ISW News Roundup - March 10, 2009
Iraq
Reuters - FACTBOX: Security developments in Iraq
Associated Press - UK: rocket attack on British base in Iraq kills 1, by Robert H. Reid
Department of Defense - Soldiers Train Iraqi Police in Air Assault, by Army Spc. Rebekah Lampman
Christian Science Monitor - Violence is down, but many Iraqis still can't go home, by Tom A. Peter
Associated Press - 33 dead in suicide attack on Iraq tribal leaders, by Kim Gamel
New York Times - Bomber Kills Dozens in Iraq as Fears of New Violence Rise, by Alissa J. Rubin
Times Online UK - More than 30 dead in Abu Ghraib bombing as violence returns to Iraq, by James Hider
Washington Post Special - Left of Boom (The Struggle to Defeat Roadside Bombs)
Associated Press - Time running out for US troops in violent Mosul, by Lara Jakes
Associated Press - Odierno: No sign Iraqis will ask US to stay, by Lara Jakes
LA Times - Iraqis' dream of moving to America fades, by Tina Susman
Long War Journal - Coalition cuts combat brigades by half since peak of US 'surge', by DJ Elliott
Associated Press Interview - Top US commander in Iraq predicts no extension for 2011 withdrawal deadline, by Lara Jakes
Afghanistan
Reuters - Taliban say Obama's call on moderates "illogical"
Reuters - Biden warns of worsening Afghan security, by David Brunnstrom
Associated Press - Bomb kills 4 civilians in southern Afghanistan
Associated Press - Biden warns of 'deteriorating' Afghan situation, by Constant Brand
New York Times - U.S. Halted Some Raids in Afghanistan, by Mark Mazzetti and Eric Schmitt
Department of Defense - Clearing the Tangi: Task Force in Afghanistan Takes Troubled Valley, by Fred W. Baker III
RFE/RL - Afghan Court Upholds Journalism Student's 20-Year Blasphemy Sentence
Pakistan
Washington Times - Pakistan's political crisis deepens
Times Online UK - Lahore attack 'mastermind' escapes police raid in Punjab, by Zahid Hussein
Long War Journal - Taliban executes Pakistani troops in Mohmand, by Bill Roggio
Associated Press - Pakistan tribe agrees to hand over Taliban, by Habib Khan
New York Times - Pakistani Tribe Signs Pact to Cooperate With Officials, by Ismail Khan
World
Iran
Reuters - Iran seen as target of Saudi overtures to Syria, by Alistair Lyon
New York Times - In Iran, Khatami Loses a Key Backer, by Nazila Fathi
Guantanamo
Reuters - Guantanamo detainees say they planned Sept. 11: report
Terrorism
Reuters - Report slams "crude" effort to fight Web militants
Palestinians
Times Online UK - Gaza greets George Galloway as a hero, by James Hider
BBC - Palestinians launch unity talks
South China Sea
Times Online UK - Analysis: so much more than a naval water fight, by Richard Lloyd Parry
U.S. Veterans
LA Times - These courts give wayward veterans a chance, by Nicholas Riccardi