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ISW Global News Update - October 17-19
Oct 19, 2009 - Anonymous
October 16, 2009 Update October 20, 2009 Update
Afghanistan
New York Times - A Variety of Sources Feed Into Taliban's War Chest, by Eric Schmitt
New York Times - Goodbye Baghdad, Hello Kabul, by Brian Stelter
New York Times - Decision on Afghan Troops May Wait, by Peter Baker and Sabrina Tavernise
Washington Times - Dems urge patience on Afghanistan, by Tim LoBianco
Los Angeles Times - Questions about Al Qaeda's next move, by Greg Miller
Washington Post - 'Brick Wall' Feared in Afghan Election, by Joshua Partlow
Wall Street Journal - Karzai Backers Take Harder Line on Recount, by Anand Gopal
New York Times - Allies Press Karzai to Accept Election Audit Results, by Sabrina Tavernise and Mark Landler
VOA News - Diplomats Urge Karzai to Accept Election Results
Washington Post - Emanuel says U.S. must gauge viability of government in Kabul, by Joshua Partlow and John Amick
Reuters - Afghanistan Braces For Possible Election Runoff
Washington Post - Flow of terrorist recruits increasing, by Craig Whitlock
Washington Post - U.S. sets its sights on Taliban's 'little T,' by Karen DeYoung
Associated Press - Roadside bomb kills 4 U.S. troops in Afghanistan
Los Angeles Times - Key players in the U.S. debate on Afghanistan policy
Washington Post - Military Seeks $1.3 Billion For Projects in Afghanistan, by Walter Pincus
New York Times Blog - From Vietnam to the White House, by James Dao
New York Times Blog - Pt.1: 7 Months, 10 Days in Captivity, by David Rohde
New York Times Blog - Pt. 2: Inside the Islamic Emirate, by David Rohde
Iraq
Associated Press - Leaving Iraq Ends US Mission Veiled in Ambivalence
VOA News - US Military Cancels Deployment of Army Brigade to Iraq, by Edward Yeranian
New York Times - Iraq Sends 41 of 50 Deported Refugees Back to Britain, by Rod Nordland and John F. Burns
Washington Post - Insurgents Destroy 2 Bridges in Anbar, by Uthman al-Mokhtar
RFE/RL - Bomb Kills Four Iraqi Soldiers in Falluja
Associated Press - Truck Bomb Destroys Key Bridge in Western Iraq
New York Times - Attacker Kills 15 in Iraqi Mosque, by Timothy Williams and Sa'ad Al-Izzi
Department of Defense - U.S., U.N. Urge Iraqis to Finish Election Law, by Jim Garamone
Christian Science Monitor - Twist in Iraq's democracy: anti-American party pushes electoral reform, by Jane Arraf
Pakistan
New York Times - By Air and Ground, Pakistani Soldiers Penetrate Militant Heartland, by Jane Perlez
Wall Street Journal - Pakistan Claims Gain In Offensive On Taliban, Matthew Rosenberg and Rehmat Mehsud
Los Angeles Times - Pakistan says 60 militants killed; Taliban says it pushed back troops, by Alex Rodriguez
New York Times - Pakistan Aims Offensive at a Militant Stronghold, by Jane Perlez
Washington Post - Pakistan presses drive against militants, by Karin Brulliard and Haq Nawaz Khan
Wall Street Journal - Pakistan Begins Offensive Against Taliban, by Zahid Hussain and Matthew Rosenberg
Christian Science Monitor - Pakistan Army takes fight to Taliban in South Waziristan, by Issam Ahmed
Wall Street Journal - Pakistan Faces New Wave of Attacks, by Zahid Hussain and Matthew Rosenberg
Times Online UK - Taleban militants put up stern resistance to South Waziristan offensive, by Zahid Hussain
Washington Post - Pakistan Launches Full-Scale Offensive, by Karin Brulliard
CNN.com - Taliban fighters resist Pakistani assault, by Reza Sayah
Reuters - Pakistan Army Launches South Waziristan Ground Assault
BBC News - Pakistan pounds militant targets
Long War Journal - Pakistan launches South Waziristan operation, by Bill Roggio
Iran
Wall Street Journal - Suicide Bomb Kills 5 Senior Iran Military Officers, by Farnaz Fassihi
Christian Science Monitor - Iran blames the West for Revolutionary Guard bombings, by Kristen Chick
New York Times - Iran Guard Commanders Are Killed in Bombings, by Michael Slackman
Los Angeles Times - Dozens killed in suicide attack on Iran's Revolutionary Guard, by Jeffrey Fleishman and Ramin Mostaghim
VOA News - Suicide Blast in Iran Kills Top Revolutionary Guard Leaders, by Elizabeth Arrott
Associated Press - Iran Guard Commanders Said to Be Killed in Blast
Long War Journal - Jundallah kills senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commanders, by Bill Roggio
Wall Street Journal - Volatile Sistan-Baluchistan Region Is Base for Insurgents, by Chip Cummins
BBC News - Iran 'retreats' from nuclear deal
VOA News - Iran Will Continue to Enrich Uranium Itself If Talks Fail
New York Times - Iran Frees Reporter Held Since June, by Nazila Fathi
Region
New York Times Opinion - The Power in 11/9, by David Friedman
Israel/Palestine
New York Times - U.N. Council Endorses Gaza Report, by Neil MacFarquhar
Christian Science Monitor - UN vote to endorse Goldstone report increases pressure on Israel, by Joshua Mitnick
Times Online UK - Surge in West Bank support for Hamas, by Marie Colvin
Lebanon
VOA News - Another Mysterious Explosion in Southern Lebanon Panics Residents, by Edward Yeranian
Los Angeles Times - LEBANON: More Explosions rattle southern Lebanon amid accusations of Israeli Spying, by Meris Lutz
Russia
Wall Street Journal Opinion - Russia Worries About the Price of Oil, Not a Nuclear Iran, by Garry Kasparov