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ISW News Roundup - August 17, 2009
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Iraq
Washington Post - U.S. moves to Quell Violence in Northern Iraq, by Ernesto Londono
Associated Press - US commander in Iraq wants troops in disputed land, by Kim Gamel
Reuters - Iraq cabinet approves vote on U.S. security pact
Washington Post - Iraqi Voters to Decide Whether to Speed U.S. Withdrawal, by Ernesto Londono
Reuters - At least 6 killed by bombs at Baghdad restaurant
Washington Post - Gay Men Targeted In Iraq, Report Says, by Ernesto Londono
Associated Press - Human Rights Watch: Iraqi gays tortured and killed, by Kim Gamel
New York Times - Women at Arms: In Their Own Words
New York Times - Living and Fighting Alongside Men, and Fitting In, by Steven Lee Myers
Afghanistan
Washington Post - Pentagon Worries Led to Command Change, by Rajiv Chandrasekaran
New York Times - Threats by Taliban May Sway Vote in Afghanistan, by Dexter Filkins
Reuters - UK's Brown defends Afghan role, death toll rises, by Peter Griffiths
Times Online UK - Success in Afghanistan could overcome qualms about the body count, by Michael Evans
Times Online UK - 200th British soldier to die in Afghanistan named as Private Richard Hunt, by Jenny Booth
CNN - Maverick pro-Taliban militant offers to help U.S. forces
Wall Street Journal - Afghan Road Project Shows Bumps in Drive for Stability, by Peter Wonacott
BBC - Kandahar dreamers test Taliban edicts, by M Ilyas Khan
Washington Post - Ahead of Vote, Afghans in U.S. Backing Candidates From Afar, by Tara Bahrampour
Washington Post - Karzai Faces 2 Rivals in Debate, by Joshua Partlow
Washington Times - Karzai's challengers score points in debate, by Jason Motlagh
Reuters - Karzai rival draws chaotic Afghan poll rally, by Jonathan Burch
BBC - Afghan campaign draws to a close
Reuters - Possible outcomes of Afghan election
Reuters - Exiled Afghan general returns as vote looms, by David Fox
Reuters - FACTBOX: Some facts about Afghan militia chief Dostum
RFE/RL - Tajik-Afghan Prisoner Exchange Still On Hold
Pakistan
Associated Press - Bomb on passenger truck kills 7 in NW Pakistan, by Riaz Khan
Reuters - Leader of banned Pakistan militant group shot dead
LA Times - Pakistan Taliban leader's purported death opens window of opportunity, by Alex Rodriguez
Washington Times - Pakistan's anti-Taliban efforts praised, by Kay Johnson
Wall Street Journal - Suspected Taliban Corpses Prompt Calls for Probe in Swat, by Zahid Hussain
Long War Journal - Pakistani Taliban regroup in Malakand, by Bill Roggio
Long War Journal - South Waziristan Taliban groups clash - report, by Bill Roggio
Region
Iran
New York Times - Clerics' Call for Removal Challenges Iran Leader, by Robert F. Worth and Nazila Fathi
Christian Science Monitor - Ahmadinejad blames West for fomenting Iran unrest, by Arthur Bright
Washington Times - Khomeini ally now leads Iran dissidents, by Iason Athanasiadis
Russia
New York Times - 20 Die in Suicide Bombing in Russia, by Michael Schwartz
Reuters - Wounded in Russia Ingushetia bomb rises to 118: report
Egypt
New York Times - Mubarak to Tell U.S. Israel Must Make Overture, by Michael Slackman
Somalia
Associated Press - 3 Somali gunmen die in attack on UN compound, by Mohamed Olad Hassan