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ISW News Roundup - December 11, 2008
Dec 11, 2008 - Anonymous
Iraq Security
New York Times - Suicide Attack Kills Dozens in Iraq, from AP
New York Times - Britain's Iraq Pullout Timeline Reported, by John F. Burns
BBC - Blast at Iraq restaurant kills 47
Reuters - Pentagon approves Iraq sales worth up to $6 billion
Washington Post - 55 dead in bombing at restaurant in Iraq's north, by Sameer N. Yacoub
McClatchy Newspapers - Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Thursday 11 December 2008, by Sahar Issa
Council on Foreign Relations - Beginning of Iraq Endgame, by Greg Bruno
Iraq Politics and Reconstruction
New York Times - U.S. Joins effort to Bar Claims on Iraqi Coffers, by Steven Lee Myers and James Glanz
New York Times - Iraq Asks Obama to Hold New US - Iran Talks, by Reuters
Associated Press - Basra in Iraq to decide on holding autonomy vote, by Sameer N. Yacoub
LA Times - Iraq's modern-day Lawrence of Arabia, by Tony Perry
Pakistan
Telegraph UK - Mumbai attacks: Warning over danger posted by Pakistan-based terrorists, by Damien McElroy
Long War Journal - Pakistan detains Lashkar-e-Taiba communications expert, by Bill Roggio
Reuters - War with Pakistan "no solution," India says, by Krittivas Mukherjee
LA Times - Second suspected Mumbai plotter in custody, Pakistan says, by Henry Chu
LA Times - Pakistan arrests suspected mastermind of Mumbai attacks, by Henry Chu
CNN - Pakistan Closes Offices of Charity Linked to Terror Group, by Candace Rondeaux
New York Times - India Tells Pakistan to Crack Down on Militants, by Somini Sengupta and Robert F. Worth
Washington Post - Profile: Lashkar-e-Taiba (Army of the Pure), by Jayshree Bajoria and the Council on Foreign Relations
Long War Journal - UN declares Jamaat-ud-Dawa a terrorist front group, by Bill Roggio
Afghanistan
Defenselink Mil - Gates Visits Afghanistan to Talk with Troops, Commanders, by Fred W. Baker III
Asia Times - Kazakhstan ponders joining Afghan fray, by Roger N. McDermott
New York Times - Gates Arrives in Afghanistan, by Elisabeth Bumiller
CNN - US to send more troops to Afghanistan
Washington Post - U.S. Troops Mistakenly Kill Six Afghan Policemen, by Candace Rondeaux
Asia Times - NATO seeks out new Afghan supply routes, by Roger N. McDermott
Region
Syria
New York Times - Sunni Militants' Chief May Have Been Killed or Caught in Syria, by Graham Bowley
Terror Groups
LA Times - U.S. sharpens focus on Lashkar-e-Taiba, by Greg Miller
LA Times - Belgian police detain 14 suspected al-Qaida extremists in hours before EU summit, by Raf Casert
Washington Post - Continue Pressing Al-Qaeda, Bush Urges, by Dan Eggen
India
Washington Post - Indian Official Unveils Plan to Strengthen Security, by Rama Lakshmi
Reuters - After Mumbai, India unveils anti-terror measures, by Krittivas Mukherjee
Israel
Reuters - Obama to offer Israel "nuclear umbrella": report
AdnKronos - Israel: Abducted soldier could be released in prisoner deal
AdnKronos - Middle East: Israel pledges to move funds to Gaza
Piracy
Reuters - Somalia backs U.S. plan to hunt pirates, by Abdi Sheikh