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ISW News Roundup - August 1-3, 2009
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Iraq
VOA News - Iraq Car Bomb Kills at Least 6
Associated Press - Car Bomb Hits Market in Iraq, Killing at Least 5, by Sinan Salaheddin
Associated Press - Sunni Mosque Bombed South of Baghdad, by Hadeel al-Shalchi
Reuters - Iraqis Fear al Qaeda Violence After Mosque Bombs, by Khalid al-Ansary
Los Angeles Times - Bombs Near Shiite Mosques Kill 29 in Baghdad, by Liz Sly and Caesar Ahmad
Washington Post - Iraqi and Kurdish Leaders Pledge to End Disputes, by Nada Bakri
AFP - Maliki in Iraqi Kurdistan to Tackle Disputes, by Shwan Mohammed
Reuters - Iraq's Maliki Promises Kurdish Gas Victims Justice
Associated Press - Iraq's Kurds and Arabs Struggle to Defuse Tensions, by Yahya Barzanji
Washington Post - Maliki Keeps Foes, Friends Guessing, by Anthony Shadid
Times Online UK - Iraq Bank Robbers Were Vice-President's Security Guards, Police Say, by Oliver August
New York Times - Arrest in Bank Robbery Create a Rift Between Iraqi Officials, by Sam Dagher
Reuters - Iraq Governor Says Detained 36 Iranian Exiles
Afghanistan
Washington Post - In Afghanistan, a Time to Debate and Decide, by Karl W. Eikenberry
Reuters - Qaeda Tells Obama Conditional Truce Offer Stands
Los Angeles Times - Joint Chiefs Chairman Making His Influence Felt, by Julian E. Barnes
New York Times - Bomb in Afghanistan Kills at Least 10, by Abdul Waheed Wafa
RFE/RL - Bomb Kills 12, Wounds 26 in West Afghanistan
Los Angeles Times - 6 U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan, by Laura King
Reuters - Rasmussen Wants Afghans to Take More Responsibility, by Bate Felix
RFE/RL - New NATO Chief Outlines Priorities in Afghanistan, Russia, by Ahto Lobjakas
Associated Press - NATO Chief: More UN, EU Help Needed in Afghanistan
Times Online UK - Armed Forces Need 'Deep Change' to Beat Terrorism, by Michael Evans
VOA News - Afghanistan Violence Raises Concerns About Election Security, by Ayaz Gul
Pakistan
New York Times - Trying to Heal, Pakistan Valley Fears New Battles, by Jane Perlez and Pir Zubair Shah
AFP - Pakistan Books Swat Cleric for Treason: Police
Long War Journal - Pakistan Charges Sufi Mohammed with Treason, by Bill Roggio
VOA News - 6 Christians Killed in Pakistan Violence
Region
Iran
VOA News - Iran Media Confirm Three American Tourists Held in Iran, by Edward Yeranian
New York Times - Ahmadinejad's Opponents Snub Election Ceremony, by Robert F. Worth and Nazila Fathi
Nigeria
Long War Journal - Nigerian Taliban Leader Killed in Custody, by George Gorman
Associated Press - Nigerian Death Toll Rises to 700
Sudan