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ISW News Roundup - August 12, 2009
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Iraq
New York Times - Shiites in Iraq Show Restraint as Sunnis Keep Attacking, by Rod Nordland
Associated Press - Sunni-Shi'ite Marriages Increase, by Bushra Juhi and Deb Riechmann
VOA News - US Commander: Al-Qaida Still Formidable, Iraqi Army Can Contain Attacks for Now, by Al Pessin
Associated Press - Commander Al-Qaida Remains a Combat Power, by Anne Gearan
Reuters - Al Qaeda Shows Resilience in N. Iraq-US Commander
Department of Defense - Mosul Attacks Reflect al-Qaida's Plan, Commander Says, by Gerry J. Gilmore
Christian Science Monitor - Turkey Offers Water for Iraqi Crackdown on Kurdish Rebels, by Jane Arraf
Associated Press - US, UN Asked to Take Over Iran Camp in Iraq
AFP - Eight Killed in Iraq Bomb Attacks: Officials, by Aubrey Belford
Reuters - Car Bombs Kill Eight in Shi'ite Baghdad District
Associated Press - Swine Flu Cases Climb Among US Soldiers in Iraq, by Chelsea J. Carter
Afghanistan
New York Times - A Soldier's Eye in the Sky, by Christopher Drew
Associated Press - AP Interview: NATO Commander Sees Afghan Victory, by Slobodan Lekic
VOA News - US Wants NATO Troops to Stay Longer in Afghanistan, by Al Pessin
Department of Defense - Patience Needed to Beat Taliban, McChrystal Says, by Jim Garamone
Washington Post - U.S. Ambassador Seeks More Money for Afghanistan, by Karen De Young and Greg Jaffe
Associated Press - Afghanistan Hires 10,000 Tribesmen to Secure Polls, by Rahim Faiez
Department of Defense - Coalition Ready for Afghan Elections, Official Says, by Donna Miles
Associated Press - Bombs Kill 9 Civilians in Afghanistan
VOA News - New Military Operation Seeks Control of Southern Afghanistan Ahead of Elections
CNN - Troops Move to Secure Southern Afghanistan Before Vote
Reuters - Taliban Kill Police Chief in Northern Afghanistan
AFP - Seven Police Killed in Afghanistan: Officials
New York Times - Journalists Injured in Afghan Bombing as Violence Mounts, by Sangar Rahimi and Alan Cowell
CNN - Two Journalists Wounded in Afghanistan
Associated Press - Marines Assault Taliban Town in Afghanistan, by Alfred de Montesquiou
Pakistan
AFP - Pakistan Roots for Karzai, by Sami Zubeiri
Christian Science Monitor - Use of Drones in Pakistan and Afghanistan: Deadly, by Legal?, by David Montero
Washington Post - U.S. Strikes Mehsud's Stronghold in Pakistan, by Elena Becatoros and Munir Ahmed
Reuters - Article Points to Risk of Seizure of Pakistani Nuclear Materials
Associated Press - Pakistan Officials: Militant Clashes Kill About 70, by Ishtiaq Mahsud
CNN - 14 Dead in Pakistan in Suspected Drone Strike, by Janullah Hashimzada
Wall Street Journal - Pakistan Files Criminal Case Against Musharraf, by Zahid Hussain
VOA News - Pakistan: Musharraf Faces Arrest Upon Return
Los Angeles Times - Pakistan Accuses Pervez Musharraf of Illegally Detaining Judges in 2007, by Alex Rodriguez
Region
Iran
Reuters - Families Hope for Release of 3 Americans from Iran
AFP - Iran Has Notified Washington About US Hikers: State Dept
Associated Press - Families: American Hikers Entered Iran by Mistake, by Patrick Walters
Israel/Palestine
New York Times - Fatah Party Election Brings in a New Generation, by Isabel Kershner
Kuwait
Department of Defense - Kuwaitis Foil Attack on U.S. Logistical Hub, by Donna Miles
Washington Times - Kuwait, U.S. Team Cooperate to Stop Plot, by Sara A. Carter and Eli Lake
Somalia
New York Times - Gunmen Kill Pakistani Preachers in Somalia
AFP - Five Pakistani Preachers Killed in Somalia
Syria
Associated Press - US, Syria Resuming Talks About 'Stability' in Iraq, by Barry Schweid
VOA News - US Security Delegation to Visit Syria
AFP - US Military Team in Syria for Security Talks
Reuters - U.S. Security Team to Visit Syria, Focus on Iraq, by Khaled Yacoub Oweis