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ISW News Roundup - March 17, 2009
Mar 17, 2009 - Anonymous
Iraq
Associated Press - US military says Iraqi girl killed in US shooting
Reuters - Security developments in Iraq, March 16
Associated Press - Back from Iraq, Killer Blue looks ahead, by Maya Alleruzzo, Evan Vucci and Rick Bowmer
New York Times Baghdad Bureau - Fears, Unrealized, by Anwar Ali
Reuters - Iraqi army besieges Iranian exile camp: residents, by Tim Cocks and Wisam Mohammed
BBC - Five Bloody Years in Basra, by Jane Corbin
LA Times - A note of suffering, and hope, by Jeffrey Fleishman
Afghanistan
Associated Press - 7 Afghan militants killed in US-led coalition raid, by Fisnik Abrashi
Reuters - Suicide bomber kills 11 in southern Afghanistan
Associated Press - 9th Australian soldier dies in Afghanistan, by Rod McGuirk
LA Times - U.S. troops' finest foe in Afghanistan, by Laura King
BBC - Murdered Afghan leader is buried
Long War Journal - Taliban deny reports of negotiations with Afghan government, by Bill Roggio
Times Online UK - US strengthens diplomatic presence in Afghanistan, by James Bone and Tom Coghlan
Pakistan
Associated Press - Islamic law judges start work in Pakistan valley, by Sherin Zada
Reuters - Pakistan to restore democracy in key province: PM, by Robert Bisel
LA Times - Pakistan's Asif Ali Zardari may become a figurehead, by Laura King
New York Times - Pakistan Avoids Pitfall, but Path Ahead is Unclear, by Jane Perlez
Long War Journal - Taliban attacks NATO trucking terminal in Peshawar, by Bill Roggio
Reuters - American U.N. official kidnapped in Pakistan said sick, by Gul Yousafzai
The Times UK - Bomber kills 8 as opposition celebrates victory in Pakistan, by Jeremy Page
Reuters - Clinton warned Pakistan of aid cut if no deal, by Sue Pleming
World
Russia
Associated Press - President calls for modernizing Russia's military, by Vladimir Isachenkov
Reuters - Russia to rearm military as NATO expands: Medvedev, by Dmitry Solovyov
BBC - Inside Russia's military: hardware, by Tim Whewell
Israel
Washington Times - EXCLUSIVE: Israel's national security aide barred from U.S., by Eli Lake
Washington Times - Hamas says hopes for last-minute swap with Israel, by Amy Tiebel
Reuters - Group claims killing of Israeli policemen: report
Iran
Times Online UK - Gordon Brown to offer Iran deal on nuclear power, by Philip Webster
BBC - Brown issues Iran nuclear warning
The Times UK - Mohammed Khatami to withdraw from Iranian presidential race, by Catherine Philip
RFE/RL - Khatami Pulls Out of Presidential Race, Backs Another Reformist Candidate
Washington Post - U.S. Downed Iranian Drone Over Iraq, by Anthony Shadid
Philippine Insurgency
Associated Press - 6 dead as Philippine troops battle kidnappers, by Jim Gomez
Yemen/Somalia
Reuters - Qaeda bomber behind Yemen attack trained in Somalia
Security Contracting
Washington Times - EXCLUSIVE: Blackwater back in U.S. employ, by Jim McElhatton
Washington Post - U.S. Moves to Replace Contractors in Iraq, by Karen DeYoung
Drone Aircraft
New York Times - Drones Are Weapons of Choice in Fighting Qaeda, by Christopher Drew