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ISW News Roundup - September 11, 2009
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Iraq
New York Times - Bomb Kills 25 in North Iraq, Stirring Fears of Instability, by Marc Santora
Washington Post - Bombing Kills 20 In Iraq, by Anthony Shadid
Christian Science Monitor - Iraq attacks raise questions about US withdrawal, by Gordon Lubold
RFE/RL - U.S. Ambassador To Iraq Says Troop Withdrawal 'On Schedule', by Heather Maher
LA Times - 2 Iraqis slain in Baghdad raid by U.S.-backed security forces, by Ned Parker and Usama Redha
Associated Press - Inmates attack guards at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, by Hamid Ahmed
Reuters - Iraq cries for help to restore ancient sites, by Aseel Kami
Christian Science Monitor - Recent bomb damage another setback for Iraq Museum, by Jane Arraf
Afghanistan
Associated Press - Sept. 11 galvanizes US troops in Afghanistan, by Heidi Vogt
New York Times - Obama Facing Doubts Within His Own Party on Afghanistan, by Eric Schmitt and David E. Sanger
Wall Street Journal - Pelosi Sees Support Ebbing for Afghan War, by Yochi J. Dreazen and Naftali Bendavid
LA Times - Doubt raised on troop boost in Afghanistan war, by Julian E. Barnes
Washington Post - U.S. Learned Its Lesson, Won't Abandon Afghanistan, Gates Says, by Ann Scott Tyson
Times Online UK - David Miliband looks to Afghanistan unity government, by Philip Webster
Associated Press - Spain to send more troops to Afghanistan, by Daniel Woolls
Long War Journal - Afghan National Army Order of Battle September 2009 update, by CJ Radin
BBC - Afghanistan's 'weekend jihadis', by Kate Clark
Times Online UK - Afghan warlord General Atta Mohammad Nur raises fear of election violence, by Jerome Starkey and James Hider
Associated Press - Ballots from 83 Afghan sites rejected, by Douglas Birch
New York Times - Britain Names Soldier Killed in Afghan Raid, by John F. Burns
Christian Science Monitor - Amid British furor over Afghan rescue mission, war support plummets, by Ben Quinn
New York Times Blog - The Reporter's Account: 4 Days With the Taliban, by Stephen Farrell
Reuters - Taliban presence seen across almost all Afghanistan, by Paul Tait
Voice of America - Taliban Control Spreads in Afghanistan, by Steve Herman
CNN - Afghan police find Iranian-made weapons, source says, by Barbara Starr
Pakistan
New York Times - Pakistan Says It Has Seized Senior Taliban Leader, by Jane Perlez and Pir Zubair Shah
Long War Journal - Pakistan arrests top Swat Taliban spokesman and a military commander, by Bill Roggio
Associated Press - Pakistan: Swat Taliban spokesman, 4 others held, by Munir Ahmad
Long War Journal - Haqqani Network commander killed in Sept. 8 strike, by Bill Roggio
Associated Press - Swede held in Pakistan on terror links, by Khalid Tanveer
CNN - Volunteer militias push back Taliban, by Reza Sayah
Region
Al Qaeda
Washington Times - Al Qaeda 'determined' foe despite losses, by Eli Lake
RFE/RL - Weakened Al-Qaeda Continues To Evolve Since 9/11 Attacks, by Ron Synovitz
Washington Times - Al Qaeda extends to Somalia, Yemen, by Sara A. Carter and Raza Khan
Iran
Associated Press - Report: Iran ready for 'comprehensive' talks, by Veronika Oleksyn
LA Times - U.S. rejects Iran's proposal for talks, by Paul Richter
New York Times - Russia Says Sanctions Against Iran Are Unlikely, by Clifford J. Levy
Washington Post - Iran Urges Disposal Of All Nuclear Arms, by Thomas Erdbrink
Reuters - Iran leader warns opposition of "harsh response", by Zahra Hosseinian and Reza Derakhshi
Lebanon
New York Times - Pick for Lebanese Prime Minister Withdraws, by Robert F. Worth
Associated Press - Lebanon official: 2 rockets fired toward Israel, by Bassem Mroue