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ISW News Roundup - January 11, 2008
Jan 11, 2009 - Anonymous
Israel-Hamas Conflict
New York Times - Israeli Troops Push Into Gaza City in Day of Fierce Fighting, by Steven Erlanger and Ethan Bronner
New York Times - A Gaza War Full of Traps and Trickery, by Steven Erlanger
New York Times - U.S. Rejected Aid for Israeli Raid on Iranian Nuclear Site, by David E. Sanger
Wall Street Journal - Gaza Sees More Fierce Fighting
BBC -Israel is 'nearing Gaza goals'
Reuters - Israeli forces edge into Gaza city, by Nidal al-Mughrabi
Washington Post - Fighting Escalates as Israeli Troops Push Further into Gaza, by Craig Whitlock, Griff Witte, and Reyham Abdel Kareem
Washington Times - Gaza offensive to enter new phase, by Joshua Mitnick
Jerusalem Post - 'Hamas badly hit, but will fight on', by Jpost Staff and Herb Keinon
Iraq Politics and Security
New York Times - Dispute Weakens Iraqi Sunni Coalition, by Sam Dagher
LA Times- U.S. ambassador sees Muthanna as model for future, by Kim Yoshino
LA Times - Kurdish leader sees authoritarian drift in Iraq, by Ned Parker
LA Times - 'The new Iraq is based on the principle of consensus', by Ned Parker
Associated Press - Iraq's parliament faces crisis over infighting, by Sinan Salaheddin
Long War Journal - Iraqi forces develop engineering capabilities, by DJ Elliott
Stars and Stripes - Iraqis learn the efficiency, complexity of U.S. logistics, by Travis J. T
Afghanistan
New York Times - Biden Arrives in Afghanistan to Discuss the War, by Dexter Filkins
Washington Times - Biden briefed on Afghan shortages, by Fisnik Abrashi
Washington Post - Biden Visits Afghanistan, Meets Karzai, U.S. Officials, by Pamela Constable
Times Online UK - US will grab power from British in Afghanistan, by Michael Smith and Sarah Baxter
LA Times - Behind the lines with the Taliban, by Paul Watson
Region
Pakistan
New York Times - Obama's Worst Pakistan Nightmare, by David E. Sanger
Iran
Washington Post - Iran Using Fronts to Get Bomb Parts From U.S., by Joby Warrick
Washington Times - Iranians' hope for U.S. policy shift dims, by Hadi Nili
Dawn - US, Iran share interests in Afghanistan: Petraeus, from Agence France Presse