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ISW News Roundup - November 24, 2008
Nov 24, 2008 - Anonymous
Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA)
New York Times - Iraqi Forces of Security Deal Seek to Shield Assets, by James Glanz and Steven Lee Myers
LA Times - Iraq's Nouri Maliki may gain power with U.S. security agreement, by Ned Parker
Associated Press - Iraq security pact poses detainee dilemma for US, by Ryan Lucas
Reuters - Iraq PM says U.S. troops will leave if no pact, by Wisam Mohammed
Washington Post - Iraqi Official Urges Pact Passage, by Mary Beth Sheridan
Washington Times - Iraqi Cabinet campaigns for security pact with US, by Hamza Hendawi and Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Security
Reuters - FACTBOX - Security developments in Iraq, Nov 24
New York Times - Two Bombs Kill 16 in Baghdad, by Alissa J. Rubin and Alan Cowell
BBC - Deadly bomb attacks hit Baghdad
Washington Post - Iraq police say female suicide bomber kills 5, by Bushra Juhi
Long War Journal - US forces capture 14 Iraqi Shia terrorists in Baghdad, by Bill Roggio
Politics and Reconstruction
Christian Science Monitor - Rape's vast toll in Iraq war remains largely ignored, by Anna Badkhen
Associated Press - Iraq: Saddam Hussein-era officials face new trial, by Sameer N. Yacoub
Reuters - Iraq minister meets Kurds over oil deal disputes
Washington Post - As Kurdish North Grows, Some Are Left Out, by Andrea Bruce
Reuters - Shell CEO says Iraq gas deal will take time
Afghanistan and Pakistan
LA Times - Marines drafting plan to send more troops to Afghanistan, by Tony Perry
Washington Times - Top UN delegation visiting Afghanistan, by Fisnik Abrashi
Al Jazeera - Taliban to target Afghan convoys
Radio Free Europe - Enlisting Tribes Against Militants In Afghanistan Carries Risks, by Abubakar Siddique
Voice of America News - Obama, Karzai Discuss Ways to Improve Afghan Security, by Barry Newhouse
Wall Street Journal - Officials Say U.S. Strike Kills British Militant in Pakistan, by Zahid Hussain and Matthew Rosenberg
Washington Times - Military rift with Pakistan hurts war, by Sara A. Carter
The Australian - CIA strike brings bin Laden closer, by Bruce London
Breitbart - Pakistan raid a sign of sharper US intelligence, by Chris Brummit
Region
Iran
Washington Times - US: Administration change gives Iran new chance, by David Rising
Telegraph UK - Iran receives al Qaeda praise for role in terrorist attacks, by Con Coughlin
Lebanon
Jerusalem Post - Report: Iran to propose military aid to Lebanon, by Brenda Gazzar
Daily Star - Hizbullah urges Iraqis to reject US military pact
Turkey
Associated Press- Turkish oil pipeline repaired after 3-day fire
Yemen
Associated Press - Big mosque for president puzzles Yemen's poor, by Ahmed Al-Haj
Egypt
Reuters - Egypt detains 17 members of Muslim Brotherhood
Israel
Agence France Presse - Abbas elected 'president of Palestine'
Washington Post - Abbas to Hamas: Unity talks or early elections, by Diaa Hadid