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ISW News Roundup - March 13, 2009
Mar 13, 2009 - Anonymous
Iraq
Associated Press - Iraqi PM says nation is united against terrorism, by Tanalee Smith
Reuters - Turkey says attacks Kurd rebel targets in northern Iraq
Associated Press - Iraqi clerics call for shoe thrower's release, by Hamid Ahmed
RFE/RL - Chinese Company Launches $3 Billion Oil Project In Iraq
Reuters - FACTBOX: Security developments in Iraq, March 12
Reuters - Amnesty urges Iraq executions halt on legal fears
BBC - Viewpoint: Baghdad healthcare
Afghanistan
New York Times - Obama Afghan Plan Focuses on Pakistan Aid and Appeal to Militants, by Helene Cooper and Thom Shanker
Reuters - U.S. Afghan review expected as early as next week, by David Morgan
BBC - US finalises new Afghan strategy
New York Times - Elder Karzai Defends Ties to Business, by Abdul Waheed Wafa and Carlotta Gall
New York Times Baghdad Bureau - Emeralds of Afghanistan, by Max Becherer
Agence-France Presse - Iran welcomes Afghanistan talks
Pakistan
Christian Science Monitor - Pakistan's airwaves: On militant turf, Radio Khyber offers a softer voice, by Huma Yusuf
Long War Journal - US missile strike in Kurram agency levels Taliban training camp, by Bill Roggio
Associated Press - Death toll in Pakistan missile attack hits 22, by Munir Ahmad
Reuters - Pakistan Taliban say 24 dead in U.S. missile strikes
Reuters - Caution needed in any U.S., Taliban talks: ICG, by Jonathan Burch
Associated Press - Pakistan: Opposition should seek reconciliation, by Munir Ahmad
Christian Science Monitor - Pakistan's Sharif capitalizes on lawyers' march, by Ben Arnoldy
Associated Press - Pakistan's faceoff echoes crackdown by Musharraf, by Nahal Toosi
Region
Iran
Associated Press - Iran to respond if US policy shift proves genuine
Reuters - Iran dismisses sanctions, launches gas project, by Hashem Kalantari
RFE/RL - Obama Extends U.S. Sanctions Against Iran
Washington Post - In Tehran, the Best Part of Waking Up: A Sheep's Head on Your Plate, by Thomas Erdbrink
Israel
Associated Press - Palestinians struggle with differences over Israel, by Salah Nasrawi
Reuters - Hamas issues rare criticism of Gaza rocket fire
Russia
Reuters - Russia region tries new tactics to quell insurgency, Dmitry Solovyov
Hezbollah
LA Times - U.S. disagrees with British decision to engage Lebanon's Hezbollah, by Paul Richter
Iran, Tajikistan, Afghanistan
RFE/RL - Tajik, Afghan, Iranian Leaders To Accelerate Joint Projects
Somalia
Long War Journal - Somalia's rising tide of extremism, by Thomas Joscelyn
South China Sea
Times Online UK - US warships head for South China Sea after standoff, by Tim Reid