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ISW Global News Roundup - May 6, 2010
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Afghanistan
Associated Press- NATO soldier killed in southern Afghanistan
Reuters- Taliban order night phone blackout in Afghan north by Sayed Salahuddin
The New York Times- Militants Hit Afghan City, but are Killed in Firefights by Taimoor Shah
Voice of America- Pentagon says US Afghanistan Strategy is Beginning to Work
Associated Press- Report: Politics not getting due attention in war by Anne Gearan
Agence-France Presse- Obama security team to meet on Pakistan, Afghanistan
Los Angeles Times- CIA drones have broader list of tragets by David Cloud
USA Today- Biden heads to Europe to talk about Afghanistan with NATO
Pakistan
Agence-France Presse- Pakistan probes possible militant links to NY suspect
The Washington Post- U.S. to send Pakistan detailed request for help in Times Square bomb probe by Karen DeYoung
Agence-France Presse- US faces new terror threats, tactics out of Pakistan by Dan de Luce
The Washington Post- Obama gets weekly tutorials in terrorism by Anne Kimblut
Reuters- Pakistan receives $468 million from U.S. security fund
Iraq
Associated Press- Shiite agreement gives Iraq's clerics greater say by Rebecca Santana
Wall Street Journal- Iraq Accuses Kuwait of Impeding Flights to Baghdad by Hassan Hafidh
Department of Defense- Iraqi Forces Arrest 8 Terrorism Suspects
Iran
Reuters- Nuclear watchdog urges united international pressure on Iran
The Washington Post- IAEA chief Yukiya Amano launches new push for answers from Iran by Joby Warrick
Reuters- Iran holds war games in Gulf amid nuclear tension
Associated Press- Gulf Arabs say Iran spy cell dismantled in Kuwait
Israel
Associated Press- IAEA chief focuses on Israel by George Jahn
Agence-France Presse- US envoy to hold further talks with Israel PM
Agence-France Presse- UN has 'no evidence' of Hezbollah Scud smuggling
Other News
Syria
Associated Press- Syria says US sanctions on Damascus fuel hostility by Albert Aji
North Korea
Reuters- North Korean leader Kim's train leaves Beijing by Emma Harrison