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ISW News Roundup - March 25, 2009
Mar 25, 2009 - Anonymous
Iraq
Washington Post - GAO Calls Iraq Pullout A 'Massive,' Costly Effort, by Karen DeYoung
Associated Press - AP Impact: It's fear that keeps Baghdad's peace, by Hamza Hendawi
Times Online UK - Army's new breed of officers in Iraq earn their spurs in line of fire, by Michael Evans
Reuters - Cool welcome for Iraq's returning academics, by Aseel Kami
Department of Defense - Iraqis Tear Down Wall, Reminder of Darker Days in Iraq, by Army Sgt. Ian Terry
Associated Press - US: Iraq attacks at lowest since August 2003, by Chelsea J. Carter
Associated Press - Increased attacks on Iraqi forces south of Baghdad, by David Rising
New York Times Baghdad Bureau - Leaving Iraq III - A Childhood Under Saddam, by Sahar S. Gabriel
Afghanistan
Washington Times - EXCLUSIVE: $5 billion for Afghans still unspent, by Jason Motlagh
RFE/RL - Expansion Of Afghan Security Forces Fraught With Challenges, by Abubakar Siddique
Reuters - NATO can't measure Afghan war performance: general, by Andrew Gray
Reuters - Poland will send 400 more troops to Afghanistan: PM
Christian Science Monitor - $1,000 for a kebab? Afghan villages fight corruption, by Anand Gopal
Department of Defense - Troops Slow Down Taliban Movement With Traffic Control Points, by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jill LaVoie
Associated Press - Bomb kills 10 civilians in eastern Afghanistan, by Amir Shah
Reuters - Two Afghan farmers shot dead by NATO-led troops: police
Reuters - FACTBOX: Security developments in Afghanistan, March 25
BBC - Terrifying plight of Afghan actress
Pakistan
Reuters - Russia open to moderate Taliban contacts: report
BBC - Taleban tap into Swat's emeralds, by Syed Shoaib Hasan
New York Times - U.S. Weighs Sharif as Partner in Pakistan, by Jane Perlez
Long War Journal - Al Qaeda-trained Britons return from Pakistan, by Bill Roggio
Associated Press - Pakistani officials: Suspected US strike kills 4, by Ishtiaq Mahsud
Reuters - U.S. drone kills at least 4 in Pakistan tribal area
Reuters - Kashmir Fight Kills 25 as Lashkar Vows More Attacks
Associated Press - Pakistanis displaced in fighting seek more aid, by Zarar Khan
Region
Israel
Reuters - Netanyahu pledges to pursue peace with Palestinians, by Jeffrey Heller
LA Times - Israeli army rabbis criticized for stance on Gaza assault, by Richard Boudreaux
Washington Post - Clashes Erupt in Israeli Town
Turkey
Reuters - Explosion in southeastern Turkey kills one: agency
Sudan
Reuters - Qaeda's Zawahri tells Sudanese to prepare for war
NATO
Associated Press - Dane front-runner for NATO's top spot, by Slobodan Lekic
RFE/RL - NATO General: Russia Seeks To Weaken U.S., West