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ISW News Roundup - June 13-15, 2008
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Iraq
Associated Press - US Commander: US to Stick to Iraq Withdrawal Date
Reuters - Iraq Sunni Leader Killed at Mosque, Fears of Fallout, by Ahmed Rasheed and Khalid al-Ansary
New York Times - Assassinated Sunni Leader Given State Funeral in Iraq, by Marc Santora
Christian Science Monitor - Could the Murder of an Iraqi Lawmaker Kick Off a New Insurgency?, by Jane Arraf
AFP - Iraq Attack Kill Four
VOA News - Two Dead in Baghdad Bomb Blasts
Wall Street Journal -U.S. On Track to Exit Iraqi Cities, by Gina Chon
Reuters - Iraq Oil Execs Rebel Over Contract Tenders, by Ahmed Rasheed
Associated Press - Britain to Examine Iraq War Errors in Inquiry, by David Stringer
VOA News - NATO: 4 Afghans Killed in Militant Attacks
Department of Defense - U.S. Iraqi Forces Detain Senior Terrorist Suspect
Afghanistan
New York Times - U.S. General Takes Helm in Afghanistan, by Adam B Ellick
Reuters - Taliban Raids Increase, Plan to Disrupt Afghan Poll: Government, by Sayed Salahuddin
Associated Press - McCrystal Takes Charge of U.S., NATO Forces in Afghanistan
Reuters - Taliban Must Hide Among Afghan Civilians: Commander, by Golnar Motevalli
RFE/RL - Taliban Attacks Musicians at Afghan Wedding
Reuters - Russia Welcomes New U.S. Afghan Policy, by Oleg Shchedrov
New York Times - U.N. Official Calls for Review of American Raids, by Adam B. Ellick
Reuters - U.N. Seeks Review of Special Forces in Afghanistan, by Peter Graff
Reuters - Germany Ready to Lift Afghan Troop Threshold: Report
Reuters - Forty Vie to Unseat Afghanistan's Karzai, by Sayed Salahuddin and Peter Graff
Department of Defense - U.S. Afghan Forces Detain Four Militants, Rescue Kidnap Victim
Pakistan
Reuters - Pakistan Steels for Army Assault on Waziristan, by Kamran Haider
New York Times - Pakistan Vows to Extend Fight, by Salman Masood and Sabrina Tavernise
Reuters - Pakistan Says Offensive Against Baitullah Mehsud Imminent, by Bill Roggio
Los Angeles Times - Pakistan to Ramp up Fight Against Taliban After Market Bombing, by Mark Magnier and Zulfiqar Ali
Reuters - India, Pakistan Leaders May Meet at Russia SCO Summit, by Guy Faulconbridge
Long War Journal - US Kills Five in South Waziristan Strike, by Bill Roggio
Long War Journal - Pakistani Military, Taliban Clash Throughout the Northwest, by Bill Roggio
AFP - Pakistan Financial Capital in Eye of Taliban Storm, by Hasan Mansoor
Reuters - Pakistan Orders Offensive Against Taliban Chief, by Kamran Haider
Long War Journal - Arakzai Taliban Take Credit for Mosque Suicide Attacks, by Bill Roggio
Reuters - Pakistani Warplanes Strike Taliban's Waziristan Redoubt, by Augustine Anthony
Christian Science Monitor - Pakistan Attack Targets Moderate Cleric, by Issam Ahmed
Region
Washington Times - Panetta: Cheney 'almost' as if 'wishing' for attack
VOA News - UN General Assembly Elects Libyan as President, by Margaret Besheer
Iran
Reuters - Mousavi Rally Draws Tens of Thousands in Tehran, by Parisa Hafezi and Fredrik Dahl
Times Online UK - Tens of Thousands Defy Ban to March in Tehran in Support of Mousavi, by Jenny Booth
New York Times - Khamenei Calls for Inquiry as Demonstrators Defy Ban, by Robert F. Worth
Reuters - Iran Vote Stuns Voice for Reform, Opening to West, by Alistair Lyon
New York Times - Leader Emerges With Stronger Hand, by Bill Keller and Michael Slackman
VOA News - US Withholds Judgment on Iran Election Results, by Michael Bowman
New York Times - Biden Questions Vote but Sticks to Policy on Iran, by Eric Schmitt
Wall Street Journal - Iran to Probe Claims of Vote Fraud as Thousands Defy Protest Ban, by Farnaz Fassihi
Reuters - Iran Bans Protest Rally, Mousavi to Urge Calm, by Parisa Hafezi and Fredrik Dahl
Israel/Palestine
New York Times - Netanyahu Backs Palestinian State, With Caveats, by Isabel Kershner
North Korea
New York Times - North Korea's Heir Apparent Remains a Mystery, by Choe Sang-Hun and Martin Fackler
New York Times - North Korea Vows to Produce Nuclear Weapons, by Martin Fackler
Syria
Reuters - U.S. Envoy Talks Middle East Peace with Syria's Assad
Yemen
Reuters - Three German Women Captives Killed in Yemen, by Mohammed Sudam
BBC - Hostages' Bodies 'Found in Yemen'
Christian Science Monitor - Yemen Aims to Halt Next Generation of Terrorists, by Laura Kasinof