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

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