伊拉克的

President Barack Obama has ended his eight-day international trip with an unannounced visit to Iraq.

总统Barack Obama结束了他八天的出国访问和一次对伊拉克的突访。

The United Nations mandate, which currently authorises the US and British presence in Iraq, runs out at the end of this year.

联合国的任务，目前授权美国和英国在伊拉克的存在，违背了在今年年底。

They set an example for IRA, the Basques, Northern Cyprus, Iraq's Kurds and many other separatists who also want to declare independence and thus set the relative stability ablaze.

他们为爱尔兰共和军，巴斯克人，北塞浦路斯人，伊拉克的库德人以及许多其他独立派做了个榜样，他们也想宣布独立，并因此也在相对稳定的局面下点了把火。

One tipster told the tech blog Boing Boing that he was "told by a friend" that slaughterhouses in Iraq sometimes dump blood in canals.

有一个知情人士曾经告诉blog boing boing 说，他的&一个朋友告诉他&伊拉克的屠宰场会把血倾倒在运河中。

A day earlier, five churches were firebombed in the West Bank and one in Iraq.

早一天，位于西岸的5所教堂和伊拉克的一所教堂被燃爆。

A day earlier, five churches were firebombed in the West Bank and one in Iraq.

此前一天，位于西岸的5所教堂和伊拉克的一所教堂被燃毁。

But a key stumbling block continues to be U.S. reluctance to cede any power in Iraq.

但是美国不愿意放弃在伊拉克的任何权力，仍然是一个重要的绊脚石。

This is for the widows and orphans of Iraq – have been immortalised, and in many cases memorised.

这是为了伊拉克的所有孤儿寡母——已经成为不朽的佳话，甚至被很多人背诵下来。

The need for psychological services, she says, is evident in the sobering statistics: As of mid-March, 2,302 service members had been killed in action in Iraq and more than 17,124 had been wounded.

需要心理辅导，她说，这一点在严肃的统计数据：截至3月中旬， 2302名军人被打死在伊拉克的行动，以及超过17124人受伤。

Al-Sadr has great sway there, and it's thought that weapon smugglers from Iran do too.

萨德尔在那有极大的影响力，据称他也在那进行来自伊拉克的武器走私活动。

But we don't care about Battlegrounds.

但我们并不在乎沙场中的显露。

Ah! don't mention it, the butcher's shop is a horror.

啊！不用提了。提到肉，真是糟透了。