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ISW News Roundup - February 6, 2009
Feb 6, 2009 - Anonymous
Iraq Elections and Security
New York Times - Election: Preliminary Results, by Stephen Farrell
Associated Press - Visiting UN chief praises Iraqi progress, by Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Reuters - Strains ease, no clear poll winner in Iraq wild west, by Waleed Ibrahim
Reuters - Election could help eject al Qaeda from Iraq, by Tim Cocks
Washington Post - General Says His Iraq Envoy Job Was Rescinded, by Eric Schmitt and Mark Landler
Reuters - Iraq's Maliki beats religious parties in vote, by Waleed Ibrahim and Mohammed Abbas
BBC - UN hails Iraq election results
Washington Post - Iraqi Elections Deliver A Victory for U.S. Goals, by Sudarsan Raghavan and Ernesto Londono
Times Online UK - Nouri al-Maliki coalition scores landslide victory in Iraq elections, by Deborah Haynes and Wail al-Obaidi
LA TImes - Maliki's block prevails in Iraq elections, by Tina Susman
LA Times - 16 killed in suicide attack in northern Iraq, by Monte Morin and Tina Susman
Associated Press - Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish rebels northern Iraq
Pakistan and Afghanistan
Reuters - Bomb kills 24 near Shi'ite mosque in Pakistan, by Asim Tanveer
Long War Journal - Suicide bomber kills more than 30 at Shia mosque in central Pakistan, by Bill Roggio
Associated Press - Pakistan: Riots erupt after Shiite mosque bombing, by Khalid Tanveer
Reuters - Pakistani forces kill 52 militants, by Ibrahim Shinwari
Long War Journal - Pakistan's intel agency behind Mumbai attack: Indian FM, by Bill Roggio
Christian Science Monitor - In Pakistan, Swat Valley police give up in face of Taliban attacks, by Ayesha Nasir
Associated Press - 2 Afghans face death over translation of Quran, by Heidi Vogt
Reuters - U.S. needs clear mission in Afghanistan: Obama, by Richard Cowan
Reuters - Afghans dispute men killed in U.S. raid were Taliban
Washington Post - Afghanistan Appeal May Temper European Allies' Ardor for Obama, by Craig Whitlock
Israel/Hamas Conflict
Associated Press - Israel deports activists from detained ship, by Matti Friedman
New York Times - Israeli Navy Diverts Ship Bound for Gaza, by Ethan Bronner and Isabel
New York Times - U.N.'s Gaza Refugee Director Criticizes Israel and Hamas, by Neil Macfarquhar
Times Online UK - Hamas official stopped with 8 million in cash, by James Hider and Philip Webster
Times Online UK - Israeli politicians offer territory swaps and tunnels to solve the endless crisis, by James Hider
Reuters - Israel troops kill Palestinian on Gaza border: army
Christian Science Monitor - After the war, Gazans seek answers on white phosphorus, by Ilene R. Prusher
Russia/US Relations
Washington Times - Military base rights pits U.S., Russia, by Nicholas Kralev and Sara A. Carter
Associated Press - Russia allows transit of US military supplies, by Vladimir Isachenkov
BBC - Russia to fire up Iranian reactor
Washington Times - Humphrey: Facing a resurgent Russia, by Peter Humphrey
Reuters - Breakaway Abkhazia to host Russian bases, by Denis Dyomkin
Reuters - Russia and allies to create joint air defence: report
Region
Kyrgyzistan
BBC - Kyrgyz closure of US base 'final'
Reuters - Kyrgyzstan says U.S. air base decision is final, by Olga Dzyubenko
Iran
Times Online UK - Iranian leader forces British Council to close offices, by Ali Sheikholeslami
Times Online UK - Hardliners block path to the world, by Michael Binyon
Christian Science Monitor - Is Iran prepared to undo 30 years of anti-Americanism?, by Scott Peterson
Reuters - Israel to Obama: hold Iran's feet to fire, or else, by Alistair Lyon
Egypt
Washington Post - A New Tongue to Win Hearts and Minds, by Michael Slackman
Mumbai Attack
Times Online UK - Investigators link al-Qaeda to Mumbai attack, by Zahid Hussain
North Korea
Reuters - North Korea eyes disputed sea border for missiles: reports, by Jon Herskovitz