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ISW News Roundup - April 9, 2009
Apr 9, 2009 - Anonymous
Iraq
Associated Press - Shiite rally marks anniversary of fall of Baghdad, by Sameer N. Yacoub
Reuters - Six years on, huge protest marks Baghdad's fall, by Mohammed Abbas and Aseel Kami
BBC - Shia crowds decry US role in Iraq
LA Times - For Shiite cleric in Iraq, good and bad are intermixed, by Saad Fakhrildeen and Ned Parker
Times Online UK - Iraq acts to halt bombing campaign
Reuters - Bomb kills 7 near Baghdad Shi'ite shrine
Afghanistan
New York Times - Suicide Bomber Strikes Afghan Anti-Drug Police, by Taimoor Shah and Mark McDonald
Reuters - FACTBOX: Security developments in Afghanistan, April 9
New York Times - U.S. Hope for Afghan Police Is Undercut by Corruption, by Richard A. Oppel Jr.
Associated Press - Suicide bomber kills 5, wounds 17 in Afghanistan, by Noor Khan
Reuters - Afghan father says his baby dies in coalition raid
Reuters - Afghan media: Law delay raises fears over fair poll, by Emma Graham-Harrison
Reuters - NATO commander sees Afghans' support as priority, by Andrew Gray
Reuters - Quake hits Afghanistan, no word on casualties
Pakistan
Washington Times - Pakistan's religious parties demand extension of Islamic law, by Raza Khan
Reuters - Pakistani Taliban move into new area; drone kills 3, by Junaid Khan
Long War Journal - US Predator kills 4 in South Waziristan strike, by Bill Roggio
Reuters - No U.S. drones over Pakistan's Baluchistan: Zardari
Associated Press - Suspected U.S. missile kills 3 in Pakistan, by Ishtiaq Mahsud
Christian Science Monitor - Pakistani Taliban move closer to Islamabad, by Anand Gopal
BBC - Riots as Baloch chiefs found dead
Long War Journal - Swat peace agreement collapses, by Bill Roggio
Associated Press - Cleric's exit imperils Pakistan peace deal, by Zarar Khan
Washington Times - Rifts in Taliban alliance threaten leader, by Raza Khan
Washington Post - Extremist Web Sites Are Using U.S. Hosts, by Joby Warrick and Candace Rondeaux
BBC - US bounty scheme struggles in Pakistan, by Frank Gardner
Region
Iran
Washington Times - U.S. drops conditions on Iran talks, by Nicholas Kralev
Times Online UK - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran is ready to talk to 'honest' Barack Obama, by Tim Reid
Reuters - Six powers invite Iran for nuclear talks, by Adrian Croft
Associated Press - Iran inaugurates new nuclear fuel facility, by Nasser Karimi
Israel
Jerusalem Post - Alleged Hizbullah cell in Egypt accused of Gaza arms smuggling
Somalia
Associated Press - Somali minister: pirates won't win standoff
North Korea