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ISW News Roundup - January 7, 2008
Jan 7, 2009 - Anonymous
Israel-Hamas Conflict
New York Times - Israel Halts Attack Briefly to Allow Aid Into Gaza, by Taghreed El-Khodary and Isabel Kershner
New York Times - For Israel, 2006 Lessons but Old Pitfalls, by Steven Erlanger
Wall Street Journal - Israel Agrees to Brief Halt in Gaza Offensive, by Margaret Coker, Charles Levinson, and Jay Solomon
LA Times - A primer on Gaza, Israel and key factors behind the current violence, by Michael Muskal
LA Times - In the Gaza conflict, the European Union's diplomatic efforts are fractured, by Henry Chu
Christian Science Monitor - Deepening Israeli assault on Hamas divides Arab world, by Nicholas Blanford
Christian Science Monitor - Hamas rockets rain on Israeli towns, by Joshua Mitnick
Washington Times - Al Qaeda No. 2 faults Obama on Gaza, from AP
Long War Journal - Israeli forces focus on Northern Gaza, by Bill Roggio
Iraq Security
Reuters - FACTBOX - Security Developments in Iraq, January 6
Associated Press - US, Iraqi troops get the picture (not their man), by Chelsea J. Carter
Associated Press - Iraq sends 30,000 troops to guard Karbala pilgrims, by Sameer N. Yacoub
New York Times - Guards Plead Not Guilty in '07 Killings in Baghdad, by James Risen
Iraqi Politics and Reconstruction
New York Times - This Time, Iraqis Hear and See Candidates, by Timothy Williams and Suadad Al-Salhy
LA Times Blog - Iraq: Shiite pilgrims head to shrine in Baghdad, by Kimi Yoshino
BBC- Women banned from Baghdad shrine
Reuters - Shi'ites in Iraq mark Ashura in show of force, by Mohammed Abbas
Christian Science Monitor - US opens world's largest foreign mission in Iraq, by Tom A. Peter
Afghanistan
LA Times - U.S. troops kill 32 insurgents in east Afghanistan, from AP
Christian Science Monitor - Female cops test traditional gender roles in Afghanistan, by Mark Sappenfield
Associated Press - Detainees in Afghanistan seeking right for release, by Lara Jakes
Defenselink Mil - Forces Target Bomb Networks in Afghanistan, from AFPS
Defenselink Mil - U.S. Troops Train Afghan Security Guards, by Army Sgt. Charles Brice
Region
India
New York Times - Dossier Gives Details of Mumbai Attacks, by Somini Sengupta
Pakistan
Wall Street Journal - National Security Advisor Says Pakistan Is Top U.S. Challenge, by John D. Mckinnon
Washington Times - Zardari, Karzai vow to fight militants, from AP
Iran
Associated Press - Analysis: In Gaza fight, Iran lurks in background, by Sally Buzbee
Associated Press - WH advisor: Iran poses top challenge for Obama, by Deb Riechmann and Lolita C. Baldor
Voice of America - Controversy Arises Over Alleged Hamas-Iran Ties, by Gary Thomas
Wall Street Journal - Iran's Hamas Strategy, by Reuel Marc Gerecht
Washington Times - Arab Gulf states ponder what do do with Tehran, by Jumana al-Tamimi
U.S. Department of Defense
Associated Press - Gates estimates 2009 war costs at $136 billion, by Andrew Taylor