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ISW News Roundup - August 13, 2009
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Iraq
Washington Post - Soldiers into Students, by Emma Brown
Reuters - U.S. Security Team to Visit Syria, Focus on Iraq
Associated Press - Iraq Scolds U.S. for Syria Security Talks, by Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Reuters - Pentagon 'Very Nervous' About Arab-Kurdish Feud
Associated Press - Kuwait Suspects Involved in 2002 Attack on Marines, by Diana Elias
AFP - Iraq Aims to Ban Dual Citizenship for Top Officials
Associated Press - TV Station Fined for Misquoting Official In Iraq, by Sameer N. Yacoub
AFP - Six Killed in Iraq Attacks
Associated Press - Major Problems Cited in Iraq Interpreter Contract, by Richard Lardner
Associated Press - 5 Iraqi Guards Face Trial in Baghdad Bank Robbery, by Sinan Salaheddin
Wall Street Journal - Series of Bombings in Iraq Targets Shiites, by Charles Levinson
Afghanistan
Wall Street Journal - Taliban, Foes Clash in Pakistan, by Rehmat Mehsud and Matthew Rosenberg
Washington Times - Clearing Roadside Bombs Perilous Duty, by Jessica Weinstein
New York Times - Bombs Kill 14 Civilians in Afghanistan, by Taimoor Shah
BBC - Afghanistan Struck by Twin Blasts
VOA News - Roadside Bombs Kill at least 14 in Afghanistan
Washington Post - In Afghanistan, A Test of Tactics, by Ann Scott Tyson
Reuters - Former Afghan President Escapes Taliban Ambush
Wall Street Journal - Fighting Fraud in Afghanistan's Elections, by Anand Gopal
New York Times - As Afghan Vote Nears, Taliban Intimidation Rises, by Carlotta Gall and Ruhullah Khapalwak
Washington Times - Afghan Tribesmen to Guard Voting Sites, by Jessica Weinstein
Associated Press - General: Afghan Airmen Preparing to Fight, by Lara Jakes
Reuters - Afghan President's Brother Denies Drug Link, by Peter Graff
CNN - Campaign Workers Kidnapped Before Afghanistan Elections
Reuters - US Sees Limited Iranian Aid to Afghan Insurgency
New York Times - Bomb Wounds 2 Journalists in Afghanistan, by Sangar Rahimi and Alan Cowell
Associated Press - Wounded AP Journalists Evacuated from Afghanistan
Associated Press - Marines Storm Afghan Town Long Held by Taliban
AFP - Fear of Iran-Style Unrest Grips Afghanistan, by Charlotte McDonald-Gibson
Los Angeles Times - Deadly Contractor Incident Sours Afghans, by David Zucchino
Christian Science Monitor - Afghanistan's Answer to 'The Daily Show'?, by Issam Ahmed
Pakistan
Reuters - Pakistan Helicopter Gunships Kill 11 Taliban
TIME - Pakistan Military Not Capitalizing on Taliban Disarray, by Bobby Ghosh
Reuters - US Sees Signs of Disarray Within Pakistani Taliban, by Adam Entous
Washington Times - Pakistan Nuclear Thefts Foiled, by Arnaud de Borchgrave
VOA News - Pakistan Military Denies Nuclear Security Report
Reuters - Pakistan, Seen Stalling, Says Wants Nukes Banned, by Robert Evans
Associated Press - Pakistan Pounds Taliban Commander's Bases, 12 Die, by Hussain Afzal
AFP - Pakistan Gunfights Involving Mehsud Men Kill 15: Officials
Region
Iran
AFP - US Does Not Know Location of Americans in Iran: State Dept
New York Times - Iran Denies Allegations that Protesters Were Raped in Prison, by Robert F. Worth
Reuters - Musavi Says Iran Needs 'Deep Change'
Israel/Palestine
Christian Science Monitor - Israel Killed Palestinians Waving White Flags, Report Says, by Ilene R. Prusher