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ISW News Roundup - January 17, 2008
Jan 17, 2009 - Institute for t...
Israel-Hamas Conflict
Weighing Crimes and Ethics in the Fog of Urban Warfare by Steven Erlanger
Israeli Cabinet Appears Ready to Declare a Gaza Cease-Fire by Ethan Bronner and Mark Landler
Israel Signals New Readiness to End Gaza Offensive by CHIP CUMMINS in Dubai, JAY SOLOMON in Washington and JOSHUA MITNICK in Tel Aviv
U.S. backs Israel on Gaza border monitors by Jeffrey Fleishman and Rushdi abu Alouf
Gaza strikes ahead of truce vote from BBC
Mideast protests against Israel attacks on Gaza By SAMEER N. YACOUB
Israel plans ceasefire, Hamas vows to fight on by Nidal al-Mughrabi
U.S. to help stop Gaza gun-smuggling by Nicholas Kralev
Iraq
Security
Gunmen Kill Iraqi Cleric Campaigning for Council by Sam Dagher
Iraqi candidate for provincial vote assassinated By MAZIN YAHYA
FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Jan 17 from Reuters
Maliki
In Iraq's Provincial Elections, Main Issue Is Maliki Himself by Amit R. Paley
Baghdad
Coalition Forces, Diplomats ‘Engineer’ Peace in Baghdad By Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden
Iranian Influence
Iraqi minister says Iranian interference waning from Reuters
South
Momentum builds for a self-ruled southern Iraq By HAMZA HENDAWI and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
Shoe-thrower
Iraqi guards said to throw party for shoe-thrower By KIM GAMEL
Region
Pakistan
Older Son of bin Laden Believed to Be in Pakistan by Mark Mazzetti and Eric Schmitt
Pakistan cracks down on Lashkar-e-Taiba by Arthur Bright
Afghanistan
Suicide bomber kills 2 Afghans, wounds 6 U.S. troops in Kabul by Laura King
Pentagon: Seabees shifting from Iraq to Afghan war By ANNE GEARAN
Major troop decisions for Afghan war await Obama by Lolita C. Baldor
Resistance to U.S. Plan for Afghanistan by Pamela Constable
Syria
Syria's Assad ready to cooperate with Obama: report from Reuters
Iran
Iran sees oil at around $40 in 2009 from Reuters
US sanctions senior al Qaeda members operating in Iran By BILL ROGGIO
Osama’s son coordinates call between Zawahiri and Iran’s Qods Force By BILL ROGGIO
Iran said to buy high-performance metals: report from Reuters
Hezbollah
Hezbollah plots bloody vengeance by Nicholas Blanford