NEWS-伊拉克选举官员宣布最后结果

Iraq Election Officials Announce Final Results It took Iraqi chief election official Adil Allami more than 15 minutes to get through the list of election results. There were more than 100 groups on th

VOA双语新闻：10、叙利亚内战助推中东暴力

叙利亚内战助推中东暴力 An explosion of bloodshed continues in the Middle East as the civil war in Syria spreads violence and extremism to neighboring countries. Sectarian rivalries are fueling instability and radical Islamist militants are

VOA双语新闻 Final Election Results

Shiite religious parties in Iraq came up short of securing a majority in the new parliament according to final results announced Friday by the Election Commission. The results, which mean the Shi'ite parties will have to form a coalition, came as a l

Iraqi Elections to Be Held January 30

By Greg LaMotte Iraqis are scheduled to vote January 30 to elect national assemblies. The official announcement was made following the successful military effort to oust insurgents from the Sunni Musl

AS IT IS 2016-03-20 Islamic State Terrorists Lose Large Areas of Syria, Iraq

AS IT IS 2016-03-20 Islamic State Terrorists Lose Large Areas of Syria, Iraq Military pressure against the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq has cost the terrorist group 22 percent of its territory in the past 15 months. About half of the loss has happ

2006年VOA标准英语-Landmark Reconciliation Conference Underway in

By Margaret Besheer Baghdad 16 December 2006 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki made the call at national reconciliation conference of Shi'ites, Sunni Arab and Kurdish politicians to halt communal bloodshed Iraqi political figures took the first t

VOA慢速英语2014 土耳其担忧ISIL武装冲突的扩散

AS IT IS 2014-08-07 Turkey Fears the Spread of ISIL Militancy 土耳其担忧ISIL武装冲突的扩散 The Sunni militant group ISIL has increased attacks in Syria near the border with Turkey. A growing number of Turks fear the violence could spread

VOA慢速英语2014 美国称不急于在伊拉克展开行动

AS IT IS 2014-07-20 US: No Rush to Move in Iraq 美国称不急于在伊拉克展开行动 The United States Defense Department has confirmed that it has received reports from U.S. teams sent to Iraq to examine the military and security situation the

VOA慢速英语2015 美国向伊拉克派遣军队是否足够

AS IT IS 2015-06-13 Is It Enough to Send More US Troops to Iraq? 美国向伊拉克派遣军队是否足够 The United States says it is sending more troops to Iraq to prepare Iraqi forces in their fight against the Islamic State militant group. Pres

2007年VOA标准英语-At Least 51 Killed in Violence at Religious Fes

By Cache Seel Cairo 28 August 2007 Female pilgrims walk past Iraqi security forces, 27 Aug 2007 Police in Iraq's holy city of Karbala have ordered Shi'ite pilgrims to leave the city after two days of violence surrounding a major religious festival le

VOA标准英语2012--53 Dead in Attack on Iraqi Shites

53 Dead in Attack on Iraqi Shites Firefighters hosed down the pavement along the road where the bombing took place, as workers removed pieces of food, shoes and clothing from the scene of the explosion. Dozens were killed and wounded in the blast, bu

VOA标准英语2013--Iraq Reels Under Intensifying Political Divide

Iraq Reels Under Intensifying Political Divide Rising anti-government protests, mostly by Sunnis, have rocked Iraq since December. Many Sunnis are calling for Shi'ite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to step down. They also want the release of detainee

VOA标准英语2008年-Leaders in Iraq's Anbar Province Join to Fight

By Deborah Block Abu Ghraib, Iraq 08 January 2008 In the past few months, U.S. military leaders in Iraq have been praising the work of so-called Anbar Awakening councils composed of Sunni tribal leaders in western Anbar province. The tribal sheikhs h

中东—阿尔及利亚外交使节在巴格达遭持枪歹徒绑架

Gunmen Kidnap Algerian Envoy in Baghdad 阿尔及利亚外交使节在巴格达遭持枪歹徒绑架 An Algerian diplomat , Abdel Wahab Fellah, tells VOA that his mission chief Ali Belaroussiand anoth

CCTV9英语新闻：伊拉克逮捕一逊尼派议员时引发冲突

Iraqi security forces have arrested a prominent Sunni Muslim lawmaker and supporter of anti-government protests in a deadly raid on his home in the western province of Anbar. According to police, at least five people were killed. Ahmed al-Alwani belo

VOA常速英语2008年-Iraq Unity Conference Marred by Boycott, Walkou

By Daniel Schearf Irbil 18 March 2008 Iraq's national reconciliation conference got off to a rough start when large Sunni and Shi'ite blocs boycotted the meeting or walked out. The conference, hosted by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, is designed to

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraqis Prepare for Reconciliation Conference

By Margaret Besheer Baghdad 15 December 2006 On Saturday, Iraqi political figures, parties and other groups will gather in Baghdad to try to find a way to stop the sectarian violence that in recent months has been killing on average nearly 100 Iraqi

CCTV9英语新闻：Iraq announces operation to liberate Anbar province

Iraq's Shi'ite paramilitary volunteer force says it's leading the campaign to drive the Islamic State from Anbar Province. But the operation's codename will do nothing to ease the fears of the area's Sunni population. Dubbed Labaik ya Hussein -- it's

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-06-23

Sunni militants said they further gains of Iraqwestern Anbar province. They now control four towns in the predominatelySunni regions as they advance towards Baghdad. During a surprises visit the Cairo US secretary of State John Kerry warnedthe ISIS p

英语听力精选进阶版 8216

Sunni militants in Iraq have mounted an assault on the country's largest oil refinery in Baiji.There are conflicting reports over the attack as Richard Galpin reports from Baghdad. The attack began in the early hours of the morning with the militants