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ISW News Roundup - July 3-6, 2009
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Iraq
Reuters - Car Bomb in Iraq Wounds 10, Policeman Shot
VOA News - Violent Attacks Kill Five in Iraq
Associated Press - Powell Says Iraq Surge Should Have Come Earlier
Wall Street Journal - Iraqis Say Reconciliation Is an Internal Matter, by Gina Chon
New York Times - Biden Says His Trips Proves Iraq Remains Priority, by Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Associated Press - Army 'Closers' Train for a New Mission: Leaving Iraq, by Lara Jakes
New York Times - In Iraq, Biden Paints a Holiday Ceremony With Colorful Talk, by Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Reuters - Obama: US a Strong Partner of Iraq Despite Pullout
New York Times - America Searches for Means of Influence in Iraq, by Alissa J. Rubin
Washington Post - Link Between Iraq Violence, Troop Withdrawals Considered, by Greg Jaffe
Reuters - Iraqi Army Arrest Suspect in Kirkuk Vehicle Bombs
Reuters - Al-Maliki Wants Kirkuk Poll Before Iraq Vote
New York Times - Biden Warns Iraq of Return to Ethnic Fights, by Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Christian Science Monitor - Next Big Test for Iraq: January Election, by Jane Arraf
Wall Street Journal - Shell, Iraq Gas Deal Progressing, Cabinet to OK Study-Official
Associated Press - NFL Coaches Visit Troops in Iraq in First USO Trip, by Rachel Cohen
Afghanistan
Times Online UK - New British and US Strategy to Break Taliban, by Michael Smith, Sarah Baxter and Jerome Starkey
Department of Defense - Added U.S. Troops Enable Afghanistan Strategy, Mullen Says, by Jim Garamone
New York Times - Suicide Bomber Strikes Near Afghan NATO Base, by Muhibullah Habibi and Abdul Waheed Wafa
VOA News - Roadside Blast Hit NATO Forces in Afghanistan
Reuters - Two U.S. Soldiers killed in Complex Afghan Attack, by Paul Tait
AFP - Four NATO Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
Associated Press - Marines Push Deeper Into Southern Afghanistan
VOA News - Two British Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
Reuters - Afghan Roadside Bomb Kills Senior British Commander
Associated Press - 2 U.S. Troops Killed by Taliban in Battle in East Afghanistan
Christian Science Monitor - Two US Troops Die in Base Attack Far From Helmand Offensive, by Liam Stack
Reuters - Earn Our Trust or Go, Afghan Villagers Tell Marines, by Peter Graff
VOA News - Afghanistan Fighting Kills 2 US Soldiers, 30 Militants
Reuters - Gunmen Kidnap 16 Afghan UN Demining Workers: Police
Reuters - Kidnappers Free 16 Afghan Demining Workers
Department of Defense - Marines, Afghans Establish Bases in Helmand, by Jim Garamone
Associated Press - Details Emerge on Woman Accused of al-Qaida Ties, by Larry Neumeister
Pakistan
Associated Press - Pakistan Pounds Suspected Taliban Targets, Kills 4, by Zarar Khan
VOA News - New US Offensive in Southern Afghanistan Puts Pakistani Military on Alert, by Catherine Maddux
Wall Street Journal - U.S. Missile Strike Kills 15 in Pakistan, by Zahid Hussain
Associated Press - Pakistan: Jets Target N. Waziristan, Up to 6 Die, by Rasool Dawar
Washington Post - U.S. Drone Targets Taliban in Pakistan, at Least 6 Dead, by Joshua Partlow and Pamela Constable
New York Times - Pakistan Army Helicopter Crash Kills 26, by Pir Zubair Shah and Ismail Khan
AFP - 24 Suspected Taliban Killed in Pakistan: Officials
Long War Journal - 13 Taliban Fighters Killed in US Airstrikes in Pakistan, by Bill Roggio
New York Times - Attack in Pakistani Garrison City Raises Anxiety About Safety of Nuclear Labs and Staff, by Salman Masood
Region
Iran
Reuters - Khamenei Warns West not to Interfere in Iran, by Parisa Hafezi
New York Times - Despite Crisis, Policy on Iran is Engagement, by David E. Sanger
Reuters - Iran's Internal Struggle Damps Hopes for Dialogue, by Alistair Lyon
Reuters - Iran Hangs 20 Drug Traffickers in One Day: IRNA
Los Angeles Times - Iran's Revolutionary Guard Acknowledges Taking a Bigger Role in Nation's Security, by Borzou Daragahi
Los Angeles Times - Mousavi Reportedly Will Launch Political Party in Iran, by Borzou Daragahi
Christian Science Monitor - Iran's Seat of Theocratic Power, by Dan Murphy
Israel/Palestine
Reuters - Palestinian Police Arrest West Bank "Plotters"
VOA News - US Vice President Backs Israel's Right to Preemptive Military Action, by Michael Bowman
Kyrgyzstan
Christian Science Monitor - Kyrgyzstan Weighs Opium as Industry, by Lois Kapila and Alessandra Prentice
North Korea
New York Times - U.S. Condemns North Korean Missile Tests, by Choe Sang-Hun
VOA News - North Korea Test Fires Short Range Missiles, by Kurt Achin
Associated Press - N. Korea Possibly Tested Improved Scud
Russia
Wall Street Journal - U.S., Russia Move Forward on Arms, by Jonathan Weisman and Gregory L. White
BBC - US and Russia Agree Nuclear Cuts
Wall Street Journal - U.S., Russia Set Arms Treaty Goals, by Jonathan Weisman and Gregory L. White
Washington Times - Obama, Medvedev: A Lot to Talk About, Stephen Dinan
Los Angeles Times - Obama and Medvedev Announce Framework for Nuclear Cuts, by Christi Parsons
Reuters - Obama Arrives in Russia, Confident of Progress, by Matt Spetalnick and Olge Shchedrov
RFE/RL - U.S.-Russian Summit Begins in Moscow, by Gregory Feifer
Times Online UK - Obama Hopes for 'Extraordinary Progress' at Kremlin Summit, by Tony Halpin and Philippe Naughton
Reuters - Russia Calls on U.S. to Compromise on Missile Defense