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ISW News Roundup - March 31, 2009
Mar 31, 2009 - Anonymous
Iraq
Wall Street Journal - Iraq Hopes Grow on Split in Sadr Body, Amnesties, by Gina Chon
Associated Press - New Iraq mission requires diplomacy, patience, by Hamza Hendawi
Associated Press - Iraq: suicide bomber kills 8, wounds 12 in Mosul, by Sinan Salaheddin
Times Online UK - Royal Marines' flag lowered for last time in Basra, by Deborah Haynes
Times Online UK - US troops in Iraq forced to rough it on British Basra base, by Deborah Haynes
New York Times - Rebellious Sunni Council Disarmed After Clashes, Officials in Baghdad Say, by Rod Nordland
LA Times - A look inside Iraq's Interior Ministry, by Borzou Daragahi
Washington Post - Army Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Murder in Iraqi Prisoner Deaths, by Craig Whitlock
Afghanistan
Washington Times - Iran offers to help in Afghanistan, by Nicholas Kralev
Washington Post - Clinton Calls years of Afghan Aid 'Heartbreaking' in Their Futility, by Glenn Kessler
New York Times - U.S. to Pledge $40 Million for Afghanistan Elections, by Mark Landler
Associated Press - US, Iran the offstage drama at Afghan meet, by Anne Gearan
Reuters - Iran: More troops in Afghanistan "ineffective"
Department of Defense - Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill 11 in Southern, Western Afghanistan
Associated Press - Afghan leader offers deal to non-Al-Qaida Taliban, by Arthur Max and Mike Corder
Reuters - Afghan Taliban can be split: expert, by William Maclean
Associated Press - Afghan police say 30 Taliban killed in clashes
Reuters - U.S. offers olive branch to non-violent Taliban, by Sue Pleming and David Brunnstrom
Reuters - India hails U.S. Afghan plan, says ready for a role, by Krittivas Mukherjee
Reuters - No early exit from Afghanistan: NATO chief, by David Brunnstrom
Associated Press - A look at forces in Afghanistan
Pakistan
Associated Press - Pakistani Taliban claim police academy attack, by Ishtiaq Mahsud
New York Times - Rampage in Pakistan Shows Reach of Militants, by Sabrina Tavernise, Qaqar Gillani, and Salman Masood
LA Times - Pakistan blames Taliban-allied militants in Lahore attack, by Mubashi Zaidi and Laura King
Long War Journal - Waziristan-based terror group takes credit for Lahore assault, by Bill Roggio
Washington Post - Insurgent Threat Shifts in Pakistan, by Pamela Constable
Times Online UK - Pakistan's most wanted man - Baitullah Mehsud - claims academy attack, by Zahid Hussain and Jenny Booth
Region
Iran
Washington Times - U.S. to retain pressure on Iran Guards, by Eli Lake
LA Times - Iran has interest in a stable Afghanistan, Clinton says, by Paul Richter
New York Times - Iran Offers Help for Afghanistan, by Mark Landler
Washington Post - Iran Critical of U.S. Troop Buildup in Afghanistan, by Glenn Kessler
Israel
Reuters - Israeli air strike kills two Gaza militants: medics
Civilians
Voice of America - Red Cross says Civilians Bear Brunt of Pakistan and Afghanistan Conflicts, by Lisa Schlein