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ISW News Roundup - April 19, 2009
Apr 19, 2009 - Anonymous
Iraq
Reuters - Iraq parliament gets speaker after months of discord
RFE/RL - Iraq's Stock Exchange Goes Electronic
Afghanistan
Reuters - Afghanistan may double police force, by Jonathan Burch
RFE/RL - Rights Watchdog: Ban Warlords From Afghan Election
Associated Press - Karzai asks NATO to explain civilian deaths, by Jason Straziuso
Associated Press - US asks for elite NZ troops for Afghanistan war
Reuters - FACTBOX: Security developments in Afghanistan, April 19
Pakistan
Reuters - Fears for Pakistan grow as Taliban make gains, by Robert Bisel
Reuters - Suicide car-bomber kills 27 in Pakistan, by Mohammad Hashim
Reuters - Pakistan must do more to fight Taliban: U.S. commander, by Peter Graff
Long War Journal - US airstrike targets Taliban training camp in South Waziristan, by Bill Roggio
Reuters - U.S. drone hits militant camp in Pakistan, by Hafiz Wazir
Associated Press - Pakistan: Suspected US missiles kill 3, wound 5, by Nahal Toosi
Region
Iran
Washington Post - U.S. Journalist Sentenced in Iran, by Thomas Erdbrink
Christian Science Monitor - Iran's president makes rare intervention in US reporter's case, by Scott Peterson
Times Online UK - Dressed to kill - Iranian snipers
Israel
Times Online UK - Israelis warn of Eritrea flashpoint, by Uzi Mahnaimi
UAE
Reuters - UAE arrests suspect in Lebanon's Hariri murder: report
Piracy
Reuters - NATO forces foil attack on Norweigian tanker, by Alison Bevege\
Central Asia
RFE/RL - Battle Lines Drawn In Central Asian Water Dispute, by Bruce Pannier