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ISW News Roundup - June 16, 2009
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Iraq
Reuters - Iraqis Take Control of Baghdad's Greed Zone, by Daniel Wallis
Wall Street Journal - Iraq Troop Pullout on Track, by Gina Chon
New York Times - Britain to Investigate Role in Iraq, by John F. Burns
Associated Press - 14 Die in Commuter Bus Fire in South Iraq, by Muhiddin Rashad
AFP - US Help not Needed in Future Combat: Iraq PM
Reuters - Iraq, IMF Near Agreement on a $5.5 bln Standby Deal, by Khalid al-Ansary
Department of Defense - Troops in Iraq Capture 12 Suspects, Seize Weapons
Reuters - Egypt Names New Ambassador to Iraq After 4 Year Gap
Christian Science Monitor - Why Was Top US General Late for his Own Press Conference? Iraqi Security, by Jane Arraf
RFE/RL - U.K. Opposition Cries Foul Over Iraq War Inquiry
Reuters - Iraqi Prisoners Protest at Torture, Rape
Reuters - Iraq Lawmakers to Question Oil Minister Over Deals
Times Online UK - Can Oil Bring Peace to the Kurdish Region?, by David Wighton
Afghanistan
Washington Post - New Afghanistan Commander Will Review Troop Placements, by Greg Jaffe
Wall Street Journal - Audit Finds That U.S. Overpaid Blackwater, by Yochi J. Dreazen
Reuters - Campaign Underway for Afghan Presidential Poll, by Sayed Salahuddin
VOA News - Campaign Begins in Afghanistan
Associated Press - Afghan Presidential Campaigns Begin
Los Angeles Times - U.S. General Takes Charge in Afghanistan at Precarious Time, by Laura King
BBC - US General Assumes Afghan Command
AFP -Two NATO Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan: Officials
Reuters - Al Jazeera Says Producers Detained in Afghanistan
Department of Defense - Combined Forces Target Afghanistan's Taliban-Narcotics Connection, by Gerry J. Gilmore
Reuters - Taliban Say They Do Not Hide Among Civilians
Reuters - Afghans Housing Crisis Complicates Revival Efforts, by Emma Graham-Harrison
Pakistan
Long War Journal - Pakistan Says Offensive Against Baitullah Mehsud Imminent, by Bill Roggio
New York Times - Tough Battle in Stronghold of Pakistan Insurgency, by Sabrina Tavernise and Pir Zubair Shah
AFP - Pakistan Face Tough Taliban Foe in Tribal Belt, Charlotte McDonald-Gibson
CNN - Analysis: The Changing Fight in Pakistan, by Nic Robertson
Washington Post - Seeking Truth and Trust in Pakistan, by Karen DeYoung
BBC - Home is Distant for Pakistan Displaced, by M Ilyas Khan
BBC - Indian and Pakistani Leaders Meet
Region
Iran
New York Times - Iran Agrees to Partial Recount of Disputed Ballots, by Nazila Fathi and Alan Cowell
Washington Times - Iran Bars Foreign Media From Reporting on Streets, by Associated Press
Reuters - Iran Rules Out Annulment, Tehran Crowds Gather, by Dominic Evans and Fredrik Dahl
Washington Post - Signs of Fraud Abound, but not Hard Evicende, by Glenn Kessler and Jon Cohen
New York Times - In Iran, an Iron Cleric, Now Blinking, by Neil MacFarquhar
VOA News - Obama 'Troubled' by Post-Election Turmoil in Iran, by Paula Wolfson
Reuters - Russia, China Congratulate Ahmadinejad on Vote Win, by Natalya Shurmina and Guy Faulconbridge
Israel/Palestine
Reuters - Israel Sees Deal Soon With Obama Over Settlements, by Adam Entous
Wall Street Journal - Arabs Pan Israel's Overture, by Margaret Cocker
Los Angeles Times - U.S. Officials Skeptical on a Demilitarized Palestine, by Paul Richter
North Korea
New York Times - U.S. to Confront, Not Board, North Korean Ships, by David E. Sanger
Reuters - Son of North Korea's Kim Visits China as Heir: Media, by Yoko Kubota
Yemen
Associated Press - Nine Foreigners Found Dead in Yemen
Christian Science Monitor - Yemen Hostage Killings: the Work of Al- Qaeda?, by Laura Kasinof