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ISW News Roundup - June 23, 2009
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Iraq
Christian Science Monitor - Iraq: Forgotten and in Trouble?, by Howard LaFranchi
Christian Science Monitor - Iraq Pullout: Some US Soldiers Likely to Stay Behind in Mosul, by Jane Arraf
AFP - 31 Killed in Iraq attacks as US Pullback Looms, by Salam Faraj
Washington Post - Blasts Kill 22 Across Baghdad, by Ernesto Londoño and Nada Bakri
New York Times - 7 Blasts Around Baghdad Kill at Least 24, by Marc Santora
Los Angeles Times - In Nineveh, Tensions Between Iraqi Kurds and Arabs Simmer, by Liz Sly
BBC - Straw Relaxed on Open Iraq Probe
RFE/RL - Head of UK Iraq War Inquiry Backs Some Public Hearings
Afghanistan
AFP - Obama Aide on Afghan Visit as 17 People Killed
Associated Press -Obama Aide to Visit Afghanistan, Pakistan, India
Wall Street Journal - U.S. Revisits Afghan Battle Rules, by Yochi J. Dreazen
Reuters - New U.S. Orders in Afghanistan Aim to Reduce Deaths, by Peter Graff
Los Angeles Times - U.S. to Limit Airstrikes in Afghanistan to Help Reduce Civilian Deaths, by David Zucchino and Laura King
Associated Press - Clinton Grateful for safe Return of NYT Reporter
Forbes.com - NYT Editor: We Had to Keep Mum on Afghan Abduction, by Karen Matthews
Washington Post - Military Moves High-Tech Tools to Afghanistan, by Walter Pincus
CNN - Obama: Isolate the Extremists
VOA News -5 Killed in Afghanistan Blasts
Reuters - Roadside Bomb Kills Three Afghan Aid Workers
Pakistan
UPI - Six Reported Dead in Missile Attacks
Long War Journal - Pakistani Aircraft Pound Taliban in South Waziristan, by Bill Roggio
Wall Street Journal - Pakistani Pro-Government Tribal Leader Killed, by Zahid Hussain
AFP - Rival to Pakistan Taliban Chief Mehsud Assassinated, by S. H. Khan
Long War Journal - Baitullah's Rival Killed in Dera Ismail Khan, by Bill Roggio
New York Times - Rival of Pakistan Taliban Leader is Assassinated, by Salman Masood and Zubair Shah
VOA News - Rival of Pakistani Taliban Chief Killed
Reuters - PRT-ANALYSIS - Can Pakistan Take on the Lashkar-e-Taiba, by Myra MacDonald
Christian Science Monitor - Pakistan Puts Taliban Leader in Crosshairs, by Issam Ahmed
Reuters - U.S. Drone Drives Missile into Pakistan
Region
Iran
VOA News - Iran Will Not Annul Election Results, by Edward Yeranian
Associated Press - Unrest Could Hinder Tehran's Regional Goals, by Hamza Hendawi
New York Times -U.S. Scrambles for Information on Iran, by Mark Landler and Marck Mazzetti
Washington Post - Iran Unrest Reveals Split in U.S. on its Role Abroad, by Scott Wilson
Reuters - Iran Says Courts Will Teach Protesters a Lesson, by Zahra Hosseinian and Fredrik Dahl
New York Times - Top Clerical Council in Iran Rejects Plea to Annul Vote, by Michael Slackman
Christian Science Monitor - How Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, Sees the World, by Dan Murphy
Washington Times - Iran Being Undercut on Nukes, U.S. Says, by Nicholas Kralev
New York Times - Layers of Armed Forces Wielding Power of Law, by Neil MacFarquhar
New York Times - Web Pries Lid of Iranian Censorship, by Brian Stelter and Brad Stone
New York Times - In a Death Seen Around the World, a Symbol of Iranian Protests, by Nazila Fathi
Israel/Palestine
Washington Post - Palestinian Premier Set 2-Year Statehood Target, by Howard Schneider
Christian Science Monitor - Why Iran's Ahmadinejad is Preferred in Israel, by Joshua Mitnick
Los Angeles Times - Palestinian Premier Seeks Stronger Institutions, by Richard Boudreaux
Kyrgyzstan
New York Times - Kyrgyzstan Allows Limited U.S. Access, by Michael Schwirtz
Associated Press - U.S., Kyrgyzstan Reach Deal on Base
New York Times -U.S. and Kyrgyzstan Sign New Air Base Deal: MP, by Olga Dzyubenko
Mauritania
Reuters - U.S. Aid Worker Shot Dead in Mauritanian Capital, by Vincent Fertey
North Korea
New York Times - Hawaiians Shrug Off Missile Threat, by Randal C. Archibold
Wall Street Journal - U.S. Keeps Close Eye on North Korean Ship, by Jay Solomon and Yochi J. Dreazen