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BBC - Iraqi ministry officials arrested
Associated Press - Up to 25 Iraqis accused in Saddam party plot, by Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Sinan Salaheddin
Reuters - U.S. says Iraq fails to tackle corrupt high officials, by Missy Ryan
Reuters - Iraq to beef up policing of power facilities, by Missy Ryan
Reuters - FACTBOX - Foreign military forces in Iraq
New York Times - Brown Confirms Pullout From Iraq, by Campbell Robertson and Alissa J. Rubin
On December 13, 2008, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates addressed the 5th IISS Regional Security Summit in Bahrain. A transcript of both the remarks and the Q & A session is provided by IISS.
Reuters - FACTBOX: Security developments in Iraq, Dec. 15
Reuters - U.S. faces increasing challenge training Iraqi forces, by Missy Ryan
New York Times - Iraq Bomb Kills 48 in Volatile North, by Timothy Williams
LA Times - Kirkuk bomb shatters a moment of reconciliation in Iraq, by Tina Susman
Throughout 2011, as a new strategy is implemented in Afghanistan, the Institute for the Study of War’s (ISW) Afghanistan Project will continue to monitor and analyze the effectiveness of Afghan and Coalition operations to disrupt enemy networks and secure the population, while also evaluating the results of Afghanistan’s 2009 Presidential election and preparation for the 2010 parliamentary election.
New York Times - Suicide Attack Kills Dozens in Iraq, from AP
New York Times - Britain's Iraq Pullout Timeline Reported, by John F. Burns
Washington Post - Iraq violence at 5-1/2 year low, Petraeus says, from Reuters
Associated Press - Iraqi police arrest 30 in fatal truck bombings, by Robert H. Reid
Defenselink Mil - General Leaving Northern Iraq Notes 'Monumental' Progress, by Donna Miles
LA Times - Confusion persists over suspects arrested in Pakistan, by Laura King
Christian Science Monitor - Pakistan on tightrope with militant raid, by Mark Sappenfield
New York Times - Pakistan Raids Group Tied to Attacks, by Jane Perlez and Salman Masood