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ISW News Roundup - July 16, 2009
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Iraq
Associated Press - Iraq bombings leave 11 dead
RFE/RL - Iraqi Parliament Wrestles With British Military Agreement
Afghanistan
RFE/RL - Former U.S. Afghan Commander 'Embarrassed' By Dismissal
Associated Press - Taliban threatens to kill captured US soldier, by Amir Shah
Reuters - NATO Afghanistan commander concerned about north and west, by Andrew Gray
Washington Times EXCLUSIVE: Taliban uses Afghan fear to fight surge, by Sara A. Carter and James Palmer
RFE/RL - Civilians Reportedly Killed, Wounded In South Afghanistan
Wall Street Journal - The Baptist and the Mullah Launch a Faith-Based Attack on the Taliban, by Michael M. Phillips
Washington Times - Clinton to Taliban: Forsake al Qaeda, by Nicholas Kralev
New York Times - Scarcity of Copters Fuels British Debate Over War, by John F. Burns
Reuters - UK's Brown calls on Afghan army to pull its weight, by Luke Baker
Reuters - July equals deadliest month of Afghan war, by Peter Graff
BBC - Will history repeat itself in Afghanistan?
Pakistan
Christian Science Monitor - Pakistan likely to figure high in Clinton's first India visit, by Mian Ridge and Correspondent
New York Times - India and Pakistan Agree to Fight Terror Together, by Lydia Polgreen
Washington Post - India, Pakistan Agree to Share Intelligence Information, by Rama Lakshmi
New York Times - Gunmen Kill U.N. Official in Pakistan, by Salman Masood
Reuters - U.S. praises Pakistan handling of Swat crisis, by Andrew Gray and Simon Cameron-Moore
New York Times Lede Blog - Video of Mumbai Attacker's 'Confession', by Robert Mackey
Region
Iran
BBC - Iranian nuclear chief steps down
New York Times - Moussavi to Appear in Public in Tehran, from Reuters
Reuters - Ahmadinejad: Iran will "bring down" Western foes
RFE/RL - Clinton Warns Iran That Offer To Talk Won't Always Be On Table, by Heather Maher
Israel/Palestinians
Washington Post - Ex-U.S. Diplomat Talks With Hamas, by Howard Schneider and Glenn Kessler
Times Online UK - Israeli navy in Suez Canal prepares for potential attack on Iran, by Sheera Frenkel
BBC - Israel's military message to Iran, by Jonathan Marcus
Washington Times - Ex-Israeli soldiers claim offenses in Gaza, by James Morrison
CIA Program
Washington Post - CIA Assassin Program Was Nearing New Phase, by Joby Warrick
LA Times - CIA was a long way from Jason Bourne, by Greg Miller
Somalia
Reuters - Qaeda-linked Somali group take one of French hostages, by Abdiaziz Hassan and Abdi Sheikh
Chechnya
New York Times - Chechen Rights Campaigner Is Killed, by Michael Schwirtz and Ellen Barry
Christian Science Monitor - Chechnya: 'Open season' for killing rights activists? by Jonathan Adams