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ISW News Roundup - February 18, 2009
Feb 18, 2009 - Anonymous
Afghanistan
Associated Press - U.S. to investigate Afghan bomb site, by Jason Straziuso
New York Times - Afghan Civilian Deaths Rose 40 Percent in 2008, by Dexter Filkins
Washington Post - A Terrain's Tragic Shift, by Pamela Constable
LA Times - Civilian deaths roil Afghans, by Kim Barker
LA Times - Obama orders more troops to Afghanistan, by Julian E. Barnes and Greg Miller
Washington Post - More Troops Headed to Afghanistan, by Karen DeYoung
Department of Defense - President Orders 12,000 Soldiers, Marines to Afghanistan, by Jim Garamone
Department of Defense - Scouts Take On Tough Mission in Afghanistan, by Army Staff Sgt. David Hopkins
Long War Journal - Coalition strike kills senior insurgent commander in Herat, by Bill Roggio
Associated Press - 17,000 troops going to Afghanistan
Associated Press - Obama OKs Afghanistan troop surge
Reuters - Afghans turn "new page" as U.S. sends more troops, by Sayed Salahuddin
Times Online UK - British troops seize 50m (british pounds) of heroin in Afghanistan, by David Byers
Reuters - U.S. air strike kills Afghan boy among a dozen dead, by Sharafuddin Sharafyar
Reuters - Italy says ready to boost forces in Afghanistan
Reuters - Pressure on NATO allies after Obama's Afghan boost, by David Brunnstrom and David Morgan
Christian Science Monitor - US troop buildup in Afghanistan could be a defining moment, by Gordon Lubold
Christian Science Monitor - Mini-surge to test out US strategy in Afghanistan, by Anand Gopal
RFE/RL - U.S. Air Strike Kills 12 Afghan Civilians, Police Say
RFE/RL - Afghan Government Rejects Vice President's Interim Government Idea
Pakistan
Associated Press -NATO rips Pakistan's truce, by Sherin Zada
Times Online UK - Secrecy and denial as Pakistan lets CIA use airbase to strike militants, by Tom Coghlan, Zahid Hussein, and Jeremy Page
Long War Journal - Analysis: Pakistan pace agreement cedes ground to the Taliban, by Bill Roggio
Associated Press - Reporter shot after peace rally in NW Pakistan, by Sherin Zada
Reuters - Cleric leads "peace march" through Pakistan's Swat, by Kamran Haider
Iraq
Times Online UK - Secret papers on Iraq war stolen from Eversheds lawyer on train, by Patrick Foster
RFE/RL - Iraqi Government Invites Former Army Officers Back
Reuters - Iraq museum row shows turf wars as violence fades, by Aseel Kami
Department of Defense - U.S., Iraqi Defense Leaders Discuss Iraq's Future, by Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden
Christian Science Monitor - Turkey could furnish a safe way home as US departs Iraq, by Gordon Lubold
Department of Defense - Troops in Iraq Find Recently Made Iranian Munitions, by John J. Kruzel
New York Times - Iraq Says It Is Interrogating 4 Men Returned by U.S. From Guantanamo Prison, by Mark Santora
RFE/RL - Iraqi Sunni Politician Killed In Latest Post-Vote Attack
Israel
Associated Press - Israel sets soldier as truce condition, by Josef Federman
Christian Science Monitor - Window closing for a two-state solution in the Middle East, by Howard LaFranchi
Reuters - Israeli aircraft strike two Gaza Strip targets
BBC - Clerics urge new jihad over Gaza
Region
Iran
Associated Press - Iran says it built unmanned aircraft, by Ali Akbar Dareini
RFE/RL - New Tajik-Afghan-Iranian TV Network Discussed
Washington Post - Iran Accuses 7 Jailed Leaders of Bahai Faith of Espionage, by Thomas Erdbrink
Syria
Associated Press - Assad: Syria wants better ties with US, by Albert Aji
Kyrgyzstan
Reuters - Kyrgyz parliament to vote on U.S. base closure, by Olga Dzyubenko
Al Qaida
LA Times - Al-Qaida in North Africa claims to hold hostage 2 UN diplomats, 4 tourists, by Alfred de Montesquiou of AP
War on Terror
New York Times - Obama's War on Terror May Resemble Bush's in Some Areas, by Charlie Savage