ISW News Roundup - October 29, 2008
Security
LA Times -Iraq's blast walls become canvases, by Jeffrey Fleischman
BBC - Warning on 'dire' Iraq conditions, by Imogen Foulkes
BBC - US hands province to Iraqi forces
Reuters - Turkey bombs PKK targets in N. Iraq
The Canadian - Iraqi Islamic Party demands explanation for deadly Raid, by Rahmat al-Salaam
Reuters - South Korea to complete Iraq troop pullout by December 20
Long War Journal - Iraqi forces detain 180 "suspects" during Basrah raids, by Bill Roggio
US News - U.S. Marines in Iraq's Sunni Heartland Prepare to Pull Back From Once-Violent Cities, by Alex Kingsbury
Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA)
Reuters - U.S. reviews Iraqi amendments to troops pact, by Peter Graff
Washington Post -Iraq Seeks Changes to Security Pact, by Mary Beth Sheridan and Karen deYoung
Region
Pakistan
Wall Street Journal - Pakistan Urges U.S. to Stop Missile Strikes, from AP
Wall Street Journal - Strong Earthquake Kills at Least 150 in Pakistan, from AP
Christian Science Monitor -Beneath US-Pakistani Tension, a New Cooperation, by Mark Sappenfield
Syria
Wall Street Journal - U.N. to Probe Suspected Syrian Nuclear Site, from AP
Associated Press - AP IMPACT: Al-Qaida's route through Syria persists, by Robert H. Reid
Reuters - Iraq to share results of US raid probe with Syria
Washington Post - Syria Protests U.S. Raid to U.N., Orders Closures, by Ellen Knickmeyer
Washington Post - Support Sought In Afghan Mission, by Anne Scott Tyson
Afghanistan
LA Times - Prospect of peace talks rises in Afghanistan, by Laura King