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ISW News Roundup - May 6, 2009
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Iraq
Associated Press - 15 dead in Baghdad bombing, say Iraqi police, by Saad Abdul-Kadir
Reuters - Iraqi army kills U.S. -allied Sunni militiaman
New York Times Baghdad Bureau - The Fire Under the Ash? by Suadad Al-Salhy
New York Times - Iraqi Report on Corruption Cites Prosecutors' Barriers, by Sam Dagher
RFE/RL - Iraqi Official Says Power Outages To Ease
Afghanistan
Long War Journal - Major fighting in Afghanistan's east and west, by Bill Roggio
BBC - Afghan diary III: Incoming fire!
LA Times - Red Cross backs reports of Afghan civilian deaths, by Laura King
Reuters - Truckloads of dead civilians after Afghan battle, by Sarafuddin Sharafyar
Times Online UK - Karzai to raise deadly US airstrike with Obama, by Jenny Booth
New York Times Kabul Journal - Drugs Hollow Out Afghan Lives in Cultural Center, by Dexter Filkins
RFE/RL - Kabul Discounts Report Of U.S. Soldiers Distributing Bibles
LA Times - Obama prepares for talks with presidents of Afghanistan, Pakistan, by Paul Richter and Christi Parsons
Reuters - Obama wants alliance with Afghan, Pakistan heads, by David Alexander
Washington Post - Administration Is Keeping Ally at Arm's Length, by Rajiv Chandrasekaran
Christian Science Monitor - US, Karzai seek to mend fraying relationship at summit, by Howard LaFranchi
RFE/RL - Afghan President's Choice Of Running Mate Draws Criticism, by Abubakar Siddique
Christian Science Monitor - Afghanistan's divided opposition boosts Karzai's election bid, by Anand Gopal
Pakistan
Christian Science Monitor - Are Pakistani Taliban finding new foothold in south? by Ben Arnoldy
Associated Press - Obama to press Pakistan on fight against Taliban, by Matthew Lee
Reuters - U.S. envoy pressures Pakistan to take on militants, by Arshad Mohammed
Reuters - Pakistan must show commitment to fight militants: U.S.
New York Times - Pakistani President Tries to Assure U.S. on Taliban, by Mark Landler and Helene Cooper
Washington Post - U.S. Stresses Support For Pakistan's Zardari, by Karen DeYoung
Washington Times - Taliban seizes Swat Valley hub, by Nasir Khan
Associated Press - Pakistani army: Troops kill over 60 militants
Reuters - Pakistan says kills 64 Taliban ahead of U.S. talks, by Junaid Khan
LA Times - Pakistani civilians flee area of Taliban-army fighting, by Mark Magnier
Washington Post - Thousands flee Swat Ahead of Expected Fighting, by Pamela Constable and Haq Nawaz Khan
New York Times - Pakistani Army Poised for New Push Into Swat, by Carlotta Gall
Times Online UK - Exodus in Pakistan as Taleban seizes Mingora in Swat Valley, by Zahid Hussain
Region
Iran
Associated Press - US allies in Mideast cautious over Iran overtures, by Salah Nasrawi
Associated Press - US journalist jailed in Iran ends hunger strike, by Ali Akbar Dareini
Israel
Reuters - Israel would inform, not ask U.S. before hitting Iran, by Dan Williams
Washington Times - EXCLUSIVE: Secret U.S.-Israel nuclear accord in jeopardy, by Eli Lake
Reuters - Israel brushes off call to sign nuclear arms pact
Washington Times - Biden: Dismantle West Bank settlements, by Stephan Dinan
Washington Post - U.N. Inquiry Finds Israel Purposely Fired on School in Gaza, by Colum Lynch
Syria
Washington Times - Lebanon-Syria tension eases, by Tina Wolfe
Reuters - Syria alliance with Iran a force for stability: Assad, by Khaled Yacoub Oweis
Reuters - U.S. envoys head back to Syria as ties warm, by Sue Pleming
Egypt
Associated Press - IAEA: Weapons grade uranium traces found in Egypt, by George Jahn
China
Associated Press - China rejects US criticism over military strength, by Tini Tran
NATO
New York Times - NATO Exercise Begins Amid Tensions, by Olesya Vartanyan and Ellen Barry