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ISW News Roundup - May 7, 2009
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Iraq
Reuters - Some U.S. -backed Iraqi fighters desert posts, by Ahmed Rasheed and Tim Cocks
New York Times - Ambush by an Ally Chills Trust in Iraqi Units, by Campbell Robertson and Stephen Farrell
Department of Defense - Troops in Iraq Capture Suspects, Weapons
Washington Post - At Least 12 Killed in 2 Baghdad Car Bombings, by Ernesto Londono and Aziz Alwan
Associated Press - US: Baghdad contract expires for ex-Blackwater, by Kim Gamel
Associated Press - Informants allege proposed Blackwater weapons dump, by Mike Baker
Times Online UK - My years as an Iraq war reporter, by Deborah Haynes
Associated Press - Prosecutor: Stress no excuse for Iraq slayings, by Brett Barrouquere
Reuters - Corruption seen at root of Iraq's lack of services
Afghanistan
Reuters - Taliban urge Afghan to be vigilant on conversion, by Sayed Salahuddin
Reuters - Afghan opposition divided as contendors emerge, by Sayed Salahuddin
RFE/RL - U.S. Embassy: No Preferences On Afghan Candidates
BBC - Afghan diary IV: Lucky to be alive
Associated Press - Afghan official: 147 dead in fighting
Department of Defense - Afghan, Coalition Forces Detain Six Suspected Militants
BBC - Afghan anger at deadly US strikes
Washington Times - Clinton: U.S. regrets Afghan civilian deaths, by Jason Motlagh
Times Online UK - Civilian deaths in US airstrike overshadow Obama's Afghan summit, by Tim Reid and Michael Evans
New York Times - Emphasis on Al Qaeda at Three-Way Talks, by Helene Cooper
Washington Post - Joint Probe Planned of Deadly U.S. Strike In West Afghanistan, by Greg Jaffe
Wall Street Journal - Obama Lauds Afghan, Pakistani Efforts to Fight Extremists, by Henry J. Pulizzi
LA Times Obituaries - Gen. Valentin Varennikov dies at 85; director of the Soviet war in Afghanistan
Pakistan
Reuters - Q&A: Who are Pakistani Taliban Insurgents?
Washington Post - Obama Stresses Joint Action Against Taliban in South Asia, by Scott Wilson
Washington Times - Clinton lauds Pakistani crackdown, by Jon Ward and Joseph Weber
CNN - Pakistan to scrap peace deal, launch offensive, source says
Associated Press - Suicide bomber kills 12 in Afghanistan, by Rahim Faiez
Washington Post - In Pakistan, 'Great Rage, Great Fear', by Pamela Constable and Haq Nawaz Khan
Associated Press - Thousands of civilians flee Pakistani war zone, by Riaz Khan
Reuters - Thousands flee as Pakistani jets hit Swat, by Junaid Khan
LA Times - Pakistan appears unprepared for 'massive displacement', by Mark Magnier and Zulquifar Ali
Long War Journal - Taliban and Pakistani military battle in Swat, by Bill Roggio
BBC - Troops killed in Pakistan clashes
Reuters - Pakistan says kills 64 Taliban ahead of U.S. talks, by Junaid Khan
Associated Press - Pakistan assaults Taliban bastion, by Zarar Khan
Region
Iran
Associated Press - EU lawmakers to Obama: Lift ban on Iranian group
Syria
Associated Press - US envoy in Syria tries to repair relations, by Zeina Karam
Reuters - Washington committed to seeking Syria-Israel deal, by Khaled Yacoub Oweiz
Israel
Reuters - Israeli troops kill Palestinian at West Bank shrine, by Haitham Tamimi
Reuters - No alternative to two-state Mideast solution: Merkel
New York Times Lede Blog - The West Bang Archipelago, by Robert Mackey
Lebanon
Wall Street Journal - Smooth Elections Seen as Crucial to Lebanon's Economic Success, by Chip Cummins
Washington Post - U.S. Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan Using Clinics Intended for Military, by Walter Pincus
LA Times - NATO war games launch despite Russia's fierce objections, by Megan K. Stack