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Global News Alert - February 17, 2010
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Afghanistan
Associated Press - Pakistan Confirms Taliban Leader's Arrest, by Rohan Sullivan
Washington Times - Capture a Setback to Taliban, not End, by Sara Carter and Bill Gertz
Times Online - Afghan Taleban's Military Chief Mullah Baradar Seized 'In Joint Operation' with CIA, by Zahid Hussain, Jerome Starkey and Jeremy Page
Times Online - Profile: Mullah Baradar - Father of the Roadside IED, by Zahid Hussain
LA Times - Taliban Leader's Arrest Hinged on U.S. Information, by Greg Miller and Alex Rodriguez
Washington Post - U.S., Afghan Forces Work to Secure Key Areas in Marja, by Rajiv Chandrasekaran
Wall Street Journal - Site of Marjah Government Offices Seized, by Michael Phillips
Times Online - A Terrifying First Day of Combat with Taleban in Marjah, by Ben Anderson
Associated Press -Afghan Official: Taliban Using Human Shields, by Alfred de Montesduiou and Rahim Faiez
New York Times - Marines in Afghan Assault Grapple With Civilian Deaths, by C.J. Chivers and Rod Nordland
LA Times - NATO Reinstates Weapons System Used in Attack that Killed Afghan Civilians, by Laura King
Department of Defense - Afghan-Led Operation Continues Clearing Mission
Department of Defense - Forces Pursue Taliban Leaders in Afghanistan
Associated Press - Taliban Armory: Rocks, Potshots and Drawings, by Christopher Torchia
Pakistan
Washington Post - In Shift, Pakistan Plays Role in Capture of Afghan Taliban's No. 2, by Karen DeYoung and Karin Brulliard
New York Times - Arrest of Taliban Chief May Be Crucial for Pakistanis, by Carlotta Gall and Souad Mekhennet
Wall Street Journal - U.S. Pressed Pakistan for Taliban Chief's Arrest, by Matthew Rosenberg
Christian Science Monitor - After Taliban Baradar Arrest, Does Bin Laden Matter, by Dan Murphy and Kristen Chick
Reuters - Pakistan's Karachi, a Refuge but no Base for Taliban, by Faisal Aziz
Reuters - Pakistani Court Rejects Americans Bail Request
Iraq
Washington Times - U.S. General: 2 Iraqi Elections Chiefs Linked to Iran, by Eli Lake
New York Times - General Says 2 Iraqi Politicians Have Ties to Iran, by Thom Shanker
Washington Post - Just Weeks Before Elections, Specter of Sectarian Violence Resurfaces in Iraq, by Leila Fadel
New York Times - Iraqi Women Are Seeking Greater Political Influence, by John Leland and Riyadh Mohammed
World
Iran
New York Times - Clinton Issues Another Warning to Iran, by Mark Landler and Alan Cowell
Wall Street Journal - Pressure on Iran Increases From U.S., by Peter Spigel and Chip Cummins
Christian Science Monitor - Russia Suspends Iran Arms Sale Following Israeli PM's Visit to Moscow, by Huma Yusuf
Reuters - 5 Foreigners Detained During Feb 11 Rallies
Syria
Times Online - Robert Ford 'Formally Appointed' as US Ambassador to Syria
Somalia
Associated Press - UN Says US Aid Restrictions Hurting Hungry Somalis, by Katharine Hourled
Venezuela
New York Times - Purging Loyalists, Chavez Tightens His Inner Circle, by Simon Romero
Argentina
Wall Street Journal - Argentina Intesified Row With U.K. Over Falkland Islands, by Shane Romig
Russia
Reuters - Russia Signs Deal to Build Military Base in Abkhazia, by Denis Dyomkin
China
LA Times - China Won't Bow Down, by Barbara Demick