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ISW News Roundup - January 25, 2009
Jan 25, 2009 - Anonymous
Iraq
Washington Post - Iraq Election Highlights Ascendancy of Tribes, by Anthony Shadid
Agence France Presse- Iraq PM, Kurd leader trade barbs ahead of polls
Washington Post - U.S. Forces Kill Couple in Raid on Iraqi House, by Anthony Shadid and Qais Mizher
Associated Press - Iraq's oil exports raise in December
Christian Science Monitor - Logistics of a faster Iraq exit, by Gordon Lubold
Israel-Hamas Conflict
Washington Post - A Flurry of Tunnel Repairs is Underway in Gaza's South, by Jonathan Finer
New York Times - Amid the Destruction, a Return to Life in Gaza, by Ethan Bronner
Reuters - Israel Promises Troop Legal Backing Over Gaza War
Associated Press - Israel vows to back soldiers accused of war crimes, by Josef Federman
Reuters - Egypt evacuates Gaza crossing
Jerusalem Post - Hamas presents a whole new level of antagonism, by Lenny Ben-David
Afghanistan/Pakistan
Washington Post - Afghans protest against U.S. on civilian deaths report, by Mohammed Rafiq
New York Times - In Pakistan, Radio Amplifies Terror of Taliban, by Richard A. Oppel Jr
New York Times - Indian Police Kill 2 Suspected Pakistani Militants, from AP
Washington Times - Biden expects 'uptick' in U.S. casualties, by Christina Bellantoni
Washington Times - Pakistan urges halt to missile strikes, by Asif Shahzad
Region
U.S. Envoy
Voice of America - New U.S. Envoy to Visit Middle East Soon
Agence France Presse - Disarray awaits US envoy on first Mideast trip
Iran
Washington Post - Even Ordinary Iranians Took Up This Banner, by Azadeh Moaveni
Bloomberg - Iran objects to potential EU Terror-List Removal of Mujahadeen, by Ladane Nasseri
Associated Press - Iran tests air-to-air missile
UPI - U.S. watching for Iranian arms to Gaza
Washington Post - To Combat Obama, Al-Qaeda Hurls Insults, by Joby Warrick