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ISW News Roundup - April 25 and 26, 2009
Apr 26, 2009 - Anonymous
Iraq
Long War Journal - US breaks up Mahdi Army 'Promise Day Brigade' cell in Al Kut, by Bill Roggio
LA Times - Suicide bombers kill 71 at Baghdad shrine, by Liz Sly and Caesar Ahmed
Wall Street Journal - Bombers Strike Outside Baghdad Mosque, by Charles Levinson
Reuters - Iran leader blames U.S. for bombings in Iraq, by Zahra Hosseinian and Fredrik Dahl
Washington Post - 2 Blasts in Iraq Aimed at Shiites, by Ernesto Londono and Aziz Alwan
Christian Science Monitor - New bombings in Iraq steal thunder from top insurgent's arrest, by Tom A. Peter
Reuters - Iran closes Iraq crossing after bomb attacks: report
Reuters - Iraq says U.S. raid "a crime," violated security pact, by Aref Mohammed
Washington Post - Iraq Calls for Prosecution of U.S. Soldiers in Raid, by Ernesto Londono and Zaid Sabah
Reuters - FACTBOX: Iraq's security pact with the United States
New York Times - Iraq Resists Pleas by U.S. to Placate Baath Party, by Sam Dagher
Reuters - Iraq PM says can confirm insurgent leader arrest
New York Times - Americans Accused of Stealing Fuel in Iraq, by James Glanz
Reuters - Clinton urges Iraqis to overcome divisions, by Arshad Mohammed
Washington Post - Clinton Reiterates Iraq Commitment, by Mary Beth Sheridan
New York Times - Iraq's False Spring, by Rod Nordland
New York Times - Wounded, and Stories of Loss, Fill a Hospital, by Sam Dagher
Afghanistan
Reuters - Six ton drug blaze a small step in Afghan battles, by Jonathan Burch
Reuters - Destroying Afghan opium crop: But does it help? by Golnar Motevalli
Reuters - Suicide bombers strike Afghan governor's compound
LA Times - Suicide bombers kill 5 in Afghanistan, by M. Karim Faiez
Reuters - Split Afghan opposition helps Karzai's chances, by Syed Salahuddin
Reuters - Karzai looks strong in Afghan nominations, by Hamid Shalizi
Reuters - Karzai signed law not knowing contents: campaigners, by Golnar Motevalli
Reuters - NATO kills several Taliban in air strikes
Pakistan
Washington Post - Petraeus Calls On Pakistan To Redirect Military Focus, by Ann Scott Tyson
Times Online UK - 'Stop the Taliban now - or we will', by Christina Lamb and Daud Khattak
Washington Post - In Pakistan, Guile Helps Taliban Gain, by Jane Perlez and Pir Zubair Shah
Christian Science Monitor - Pakistani forces move against Taliban, by Issam Ahmed
Long War Journal - Pakistani military, Taliban maneuver for position in northwest, by Bill Roggio
Associated Press - Amid US criticism, Pakistan again battles Taliban, by Nahal Toosi
LA Times - Pakistan kills at least 30 militants, by Mubashir Zaidi and Mark Magnier
Times Online UK - Many reported dead as Pakistani army attacks Taleban near Swat, by Zahid Hussain
Reuters - Pakistan urges Taliban to lay down arms, by Zeeshan Haider
Wall Street Journal - Pakistan Fires Key Architect of Swat Peace Deal, by Zahid Hussain and Matthew Rosenberg
Reuters - Residents appeal for peace in Pakistani valley, by Javed Khan
Reuters - Weekend blasts kill 16 children in Pakistan
Reuters - India says Pakistan still aiding Kashmir rebels
Reuters - NATO, Pakistan hold joint naval exercise off Karachi
RFE/RL - Rising Tide Of Militancy Feeds Fears About Pakistan's Nukes, by Ron Synovitz
Region
Iran
Reuters - Ebadi team denied access to U.S. -Iranian reporter: aide, by Parisa Hafezi
Reuters - Iran arrests group planning pre-vote bombings: radio
Reuters - Iran condemns U.S. in Iraq, Clinton sees progress, by Arshad Mohammed and Waleed Ibrahim
North Korea
Reuters - North Korea says has started extracting plutonium, by Miyoung Kim and Jon Herskovitz
Lebanon
New York Times - Lebanon Arrests 3 on Charges of Spying for Israel, by Robert F. Worth