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ISW News Roundup - February 22, 2009
Feb 22, 2009 - Anonymous
Iraq
Reuters - U.S. and Iraq launch new bid to eradicate al Qaeda
Associated Press - Analysis: Obama faces split opinion on Iraq future, by Robert Burns
Associated Press - US, Iraqi forces launch anti-al-Qaida offensive, by Sameer N. Yacoub
New York Times Blog - Abu Ghraib, by Stephen Farrell and Baghdad Bureau
New York Times - Fresh Paint and Flowers at Iraqi House of Horrors, by Sam Dagher
Associated Press - Iraqi lawmaker accused in parliament suicide blast, by Sinan Salaheddin
Pakistan
Reuters - Pakistan to allay U.S. fears on pact with Islamists, by Zeeshan Haider
Associated Press - Pakistan Agrees to Taliban Truce, by Sherin Zada
New York Times - Taliban Truce Seems in Flux in Pakistan, by Jane Perlez and Ismail Khan
Long War Journal - Taliban kidnap senior Swat official, by Bill Roggio
Reuters - Pakistani Taliban say Swat ceasefire to be reviewed, by Junaid Khan
Associated Press - Pakistan to arm village militias to fight terror, by Asif Shahzad
Times Online UK - Into a Taliban wasteland of blood and fear, by Daud Khattakis
Afghanistan
Reuters - U.S. forces kill 13 Afghan civilians in air strike
LA Times - Obama's biggest challenges in Afghanistan, by Julian E. Barnes
New York Times - Obama Upholds Detainee Policy in Afghanistan, by Charlie Savage
New York Times - U.S. Concedes Afghan Attack Mainly Killed Civilians, by Richard A. Oppel Jr.
Washington Post - Image Problem in Afghanistan, by Pamela Constable
Associated Press - 14 militants killed in southern Afghanistan, by Noor Khan
Region
Israel
Reuters - Netanyahu says can work with Obama for peace, by Jeffrey Heller
Times Online UK - Defence chiefs urge hawk Netanyahu to strike deal with Syria, by Uzi Mahnaimi
Iran
Reuters - Iran conducts tests at Bushehr plant this week
Associated Press - Iran to begin operation of 1st nuclear power plant, by Nasser Karimi