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ISW News Roundup - February 3, 2009
Feb 3, 2009 - Anonymous
Iraq's Provincial Elections and Security
Washington Post - Maliki Supporters Post Election Gains, by Sudarsan Raghavan, Anthony Shadid, and Ernesto Londono
LA Times - Iraq's provincial elections show the power of the tribe, by Ned Parker, Usama Redha, and Saad Fakhrildeen
New York Times - Election Humor: Voting Dispute in Anbar, by Qassem H.J.
New York Times - Disparate Iraqis Vote for Stability and Security, by Sam Dagher and Steven Lee Myers
Aswat al-Iraq - 3,000 removed from special votes in Thi-Qar
New York Times - Election: Analysis From the Street, by Mudhafer Al-Husaini
Associated Press - Iraq: Woman arrested for recruiting female bombers, by Sinan Salaheddin
Aswat al-Iraq - Tues. evening deadline for receiving complaints-IHEC
Washington Post - Hill Tapped as Ambassador to Iraq, by Glenn Kessler
Aswat al-Iraq - British commander says ready to withdraw from Basra by July
Christian Science Monitor - Iraqi vote expected to bolster Maliki, by Jane Arraf
Afghanistan and Pakistan
Washington Times - Blackwater under review in Afghanistan, by Sara A. Carter
Washington Post - American Abducted in Pakistan, by Candace Rondeaux
Reuters - Militants in Pakistan sever Afghan supply link, by Ibrahim Shinwari
Reuters - FACTBOX: Afghan supply routes: problems and possibilities
Associated Press - Pakistan militant attack halts US, NATO supplies, by Riaz Khan
Reuters - Afghan forces arrest suicide bomb cell, official says, by Sayed Salahuddin
Associated Press - Afghan intelligence breaks up Kabul bombing cell, by Rahim Faiez
LA Times - Suicide bombing ring is brought down in Afghanistan, officials say, by M. Karim Faiez and Laura King
Defenselink Mil - Afghan Drug Operations Come Under Intensified Scrutiny, Spokesman Says, by Gerry J. Gilmore
Washington Post - 21 Afghan Police Die in Taliban Assault, by Candace Rondeaux
Reuters - Upset with West, is Afghan president turning east? by Sayed Salahuddin
CNN - U.S. helping Afghan farmers give up opium for wheat, by Atia Abawi
Christian Science Monitor - Pakistan: UN official's kidnapping highlights security threat, by Issam Ahmed
Israel-Hamas Conflict
Washington Post - Hamas Chief Thanks Iran for Support While on Regional Tour, by Thomas Erdbrink
Associated Press - Hamas prepared for 1-year truce, with open borders, by Sarah El Deeb
Jerusalem Post - Netanyahu promises to topple Hamas regime in Gaza if elected
Reuters - Gaza rocket on Israeli city draws reprisal threats, by Dan Williams
Reuters - Hamas says "no hurry" for dialogue with Abbas, by Khaled Yacoub Oweis
Washington Post - With Obama in White House, North Korea Steps Up Big Talk, by Blaine Harden
Associated Press - Official: NKorea gearing up to fire missile, by Kwang-Tae Kim
Associated Press - Medium-range rocket from Gaza hits Israeli city, by Aron Heller
LA Times - Israeli airstrike kills militant in Gaza, from AP
World
Reuters - Iran says first Iranian-made satellite sent into space, by Fredrik Dahl and Parisa Hafezi
New York Times - Iran Says It Has Launched Satellite, by Alan Cowell
LA Times - Obama administration keeps Bush official involved with Iran sanctions, by Paul Richter
Russia
Reuters - Russia, U.S. pledge closer cooperation under Obama
LA Times - 3 killed in Russian military helicopter c rash in Siberian mountains, from AP
Militants
Reuters - Saudi issues wanted list of 83 militants overseas
Greece
LA Times - Suspected terrorists attack Greek police station in Athens, from AP
Africa
New York Times - Qaddafi, as New African Union Head, Will Seek Single State, by Lydia Polgreen
Christian Science Monitor - Niger militants scrap cease-fire, vow offensive, by Jonathan Adams
Christian Science Monitor - Moderate Islamists take on hard-liners in battle for Somalia, by Scott Baldauf
The FARC
Christian Science Monitor - Colombian rebels' new strategy: release hostages, by Sibylla Brodzinsky