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ISW News Roundup - June 18, 2009
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Iraq
New York Times - Iraqi Arrested in Shooting of Lawmaker, Campbell Robertson and Abeer Mohammed
Associated Press - Iraq: US Soldier Charged in Death Waves Hearing
Reuters - Iraqi Foreign Minister Says Ahmadinejad, by Yoko Kubota
Department of Defense - Iraqi Forces Lead Efforts to Capture Terror Suspects
Washington Times - Baghdad Still Dangerous Ahead of U.S. Withdrawal, by Richard Tomkins
BBC - Iraq Probe 'May Be Partly Public"
Associated Press - Iraqi Committee to Investigate Prison Abuse, by Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Wall Street Journal - Iraq Has Muted Reaction to the Iran Election Result, by Gina Chon
RFE/RL - Some in Kirkuk Fear Kurds Will Replace U.S. Forces
RFE/RL - Iraq Apprehension As U.S. Pullback Looms, by Richard Tomkins
Afghanistan
Wall Street Journal - Pentagon Plans Training to Cut Airstrike Deaths, by Yochi J. Dreazen
AFP - Afghanistan's Karzai Defends Choice of Vice-President
Department of Defense - Afghan Forces Confiscate Opium Cache, Capture Taliban Commander
Washington Post - A Karzai Victory Is Just the Ticket for Regional Commanders, by Griff Witte
BBC - US 'to Improve' Afghan Training
Associated Press - Bicycle Bomb Kills 2 in Southern Afghanistan, by Noor Khan
AFP -Violence Kills Four in Afghanistan
Pakistan
Reuters - U.S. Drones Kill 9 in Waziristan: Pakistan Officials, by Augustine Anthony
BBC - Air Raid 'Kills Nine' in Pakistan
New York Times - Pakistan Says U.S. Drone Kills 13, by Pir Zubair Shah
Long War Journal - Pakistani Military Facing Tougher Fight in Northwest than Reported, by Bill Roggio
Times Online UK - Pakistan Tries to Turn Tribesmen Against Taleban Leader with Trade Blockade, by Jeremy Page and Rehmat Mehsud
New York Times - Pakistan's 'Invisible Refugees' Burden Cities, by Sabrina Tavernise
New York Times - E.U. Expands Relationship with Pakistan Through Aid, by Stephen Castle
Washington Post - Cleric's Slaying Signifies a Shift, by Pamela Constable
Reuters - Displaced Push Pakistani Communities "to the Limit." by Robert Brisel
Region
Iran
Christian Science Monitor - Would a President Mousavi Bring Reform to Iran?, by Arthur Bright
New York Times - Panel of Clerics Offer Talks with Iranian Opposition, by Nazila Fathi and Alan Cowell
VOA News - Iran Opposition Holds Mourning Rallies
Reuters - Iran Protesters Find Support in L.A. Media Outlets, by Alex Dobuzinkis
New York Times - An Insider Turned Agitator Is the Face of Iran's Opposition, by Robert F. Worth
Reuters - Iran Opposition Figure Arrested in Hospital: ally
Times Online UK - Iran Regime Arrests Ailing Reformer Ebrahim Yazdi in Hospital Bed, by Jenny Booth, Marin Fletcher, and Ella Flaye
New York Times - Stark Images, Uploaded to the World, by Brian Stelter and Brad Stone
VOA News - Obama Administration Denies Interfering in Iranian Affairs, by David Gollust
North Africa
New York Times -Somalia Bombing Said to Kill Official, by Mohammed Ibrahim
Associated Press - Somalia's President Says al-Qaeda is Behind Attack
Reuters - Insurgent Ambush Kills 24 Algerian Police: Report, by Christian Lowe and Lamine Chikhi
Israel/Palestine
Reuters - ElBaradei, Israel Clash Over Syria Probe "Bias," by Mark Heinrich
VOA News - Clinton, Israeli Counterpart, Clash Over Settlements, by David Gollust
Yemen
Reuters - Suspected Saudi Militant Surrenders in Yemen: Paper
VOA News - Saudi Al-Qaida Suspect Surrenders in Yemen
Christian Science Monitor - A New Base? Al Qaeda Rises in Yemen, by Laura Kasinof
North Korea
Reuters - N. Korea's Weak Trade, Currency Hit More at Onetime, by Lucy Hornby
VOA News - Report: North Korea May Launch Missile Towards Hawaii