting all those for whom the jihadists are "a common enemy". Washington currently heads a coalition conducting air strikes on Islamic State in Syria and Iraq and is cooperating with Turkey to provide air cover for rebels inside Syria.

Lack of funds threatens food aid for millions in Iraq Posted: 09 Aug 2015 10:24 AM PDT A major shortage of aid funding for Iraq threatens food assistance relied on by more than two million people, the UN's humanitarian coordinator for the country said on Sunday. The Islamic State jihadist group overran around a third of Iraq last year, sparking a conflict that has displaced millions of people, causing a major humanitarian crisis. The "food pipeline, which is keeping more than two million people alive, breaks... in October.

IS battles Syria rebels for key supply lifeline: monitor Posted: 09 Aug 2015 10:01 AM PDT The Islamic State group advanced Sunday against rival rebel forces, including Islamists, in a bid to capture a series of key villages in northern Syria, a monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said IS jihadists seized full control of Umm Housh, one of four villages in the northern province of Aleppo that lie along a rebel supply line from Turkey, which is a major backer of Syria's opposition. "IS is trying to seize control of these villages from rebels to cut their supply route between Aleppo city and its outskirts, and the town of Azaz," a rebel bastion near the border, said Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman.

PM Harper says will ban travel to areas held by designated terrorists Posted: 09 Aug 2015 09:34 AM PDT Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will make it a criminal offence for Canadians to travel to areas controlled by groups designated as terrorist entities, such as Islamic State, if he is re-elected, he said on Sunday. Citing a need to stop a flow of fighters to and from Canada, Harper said his Conservative government would create a new category of banned foreign travel zones known as "declared areas". Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, has declared a caliphate to rule over all Muslims from territory it controls in Syria and Iraq.

US deploys F-16s to Turkey for IS fight Posted: 09 Aug 2015 09:15 AM PDT The United States for the first time Sunday deployed half a dozen F-16 warplanes to Turkey to help operations against the Islamic State group, US officials said. The deployment marks the first time since an international coalition began bombing IS targets in Iraq and Syria a year ago that US jets will launch strikes from Turkey, following an accord signed with Ankara late last month. "Six US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons deploy to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, to support the fight against ISIL," the US mission to NATO said in a tweet, referring to a variant name for the jihadist group.

What it’s like to be a black cop in Ferguson Posted: 09 Aug 2015 08:48 AM PDT The controversial killing of Michael Brown Jr. by former Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson prompted a wave of national soul-searching and civil rights activism that is still going on one year later. And it's been no less transformational for the few black members of Ferguson's embattled police department.

Iraqi Christians who fled IS living in limbo while in exile Posted: 09 Aug 2015 06:47 AM PDT FUHEIS, Jordan (AP) — A year after tens of thousands of Iraqi Christians fled communities overtaken by Islamic State militants, their lives are on hold in exile: They won't go back to Iraq, saying it's not safe for Christians, but as refugees they're barred from working in temporary asylum countries such as Jordan. Expectations of quick resettlement to the West have been dashed.

Kurdish rebels attack police, military in Turkey, policeman killed Posted: 09 Aug 2015 06:39 AM PDT By Seyhmus Cakan DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants attacked a military outpost and a police car in southeast Turkey overnight, killing a policeman, officials and security sources said on Sunday, in further violence jeopardizing a fragile peace process. The Turkish military launched an air campaign against PKK camps in northern Iraq on July 24 after a resurgence of militant attacks. State-run Anadolu news agency said more than 260 militants had been killed, including senior PKK figures, and more than 400 wounded by Aug. 1.

Kurdish rebels fire at police in Turkey; 1 officer killed Posted: 09 Aug 2015 06:17 AM PDT ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Officials say Kurdish rebels have fired at a police vehicle in southern Turkey, killing a policeman and wounding another, in the latest attack against Turkish security forces.

Iraq's Abadi proposes clear-out of top government posts Posted: 09 Aug 2015 04:33 AM PDT By Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi won the support of his cabinet on Sunday to eliminate a layer of senior government positions, part of a push to reduce corruption and save money in the face of mounting unrest. After weeks of protests demanding better government and a call by leading Shi'ite Muslim cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani for tougher action, Abadi proposed cancelling Iraq's multiple vice president and deputy prime minister positions, currently shared out along sectarian lines. Iraq has three vice presidents, two Shi'ites and a Sunni, and three deputy prime ministers, a Shi'ite, a Sunni and a Kurd.

Nearly 400 Kurdish rebels killed in 2 weeks of airstrikes: report Posted: 09 Aug 2015 04:18 AM PDT Nearly 400 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) have been killed and hundreds injured in two weeks of Turkish airstrikes on positions in northern Iraq, the official Anatolia news agency reported on Sunday. The report, which could not be independently verified, said at least four PKK leaders and 30 female rebel fighters were among the dead. Anatolia generally bases its information on security and Turkish intelligence sources.

From Paris to Ferguson Posted: 09 Aug 2015 04:00 AM PDT I'm a professor of psychology at Saint Louis University. I have every reason to be comfortable with my life, yet I also have every reason to be outraged by the longstanding and recently highlighted deadly assumptions about and violence against black lives.

Russia, Saudi foreign ministers to talk energy markets, Syria on Tuesday Posted: 09 Aug 2015 03:52 AM PDT Saudi and Russian foreign ministers, Adel al-Jubeir and Sergei Lavrov, will meet in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss global energy markets and the Middle East crisis, including the war in Syria and the threat of Islamic State, Russia's foreign ministry said. Jubeir will visit Moscow just a week after the two met in Doha and held three-party talks with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry amid intensified high-level diplomatic contacts over Syria and Islamic State.

Iraqi cabinet approves PM Abadi's reform package: spokesman Posted: 09 Aug 2015 02:57 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's council of ministers on Sunday approved a package of reform measures, including cancelling the positions of vice president and deputy prime minister, spokesman Saad al-Hadithi told Reuters. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi proposed the initiative on Sunday as part of a push to improve state finances and reduce corruption. The measures also require parliamentary approval. (Reporting by Ahmed Rasheed; Writing by Stephen Kalin; Editing by Louise Ireland)

In a port city, grenade attacks shatter Swedish sense of safety Posted: 09 Aug 2015 02:38 AM PDT By Alistair Scrutton and Elias von Hildebrand MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - After years in the military and police dealing with bombs and mines in ex-Yugoslavia, Lebanon and Iraq, Goran Mansson is now back home advising Swedes what to do if they find an unexploded grenade on their street or in a playground. As bomb squad chief in the western port city of Malmo, Mansson has been busy with a dozen grenade attacks in the last few months. "It is strange to be doing almost the same in Malmo that I was doing in Iraq," Mansson said at his headquarters where unexploded grenades - manufactured in ex-Yugoslavia - were neatly lined up on his desk.

Iraq PM calls for sweeping reforms in response to protests Posted: 09 Aug 2015 02:07 AM PDT Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called Sunday for sweeping reforms, including abolishing the current post of his predecessor Nuri al-Maliki, in response to weeks of demonstrations against corruption and poor services. The proposed reforms, at least some of which require the approval of the cabinet and parliament, followed a call for tougher measures from Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. The three vice presidential posts, which come with more privileges than responsibilities, are held by former top officials -- Maliki, Abadi's main rival, ex-parliament speaker Osama al-Nujaifi and former premier Iyad Allawi.

Saudi crown prince calls for vigilance after Islamic State bombing Posted: 09 Aug 2015 02:05 AM PDT Saudi Arabia's crown prince has called for higher vigilance and better preparedness in the kingdom after a suicide attack claimed by Islamic State on a security forces mosque killed 15 people, state news agency SPA reported late on Saturday. Thursday's attack followed two bombings in May of mosques used by the kingdom's Shi'ite Muslim minority that killed 25, several shootings of policemen in Riyadh and a car bomb outside a prison in the capital in July, all claimed by Islamic State. The jihadist movement regards Riyadh's ruling family as having betrayed Islam through its close ties with the West, and wants to replace all Muslim states, including Saudi Arabia, with a single caliphate.

Firms linked to Revolutionary Guards to win sanctions relief under Iran deal Posted: 09 Aug 2015 02:03 AM PDT By Babak Dehghanpisheh and Yeganeh Torbati BEIRUT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dozens of companies tied to Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, a military force commanding a powerful industrial empire with huge political influence, will win sanctions relief under a nuclear deal agreed with world powers. The development is likely to anger critics of the accord, not least in the United States and Israel, but may be welcomed by Iranians eager for Iran to reopen to the outside world. The IRGC will act for Western firms in many ways as a gatekeeper to some of the most lucrative areas of Iran's economy.

Today in History Posted: 08 Aug 2015 09:00 PM PDT Today is Sunday, August 9, the 221st day of 2015. There are 144 days left in the year.

'The Republican Party Created Donald Trump' Posted: 08 Aug 2015 11:23 AM PDT RedState editor Erick Erickson, caught in the middle of Trump's latest media feud, says he thinks GOP voters will eventually tire of the tycoon's antics.

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