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ISW News Roundup - March 16, 2009
Mar 16, 2009 - Anonymous
Iraq
Associated Press - Poll: Iraqis feel upbeat about future, by Meera Selva
Reuters - U.S. forces shot down Iranian drone: Iraq official
Associated Press - Australia gives asylum to 2 Iraqi soldiers, by Rod McGuirk
LA Times - In Iraq withdrawal, equipment poses a key logistical challenge, by Julian E. Barnes
BBC - Iraqi footballer shot dead by fan
BBC - Confidence grows as fear ebbs in Iraq, by Hugh Sykes
Afghanistan
Associated Press - 11 killed in suicide attack on Afghan police, by Noor Khan
Times Online UK - Suicide bomber in police uniform kills 11 in Helmand attack, by Philippe Naughton
BBC - Afghan attack kills US soldiers
Reuters - Two British soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Reuters - FACTBOX: Security developments in Afghanistan, March 16
BBC - French soldiers in Afghanistan
Reuters - Afghanistan holds mineral treasure: minister, by Sayed Salahuddin
Pakistan
Reuters - Taliban says no peace talks with leader Mullah Omar, by Jonathan Burch
Long War Journal - US launches second strike outside of Pakistan's tribal areas, by Bill Roggio
Associated Press - US, NATO supplies attacked in Pakistan, by Inam Ur-Rehman
Reuters - Militants in Pakistan torch Afghan-force vehicles, by Faris Ali
Times Online UK - Nawaz Sharif celebrates victory in Pakistan stand-off as judges are reinstated, by Jeremy Page
BBC - Pakistanis hail judge restoration
Associated Press - Pakistan to reinstate top judge, defusing crisis, by Chris Brummitt
Region
Iran
Reuters - Iran's Khatami withdraws from presidential vote: allies, by Parisa Hafezi
New York Times - Reform Candidate Withdraws in Iran, by Nazila Fathi
RFE/RL - Iran's President Hits Back at MPs in Budget Row
Turkey
Associated Press -Coup plot thickens in Istanbul, by Christopher Torchia
Lebanon
Associated Press - Lebanon opens its 1st ever embassy in Syria, by Albert Aji
Somalia
Associated Press - Gunmen seize 4 UN workers in Somalia, by Mohamed Olad Hassan
Yemen
Associated Press - Bomb in Yemen kills 4 South Koreans, 1 Yemeni, by Ahmed Al-Haj