ARBIL, Iraq, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Turkish artillery shelled northern Iraq on Friday morning, but there were no immediate reports of any casualties, a Kurdish official said. Jabbar Yawar, spokesman for the Peshmerga security forces of northern Iraq, said Turkish forces had shelled two areas in Dahuk province for two hours. Earlier, Iraqi Kurdish television said Turkish military had bombed northern Iraq. (Baghdad newsroom)
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (R) hosts an honor cordon to welcome Iraq's Defense Minister Abdel Qader Jassim to the Pentagon in Washington January 10, 2008. REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang (UNITED STATES) ...
