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New York Times - Israel Rebuffs Peace Efforts, Driving Deeper Into Gaza, by Taghreed El-Khodary and Isabel Kershner
New York Times - Israel Strikes Before an Ally Departs, by Scott Shane
Los Angeles Times -Iraq-U.S. 'partnership' is in 'transition', by Ned Parker and Ali Hameed
Los Angeles Times -New year holds promise and problems for Iraq, by Ned Parker
New York Times - Israel Likely to Reject 48-Hour Cease-Fire Plan, by Ethan Bronner and Taghreed El-Khodary
New York Times - Despite Strikes, Israelis Vow to Soldier On, by Isabel Kershner
New York Times - Israel Likely to Reject 48-Hour Cease-Fire Plan, by Ethan Bronner and Taghreed El-Khodary
New York Times - Despite Strikes, Israelis Vow to Soldier On, by Isabel Kershner
On Saturday, December 27, the Israeli Air Force began conducting a widespread and protracted aerial bombardment of Hamas' infrastructure and personnel in the Gaza Strip in response to rockets launched into Israel by militants. The attacks have left hundreds dead and wounded. While these air raids are conducted, Israel is amassing troops along its border in preparation for a possible ground incursion into Gaza in the coming days. Please remember to refer back to the ISW website for more updates on this ongoing Israeli operation.
New York Times - An Inquiry in Baghdad Is Clouded by Politics, by Campbell Robertson and Tareq Maher
LA Times - Iraqi leaders deny coup attempts after arrests of 24 officers, by Ned Parker and Saif Hamid
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.