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ISW News Roundup - March 26, 2009
Mar 26, 2009 - Anonymous
Iraq
Associated Press - Iraqi officials: Car bomb kills 20 in Baghdad, by Kim Gamel
Associated Press - Major attacks in Iraq since Jan. 1
New York Times Baghdad Bureau - An American Tourist in Iraq - My Vacation Pictures: 'If It's Ctuesday, This Must Be Ctesiphon", by David Chung
LA Times - Iraqi general's presence in Kirkuk stirs dark memories, by Ned Parker
Associated Press - AP IMPACT: More bad wiring imperils troops in Iraq, by Kimberly Hefling
Associated Press - Iran official on Iraq visit downplays US overture
RFE/RL - Baghdad University Holds Iraq's First Book Fair
Afghanistan
Washington Times - Auditors warn of Afghan aid waste, by Jason Motlagh
Reuters - NATO needs better Afghan coordination, Obama says, by Ross Colvin
Associated Press - Contractors surge to Afghanistan, by Anne Flaherty
Washington Post - Potential Afghan Reconstruction Challenges Cited, by Ellen Nakashima
Long War Journal - The Afghan Public Protection Force pilot program is underway, by CJ Radin
Reuters - Karzai declares assets to offset corruption smear
Times Online UK - Peter Galbraith will take key UN role in Afghanistan 'civilian surge', by James Bone
Washington Post - In Afghan War, U.S. Dominance Increasing, by Karen DeYoung and Rajiv Chandrasekaran
LA Times - Afghan returns home a little more whole, by David Kelly
New York Times - Afghan Strikes by Taliban Get Pakistan Help, U.S. Aides Say, by Mark Mazzetti and Eric Schmitt
Reuters - Taliban attacks get help from Pakistan: report
Associated Press - Afghan intel chief: Pakistan spies support Taliban, by Fisnik Abrashi
Reuters - Iran to attend Afghan meet, seeks regional solution, by Fredrik Dahl and Zahra Hosseinian
Pakistan
Associated Press - Pakistan Taliban: Bomb that killed 11 was revenge, by Ishtiaq Mahsud
Long War Journal - US places bounty on senior Taliban and al Qaeda leaders, by Bill Roggio
Reuters - Suspected U.S. drone kills four in northwest Pakistan
Long War Journal - US airstrike kills 8 in Baitullah Mehsud's hometown, by Bill Roggio
Reuters - Pakistan hopes for U.S. re-think on missiles, by Alamgir Bitani
Reuters - U.S. strikes in Pakistan "justify jihad": cleric, by Kamra Haider
Reuters - U.S., Pakistan drawing up new drone targets: report
Washington Times - Taliban attack NATO supply routes, by Raza Khan
Region
Israel
Times Online UK - Israel suspected of bombing Sudan arms convoy headed for Gaza, by Jenny Booth
Washington Post - Israeli Use of Phosphorus Against Gazans Disputed, by Howard Schneider
Turkey
Reuters - Turkey breaks with past, seeks ties with Iraqi Kurds, by Paul de Bendern
Saudi Arabia
Associated Press - Saudi Arabia: Senior al-Qaida leader surrenders