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ISW News Roundup March 29, 2009
Mar 29, 2009 - Anonymous
Iraq
Reuters - Iraqi forces make arrests after clash with guards, by Waleed Ibrahim
Washington Post - Baghdad Arrest Sets Off Clashes, by Sudarsan Raghavan
Associated Press - US-backed Iraqi troops quell Baghdad uprising, by Robert H. Reid
LA Times - Sons of Iraq leader Adel Mashadani arrested in Baghdad, by Ned Parker and Usama Redha
Reuters - FACTBOX: Security developments in Iraq, March 29
Associated Press - AP Exclusive: UN suggests power-sharing for Kirkuk, by Lara Jakes
Associated Press - Kurdish rebel leader in Iraq vows not to disarm, by Yahya Barzanji
Reuters - Iraq investors bemoan red tape and lack of credit, by Khalid al-Ansary
Afghanistan
Reuters - U.S. seeks support on Afghan plans at Hague forum, by Reed Stevenson
Reuters - Karzai to stay Afghan president till August polls, by Jon Hemming
Reuters - Obama to seek NATO support for Afghanistan plan, by Caren Bohan
Washington Post - Afghanistan's Karzai Endorses Obama Plan, by Pamela Constable
Reuters - Most Afghan Taliban want peace, ex-commander says, by Jonathan Burch
Pakistan
Reuters - Obama: U.S. expects "accountability" from Pakistan
LA Times - Pakistanis doubt the effectiveness of more U.S. aid, by Mark Magnier
LA Times - Pakistan remains a roadblock for U.S. in Central Asian affairs, by Greg Miller
Reuters - Taliban abduct 11 Pakistani policemen
Long War Journal - Taliban attack NATO supply lines in northwest Pakistan, by Bill Roggio
Long War Journal -Taliban capture 12 policemen in Khyber, by Bill Roggio
Associated Press - Militants kidnap, kill police in NW Pakistan, by Riaz Khan
Region
Israel
Associated Press - Militants smuggled tons of weapons to Gaza, by Amy Tiebel
Iran
Times Online UK - US and Iran open Afghanistan peace talks, by Christina Lamb
Times Online UK - Iran missile experts in North Korea 'to help with rocket launch'