ISW Global News Roundup - May 5, 2010

May 4, 2010 News Alert                                                                 May 6, 2010 News Alert

 

Afghanistan

The Washington Post- Pentagon 'cautiously optimistic' on Afghan war by Anne Gearan

Voice of America- Militants Launch Deadly Attack on Government Compound in Southern Afghanistan

Los Angeles Times- Suicide bombers, gunmen storm governor's compound in Afghanistan by Laura King

Associated Press- UN refugee chief: Security worse in Afghanistan by Frank Jordans

Agence-France Presse- Third NATO troop killed in Afghanistan in 24 hours

 

Pakistan

BBC- Arrest of New York car bomb suspect puts pressure on Pakistan

Voice of America- Pakistan Army: Taliban Responsibility in Failed NY Attack Unlikely

Agence-France Presse- Bomb plot may broaden US lens in Pakistan by Shaun Tandon

Reuters- Taliban seek comeback in Pakistan's Swat Valley by Junaid Khan

 

Iraq

CNN- Iraq's two top Shiite blocs merge by Jomana Karadsheh 

Associated Press- Shiite clerics to have final say in Iraq alliance by Qassim Abdul-Zahra

The Washington Post- Obama expands support to vets' caregivers by Kimberly Hefling

Associated Press- Iraq arrests network suspected in embassy bombings by Hamid Ahmed

CNN- Sex slave girls face cruel justice in Iraq by Mohammed Jamjoom

 

Iran

Christian Science Monitor- Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in his own contradictory words by Stephen Kurczy

Voice of America- Iran Agrees 'In Principle' to Mediation in Nuclear Deal

The New York Times- Iran’s Leader Says Sanctions May Ruin Relations by Neil MacFarquhar

Associated Press- Iran begins new military maneuvers in Persian Gulf by Ali Akbar Dareini

 

Israel

BBC- US envoy Mitchell meets Israel PM Netanyahu

Agence-France Presse- Israel says talks to fail as US envoy visits by Hazel Ward

The New York Times- Obama Tries to Mend Fences With American Jews by Helene Cooper

 

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