ISW News Roundup - January 25, 2009

Iraq

Washington Post - Iraq Election Highlights Ascendancy of Tribes, by Anthony Shadid

Agence France Presse- Iraq PM, Kurd leader trade barbs ahead of polls

Washington Post - U.S. Forces Kill Couple in Raid on Iraqi House, by Anthony Shadid and Qais Mizher

Associated Press - Iraq's oil exports raise in December

Christian Science Monitor - Logistics of a faster Iraq exit, by Gordon Lubold

 

Israel-Hamas Conflict

Washington Post - A Flurry of Tunnel Repairs is Underway in Gaza's South, by Jonathan Finer

New York Times - Amid the Destruction, a Return to Life in Gaza, by Ethan Bronner

Reuters - Israel Promises Troop Legal Backing Over Gaza War

Associated Press - Israel vows to back soldiers accused of war crimes, by Josef Federman

Reuters - Egypt evacuates Gaza crossing

- In pummeled Gaza, Hamas Recoups, by Ilene R. Prusher

Jerusalem Post - Hamas presents a whole new level of antagonism, by Lenny Ben-David

 

Afghanistan/Pakistan

Washington Post - Afghans protest against U.S. on civilian deaths report, by Mohammed Rafiq

New York Times - In Pakistan, Radio Amplifies Terror of Taliban, by Richard A. Oppel Jr

New York Times - Indian Police Kill 2 Suspected Pakistani Militants, from AP

Washington Times - Biden expects 'uptick' in U.S. casualties, by Christina Bellantoni

Washington Times - Pakistan urges halt to missile strikes, by Asif Shahzad

 

Region

U.S. Envoy

Voice of America - New U.S. Envoy to Visit Middle East Soon

Agence France Presse - Disarray awaits US envoy on first Mideast trip

 

Iran

Washington Post - Even Ordinary Iranians Took Up This Banner, by Azadeh Moaveni

Bloomberg - Iran objects to potential EU Terror-List Removal of Mujahadeen, by Ladane Nasseri 

Associated Press - Iran tests air-to-air missile

UPI - U.S. watching for Iranian arms to Gaza

Washington Post - To Combat Obama, Al-Qaeda Hurls Insults, by Joby Warrick

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