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ISW News Roundup - November 12, 2008
Nov 12, 2008 - Anonymous
Security
Wall Street Journal - Parked Car Bomb Kills Three in Baghdad, from AP
BBC - Central Baghdad shaken by bombing
Associated Press - US troops leave more security in hands of Iraqis, by Robert Burns
Reuters - Gunmen kill two Christian sisters in Iraq's Mosul
Reuters - FACTBOX - Security developments in Iraq, November 12
Washington Post - Car bombings in Iraqi capital kill 4, wound 22, by Hamid Ahmed
Washington Post - US military to abandon Iraqi cities, by Robert Burns
LA Times Blog -IRAQ: Payday for some impatient sons, by Tina Susman
Christian Science Monitor - Iraqi town defies Al Qaeda, by Scott Peterson
Associated Press - Battle for Iraq's 3rd city hands in the balance, by Denis D. Gray
Reuters - Syria stops aid vessel unloading Iraq refugees' rice, by Khaled Yacoub Oweis
Reconstruction and Development
New York Times - Baghdad Bridge Reopens, Restitching a Divided Area, by Stephen Farrell
Washington Post - Long-Closed Baghdad Bridge Reopens, by Mary Beth Sheridan
New York Times - Iraq Signs $3.5 Billion Deal for China to Develop Oil Field, by Katherin Zoepf
Washington Times - Iraqi Shi'ite mosque rises again, by Richard Tomkins
Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA)
Associated Press - Insurgents vow to resist security pact
Agence France Presse - Iraq to vote on US pact at weekend: minister
Region
Saudi Arabia
New York Times - Saudi Arabia Seeks U.N. Platform to Promote Pluralism Abroad, by Neil MacFarquhar
Iran
New York Times - Iran: Missile Test-Fired Near Iraq Border, by Nazila Fathi
Reuters - Iran test-fires new missile near Iraq: state media
Associated Press - Analysis: Obama faces tough questions on Iran, by Barry Schweid
New York Times - Turkish Leader Volunteers to Be U.S. - Iran Mediator, by Sabrina Tavernise
Pakistan
Wall Street Journal - Gunmen Slay American Aid Worker in Pakistan, from AP
Long War Journal - Suicide bombing kills 3 in Peshawar, by Bill Roggio
Afghanistan
Christian Science Monitor - Taliban hijacking threatens key NATO supply route, by Shahan Mufti
Associated Press - US commander welcomes attention on Afghan mission, by David Mercer
USA Today - U.S. building bases in Afghanistan to aid drones, by Tom Vanden Brook
Army Times - Inside a U.S. hostage rescue mission, by Sean D. Naylor
Gaza
BBC - Deadly fighting on Gaza border
Syria
Seattle Times -IAEA taking Syria nuclear allegations seriously, by Karel Janicek
Reuters - IAEA irked at "premature" Syria nuclear disclosures, by Mark Heinrich