ISW News Roundup - June 10, 2009
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Iraq
Reuters - Car Bomb Rips Through South Iraq market, 32 Killed, by Muhanad Mohammed
Washington Times - Iraqi Judge Releases American Contractors, by Joseph Weber
New York Times - Iraq Moves Ahead with Vote on U.S. Security Pact, by Alissa J. Rubin
Afghanistan
Department of Defense - Forces Clash with Enemy Fighters in Afghanistan
Christian Science Monitor - Afghans Fight Flow of Drugs and Guns Fueling Taliban Insurgency, by P.J. Tobia
Pakistan
Long War Journal - Pakistani Military Launches Operation in Bannu, by Bill Roggio
New York Times - Death Toll in Pakistan Bomb Now 16, by Salman Masood and Ismail Khan
VOA News -Light Security Contributes to Pakistan Hotel Bombing, by Catherine Maddux
Wall Street Journal - Taliban Suspected in Attack on Pakistan Hotel, by Zahid Hussain
Washington Times - Taliban Pakistan Attacks Signal Challenge for U.S., by Cassie Fleming
BBC - 'Many Militants Dead' in Pakistan
Region
Iran
New York Times - As Iran Gets Ready to Vote, the Economy Dominates, by Robert F. Worth
Israel/Palestine
Reuters - Obama Envoy Says Palestinian Statehood Only Option, by Mohammed Assadi
North Korea
Reuters - Russia Says Expecting New Korean Missile tests, by Jack Kim