 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|
|
Iraq moves to sew up loophole tailor-made for Qaeda Baghdad (AFP) Feb 7, 2010 
Iraq is clamping down on a booming Baghdad retail trade in police and military uniforms amid fears it may have provided Al-Qaeda with the disguises that made possible a spate of suicide bombings.
Authorities have told tailors and vendors that in future only authorised security force personnel will be allowed to buy the uniforms which previously they could sell to anybody, both bespoke and of ... read morePetraeus slams 'barbaric' Al-Qaeda attacks in Iraq 
Washington (AFP) Feb 6, 2010US General David Petraeus on Saturday slammed the "barbaric actions" of a morally bankrupt Al-Qaeda following a series of attacks on Shiite pilgrims in Iraq blamed on the extremist network. The chief of the US Central Command, which oversees US military operations from the Gulf region to Central Asia, said the attacks "have once again demonstrated Al-Qaeda's extremist hallmarks: the repeated ... more
|
Obama turns up the heat on Iran
Obama threatens 'significant regime' of Iran sanctions World moving swiftly to sanction Iran: Obama US denies missile issue blocking new START treaty Defiant Iran starts enriching uranium to 20 percent Sanctions on Iran would be ineffective: Brazil Enrichment at heart of Iran nuclear programme Russia toughens line on Iran nuclear ambitions EU critises Iran enrichment move, backs UN action Russia hardens stance on Iran, questions nuclear 'sincerity' 
|
 | |||||||||
Call for public inquiry into claims Iraqis abused by British
London (AFP) Feb 4, 2010Lawyers for scores of Iraqis who claim they were abused by British soldiers called on Thursday for a public inquiry into how the country's forces have treated detainees during the US-led war. A law firm representing 66 Iraqis said claims that British troops mistreated prisoners during the Iraq conflict were so numerous and similar that defence officials must hold a single inquiry into Britai ... more Suicide sisterhood: Qaida's female bombers 
Baghdad (UPI) Feb 2, 2009 A female suicide bomber killed 54 people, mainly pilgrims, in an al-Qaida attack on a Shiite shrine near Baghdad Monday. Days earlier, U.S. officials warned that female kamikazes, possibly linked to al-Qaida in Yemen, may attempt to attack American cities. The jihadist sisterhood of death is not new, but it seems to be getting deadlier. The bloodbath in Iraq passed a chil ... more Female suicide bomber kills 41 in Baghdad: officials
Baghdad (AFP) Feb 1, 2010A female suicide bomber blew herself up among a crowd of Shiite pilgrims on their way by foot to a shrine city in central Iraq on Monday, killing 41 people including women and children. Officials said the attack that also wounded 106 people targeted a rest station where pilgrims had stopped on their long journey to Karbala, 110 kilometres (70 miles) south of Baghdad, for a religious festival ... more Blair vehemently defends Iraq war 
London (UPI) Jan 29, 2009 Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair Friday vehemently defended his decision to send British troops into war in Iraq because he believed "beyond doubt" that Saddam Hussein was hiding weapons of mass destruction. This was the moment everyone had waited for: Tony Blair, wearing a navy blue suit and a red tie, Friday sat down before the Chilcot inquiry into the U.S.-led Iraq war in dow ... more |
. |
    |
. |
|
. |
Qaeda group claims Baghdad hotel attacks
Dubai (AFP) Jan 27, 2010An Al-Qaeda group claimed responsibility on Wednesday for three deadly bomb attacks on Baghdad hotels this week, and threatened more attacks, the SITE monitoring group said. "The Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), the Al-Qaeda front in Iraq, claimed the 1/25 coordinated suicide bombing attack that struck at three Baghdad hotels," the US monitoring group said. The claim, which could not be imme ... more Staff at Baghdad's biggest hotel strike over security
Bagdad (AFP) Jan 27, 2010Staff at the Rasheed, Baghdad's biggest hotel and host to politicians, diplomats and foreign businessmen, have gone on strike demanding a "risk bonus" as compensation for the dangers they face. Some 200 staff, who are employees of the ministry of culture, gathered in front of the hotel on Wednesday, holding banners that read: "Where are our rights?" "We are asking for a risk bonus becaus ... more Deadly blast destroys Baghdad forensics HQ
Baghdad (AFP) Jan 26, 2010A suicide attacker blew up his car on Tuesday while racing it at Iraq's forensics headquarters in Baghdad, killing 18 people, wounding 80 others and destroying the building, officials said. The attack marked another devastating breach of security a day after three huge minibus bombs targeting hotels killed dozens in Iraq's capital, as violence spirals less than six weeks from the country's ... more British invasion of Iraq was illegal: ex-govt lawyer
London (AFP) Jan 26, 2010The invasion of Iraq in 2003 was illegal, a former top British government lawyer told a public inquiry into the war Tuesday, three days before the appearance of ex-prime minister Tony Blair. "I considered that the use of force against Iraq in March 2003 was contrary to international law," Michael Wood, chief legal advisor to the Foreign Office between 1999 and 2006, told the Chilcot inquiry ... more |
. |
   |
. |
 Memory Foam Mattress Review
|
. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2009 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement |
