VOA常速英语2013--民调显示美国人厌倦对叙利亚动武

Poll: Americans Wary of Possible Syria Strike 民调显示美国人厌倦对叙利亚动武 WASHINGTON With Americans weary over more than a decade of war, and strong memories of the faulty intelligence that led to the invasion of Iraq, skepticism ap

VOA常速英语2014--克里与中东、海湾国家讨论安全挑战

Kerry Discusses Security Challenges with Middle Eastern Officials 克里与中东、海湾国家讨论安全挑战 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting with representatives of Middle Eastern and Gulf states to discuss security challenges in

VOA标准英语--援助机构警告称伊拉克难民的心理健康危机

Aid Agencies Warn of Iraq Refugees' Mental Health Crisis 援助机构警告称伊拉克难民的心理健康危机 LONDON Aid agencies say there is a desperate need to train more mental health professionals in Iraq to treat the survivors of Islamic S

VOA常速英语2016--奥巴马与沙特国王讨论伊核协议

奥巴马与沙特国王讨论伊核协议 The one-on-one talks between President Obama and Saudi Arabias King Salman could not come at a more tumultuous time in the Middle East, as a U.S.-led coalition fights Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syri

VOA常速英语2015--白宫尚不准备增设驻伊基地

白宫尚不准备增设驻伊基地 WHITE HOUSE The White House says there are no immediate plans to open up more bases in Iraq. The remarks come a day after President Obama authorized 450 additional troops to a fifth Iraqi base to assist local forc

VOA双语新闻 - 民主党大会谈论外交政策

Foreign policy issues, including the situation in Iraq, figured prominently in speeches during the third day of the Democratic national convention in Boston. 在波士顿举行的民主党全国代表大会的第三天里，外交政策问题，包括伊

VOA双语新闻 - 赖斯称伊拉克政局正在改善

President Bush's national security adviser says progress is being made on the political front in Iraq, despite the violence that continues in Najaf and elsewhere. Condoleezza Rice is urging patience. 布什总统的国家安全顾问赖斯说，尽管在

VOA双语新闻 - 伊推迟举行重要全国性会议

Iraqi officials say they have postponed a key national conference that was scheduled to start on Saturday. The aim was to choose a special council to oversee the new interim government. 伊拉克官员说，他们推迟了原定星期六举行的一次

VOA双语新闻：驻伊拉克美军人数降到5万以下

The U.S. military says the number of its troops in Iraq is now less than 50,000, the lowest level since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. 美国军方说，目前驻伊拉克美军不足5万人，是2003年出兵伊拉克以来的最低水平。 The ann

VOA常速英语2014--乌克兰伊拉克冲突使北约获得新生机

Ukraine, Iraq Conflicts Reinvigorate NATO Alliance LONDON The role of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] in the 21st century is in sharp focus now with the conflicts underway on the bloc's eastern and southern borders. The alliance born at

VOA常速英语2014--伊拉克库尔德斯坦地区教会帮助基督徒孩子们

Iraqi Kurdistan Church Helps Christian Children Cope 伊拉克库尔德斯坦地区教会帮助基督徒孩子们 IRBIL In the past six weeks, tens of thousands of Iraqi Christians have been forced to flee their homes by Islamic State militants and f

美国官员表示空袭后"伊斯兰国"武装分子已处于劣势

美国官员表示空袭后伊斯兰国武装分子已处于劣势 A new map released by the Pentagon shows that Iraqi forces regained key territories in the north, near Tikrit, Sinjar Mountain and the Mosul Dam. 五角大楼公布的一份新地图显

2014年CRI 伊拉克极端组织发布斩首美国记者视频 安徽煤矿爆炸27人仍被困井下

Islamic State insurgents has released a video purportedly showing the beheading of U.S. journalist James Foley, who had gone missing in Syria nearly two years ago. The video, titled A Message To America, was posted on social media sites after the Uni

2014年CRI 国台办主任张志军首次访台 伊拉克总理拒建救国政府

The head of the mainland's Taiwan Affairs Office is now on Taiwan for a four-day visit, and has sat down with his cross-strait counterpart. Zhang Zhijun says he wants to have contact with locals from all walks of life on Taiwan so as to better unders

VOA双语新闻：美军事领导人支持奥巴马撤军计划

America's top military leaders say they back President Barack Obama's plan to drawdown U.S. forces in Iraq. They indicated in broadcast interviews they are fairly confident the plan will move forward on schedule. 美军高级领导人说，他们支持

VOA双语新闻2008年：Rice Makes Unannounced Visit to Bagh

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has made a surprise visit to Baghdad where she praised recent steps toward national reconciliation. Rice slipped into Iraq from Saudi Arabia, where she was accompanying President Bush on his Mideast tour. 美国

VOA双语新闻 ---美议员起草法案要伊承担更多战费

A group of Democratic and Republican senators have begun drafting legislation that would require Iraq to fund more of the war costs that Americans are now paying. 一些民主党和共和党议员开始起草一项法案，要求伊拉克承担更多的

VOA双语新闻 --- 彼得雷乌斯建议无限期暂停美撤军

The top U.S. military commander in Iraq and the U.S. ambassador told Congress Tuesday that progress in Iraq is fragile and reversible, and called for continuing U.S. commitment, including an open-ended pause in U.S. troop withdrawals after the last o

VOA双语新闻 - 佩林拜登辩论伊战伊朗和经济问题

Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden debated foreign policy and the economy Thursday night in the only vice presidential debate of the campaign. Alaskan Governor Palin, a newcomer to the national stage, stood her ground during her exchanges

VOA双语新闻 - 美两党总统候选人再就外交大交锋

Republican Senator John McCain and Democratic Senator Barack Obama clashed about foreign policy and security priorities during their second presidential debate. The candidates sought to challenge each other on the most serious issues facing the Unite