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ISW News Roundup - April 23, 2009
Apr 23, 2009 - Anonymous
Iraq
Department of Defense - U.S., Iraqi Soldiers Unleash 'Lion's Roar', by Army Spc. Creighton Holub
Reuters - Suicide bombers strike, killing 60 in Iraq
Washington Post - Suicide Blast Kills 5 at Mosque in Iraq, by Ernesto Londono and Zaid Sabah
Associated Press - US soldier killed in Baghdad, military says
Department of Defense - Soldiers Help to Keep Sadr City Safe, by Army Sgt. Joshua Risner
Associated Press - Iraqi officials say al-Qaida-linked chief arrested
Associated Press - Iran says pipeline agreement reached with Iraq
New York Times - U.N. Report Lays Out Options for an Oil-Rich Iraqi Region, by Timothy Williams
Reuters - Uneasy calm for Iraq, Kurdish troops in disputed area, by Missy Ryan
BBC - UN tackles Iraq's disputed areas, by Jim Muir
Reuters - Tensions rise in Iraq's Mosul amid Kurdish boycott
LA Times - In Iraq, a story of rape, shame and 'honor killing', by Tina Susman and Caesar Ahmed
RFE/RL - Baghdad Compiling Stats On Displaced Iraqis
New York Times Baghdad Bureau - Twitter Meets Cuneiform, by Steven Lee Myers
Afghanistan
Department of Defense - U.S. Troops Focus on Southern Afghanistan, General Says, by Gerry J. Gilmore
Reuters - Afghans welcome security, wary of U.S. tactics, by Jonathan Burch
Wall Street Journal - U.S. Faces Rising Violence in Southern Afghanistan, by Yochi J. Dreazen
Washington Post - Reservists Might Be Used in Afghanistan To Fill Civilian Jobs, by Karen DeYoung
New York Times - G.I.'s to Fill Civilian Gap to Rebuild Afghanistan, by Thom Shanker
Reuters - Afghan "terps" risk lives to work with U.S. forces, by Golnar Motevalli
Reuters - U.S. urged to focus on governance in Afghanistan, by Paul Eckert
Reuters - U.S. says nearing key moment in eastern Afghanistan, by Andrew Gray
Pakistan
Associated Press - Militants burn NATO fuel tankers in Pakistan, by Munir Ahmad
Washington Times - Taliban, terrorism stifle life in Lahore, by Ayesha Nasir
LA Times - Hillary Clinton warns of 'existential threat' in Pakistan, by Paul Richter and Mubashir Zaidi
New York Times - Pakistan Sends Special Police to Taliban-Held Area, by Jane Perlez and Pir Zubair Shah
Associated Press - Pakistan: Troops sent to Taliban-threatened area, by Riaz Khan
Washington Times - Taliban makes gains near Islamabad, by Nasir Khan
Associated Press - Taliban tighten their grip on NW Pakistan, by Nahal Toosi
Region
Iran
Washington Times - Crippling sanctions' for Iran an option, by Nicholas Kralev
RFE/RL - Iranian Killed In Iran-Afghan Border Clash
New York Times - Ex-Leader of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Seeks Presidency, by Nazila Fathi
Israel
Washington Times - Israeli army admits errors in Gaza offensive, by Joshua Mitnick
Times Online UK - Israel backs down over white phosphorus, by Sheera Frankel
BBC - Who wants to talk to Hamas?
Egypt
Washington Times - Hezbollah cell worries Egypt, by Jumana al-Tamimi
Lebanon
New York Times - Foreign Money Seeks to Buy Lebanese Votes, by Robert F. Worth
Terrorism
Times Online UK - Tony Blair calls on world to wage war on militant Islam, by Ruth Gledhill
RFE/RL - Clinton Details 'Mortal Threat' In South Asia, Imperatives On Iran, by Heather Maher