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

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