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Yahoo! News: Iraq


Protests against migrants' presence in Greece and Turkey

Posted: 02 Apr 2016 02:19 PM PDT

Migrants block the main road to Macedonia near to Kilikis, northern Greece, Saturday, April 2, 2016. Greece is pressing ahead with plans to start deporting migrants and refugees back to Turkey next week, despite mounting concern from the United Nations and human rights organizations. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)IDOMENI, Greece (AP) — A plan to send back migrants from Greece to Turkey sparked demonstrations by local residents in both countries Saturday, two days before the deal brokered by the European Union is set to be implemented.


Slumping ‘Bacon Cheeseburger Index’ gives Fed leeway to move slowly

Posted: 02 Apr 2016 01:32 PM PDT

A deflationary Bacon Cheeseburger Index combined with optimistic Google searches for timeshares reflect a U.S. economy in flux—and, likely, a Federal Reserve in flux. These readings, plus snapshots of ...

Trapped civilians slow Iraqi army's battle against IS in Hit

Posted: 02 Apr 2016 01:22 PM PDT

Iraqi security forces prepare to attack Islamic State group positions in Hit, 85 miles (140 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, April 2, 2016. The United Nations mission to Iraq said in a statement Friday that violence killed at least 1,119 Iraqis in March, a sharp increase from the previous month, as the Islamic State group stepped up attacks on civilians despite suffering battlefield setbacks. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)HIT, Iraq (AP) — As ground forces push west across Iraq in the fight against the Islamic State group, civilians are increasingly caught in the crossfire.


Iraq forces free prisoners from underground IS jail: officials

Posted: 02 Apr 2016 01:10 PM PDT

Smoke billows as a member of the Iraqi government forces stands guard next to his vehicle after they retook an area from the Islamic State group on April 2, 2016 in the village of Al-MamouraIraqi forces freed a large number of prisoners from an underground Islamic State group jail during a battle to retake a western town from the jihadists, officials said on Saturday. Security forces have recaptured parts of Heet, which was one of the largest population centres in Anbar province still held by IS, but other areas remain under jihadist control. "During their advance to liberate and clear the town of Heet from the (IS) organisation, security forces were able to discover a large prison," police Colonel Fadhel al-Nimrawi.


Mass grave of victims of IS found in Syria's Palmyra

Posted: 02 Apr 2016 12:45 PM PDT

A view of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra on March 31, 2016Syrian troops have found a mass grave containing the bodies of 42 people executed by Islamic State jihadists in Palmyra, as Washington warned the group's leader will eventually "taste justice". IS has in recent months claimed responsibility for deadly attacks in Brussels and Paris, but has lost ground in Syria and Iraq. Days after Syrian troops backed by Russian forces recaptured Palmyra and its ancient ruins, the army "uncovered a mass grave of officers, soldiers, members of the popular committees (pro-regime militia) and their relatives," a military source told AFP on Saturday.


Iraq's PM orders probe into oil corruption allegations

Posted: 02 Apr 2016 11:56 AM PDT

Iraqi Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Hussain al-Shahristani, who previously served as oil minister and deputy prime minister in charge of energy, speaks at a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, April 2, 2016. Iraq's prime minister on Saturday ordered an investigation into corruption allegations against senior oil officials including al-Shahristani following an expose into bribe-taking published in international media outlets. Al-Shahristani denied he had been involved in any wrongdoing. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's prime minister on Saturday ordered an investigation into corruption allegations against senior oil officials following an expose into bribe-taking published in international media outlets.


US weighs more special forces troops for Syria: official

Posted: 02 Apr 2016 10:47 AM PDT

Rebel fighters walk in Tal al-Aswan in the area of the eastern Ghouta rebel bastion east of the Syrian capital, Damascus, during clashes with government forces on February 9, 2016Washington (AFP) - US officials are weighing sending more special forces troops to Syria, where the contingent of American fighters currently numbers around 50, a senior military official told AFP on Saturday.


U.S., allies conduct 26 strikes against Islamic State: U.S. military

Posted: 02 Apr 2016 09:09 AM PDT

The United States and its allies targeted Islamic State militants in Iraq with 20 strikes on Friday and six in Syria, the U.S. military said on Saturday. Seven of the strikes in Iraq were near Qayyarah, hitting three Islamic State tactical units and an unmanned aerial vehicle used by the militant group. In Syria, four of the strikes were near Mar'a and destroyed 10 Islamic State fighting positions.

'Madmen' must not be allowed to get nuclear material: Obama

Posted: 02 Apr 2016 06:19 AM PDT

U.S. President Obama takes center stage as world leaders gather for family photo at the Nuclear Security Summit in WashingtonBy Roberta Rampton, Matt Spetalnick and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama urged world leaders on Friday to do more to safeguard vulnerable nuclear facilities to prevent "madmen" from groups like Islamic State from getting their hands on an atomic weapon or a radioactive "dirty bomb." Speaking at a nuclear security summit in Washington, Obama said the world faced a persistent and evolving threat of nuclear terrorism despite progress in reducing such risks. Obama said no group had succeeded in obtaining bomb materials but that al Qaeda had long sought them, and he cited actions by Islamic State militants behind recent attacks in Paris and Brussels that raised similar concerns.


Foreign fighters are evading Europe's security net

Posted: 02 Apr 2016 06:05 AM PDT

FILE - In this file image originally made available Thursday, March 24, 2016, by Haberturk newspaper, showing Ibrahim El Bakraoui pictured in July 2015 by Gaziantep police. When Ibrahim El Bakraoui blew himself up in the Brussels airport check-in area, killing and maiming scores of travelers, it was at least the third time he had passed unimpeded through an airport terminal in recent months. But according to reports Saturday April 2, 2016, including testimony from government ministers, extracts of documents and conversations with police, as well as border and aviation officials, a series of security gaps, misunderstandings and procedural red-tape allowed Bakraoui to travel unimpeded, and he may be just one case among many. (Haberturk newspaper via AP, FILE)BRUSSELS (AP) — When Ibrahim El Bakraoui blew himself up in the Brussels Airport check-in area, killing and maiming scores of travelers, it was at least the third time he had passed unimpeded through an airport terminal in recent months.


Obama, world leaders urge action on nuclear security, terror

Posted: 02 Apr 2016 02:42 AM PDT

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks with President Barack Obama during the afternoon plenary session of the Nuclear Security Summit, Friday, April 1, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)WASHINGTON (AP) — World leaders declared progress in safeguarding nuclear materials sought by terrorists and wayward nations, even as President Barack Obama acknowledged the task was far from finished.


UN: Violence kills at least 1,119 Iraqis in March

Posted: 02 Apr 2016 01:10 AM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 9, 2016 file photo, an injured woman comforts another as they wait for treatment after clashes between Iraqi Security forces and Islamic State group extremists in a village outside Ramadi, 70 miles (115 kilometers) west of Baghdad. The United Nations said unabated violence in Iraq claimed the lives of at least 1,119 people in March, a sharp increase from the previous month, as the Islamic State group stepped up attacks on civilians while suffering defeats on the battlefield. (AP Photo/Osama Sami, File)BAGHDAD (AP) — The United Nations says violence killed at least 1,119 Iraqis in March, a sharp increase from the previous month, as the Islamic State group stepped up attacks on civilians despite suffering battlefield setbacks.


Today in History

Posted: 01 Apr 2016 09:01 PM PDT

Today is Saturday, April 2, the 93rd day of 2016. There are 273 days left in the year.

It's home bittersweet home for returning Iraqi migrants

Posted: 01 Apr 2016 08:46 PM PDT

Murtada Hamid (L), and his brother Mustafa, both came back to Iraq after spending time in GermanyDisappointment, simple homesickness and even the high cost of cigarettes are pushing a growing number of Iraqis to return home after risking everything to reach Europe last year. Hundreds are coming back every month, most of them with the assistance of the International Organization for Migration. Every day is the same here," Murtada Hamid said of Aziziyah, the town where he was born and which he left last year to join the flow of migrants who braved perilous sea crossings to knock on Europe's doors.


IS leader Baghdadi will 'taste justice': US official

Posted: 01 Apr 2016 06:50 PM PDT

Image grab taken from a propaganda video released on July 5, 2014 by al-Furqan Media allegedly shows the leader of the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, Abu Bakr al-BaghdadiThe Pentagon warned Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi that he will eventually "taste justice" as the US military continues to target the jihadist group's upper ranks. "We are hunting him, and we will find him," military spokesman Colonel Steve Warren said. Just like we found the grand master of terrorism, Osama bin Laden, we killed him.


Iraq PM calls for legal action over oil bribery scandal

Posted: 01 Apr 2016 05:56 PM PDT

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-AbadiIraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called Saturday for legal action over allegations that senior officials took millions of dollars in bribes to help major firms secure lucrative oil sector contracts. Abadi instructed the country's anti-corruption commission to take "legal measures" and called for the judiciary to pursue prosecutions connected to the scandal, a statement from his office said. The allegations of corruption came to light in an investigation by The Huffington Post and Fairfax Media, which reviewed thousands of internal documents from Monaco-based firm Unaoil.


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