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ISW News Roundup - November 8-10, 2008
Nov 10, 2008 - Anonymous
Security
November 10
New York Times - Spate of Attacks Leaves 12 Dead Across Iraq, by Sam Dagher
New York Times - Blasts Kill at Least 6 in Baghdad, by Katherine Zoepf and Alissa Rubin
Wall Street Journal - Twin Blasts Kill at Least 28 in Baghdad, from AP
LA Times - 28 killed in 2 bombings near cafes in Baghdad, by Tina Susman
BBC - Triple Baghdad blasts kill dozens
Associated Press - 2 explosions in northern Baghdad kill at least 28, by Hamid Ahmed
Reuters - FACTBOX: Security developments in Iraq
Washington Post - Suicide Blast in Emergency Room Near Fallujah Kills 3, by Ernesto Londono
November 8-9
Wall Street Journal - Official Says Iraq Still Needs U.S. Help With Security, from AP
BBC - Iraq suicide bombing kills eight
Reuters - Suicide bombing kills 8 in western Iraq
Associated Press - Female suicide bomber kills 3 at Iraq hospital, by Sinan Salaheddin
Reuters - Iraqi forces kill senior al Qaeda leader
Long War Journal - Iraqi troops kill senior al Qaeda in Iraq leader, by Bill Roggio
Reuters - Blast north of Baghdad kills five, hurts 7: police
Reuters - FACTBOX - Security developments in Iraq, Nov 9
Washington Post - Self-Sufficiency Still Eludes Domestic Security Forces, by Mary Beth Sheridan and Ernesto Londono
Christian Science Monitor - In a desert camp, Iraqis find aid and zone of trust, by Jamos Hagengruber
Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA)
November 10
Associated Press - New Iraq pact rules out US troops past 2011, by Qassim Abdul-Zahra
November 8-9
New York Times - Followers of Shiite Cleric Reject Iraq Security Pact, by Katherine Zoepf
Associated Press - Syrian president criticizes proposed US-Iraq pact, by Albert Aji
Washington Post -Iraqi Shiite clerics warn against US security pact, by Sameer N. Yacoub
Iraqi Politics
November 10
BBC - Date set for Iraq provincial poll
Reuters - Iraq halts Kirkuk oil exports - shipping source
Associated Press - After US goes, Iraqi city faces vacuum, by Hamza Hendawi
LA Times - In Iraq, Muqtada Sadr's followers struggle for relevance, by Ned Parker
Reuters - Iraqi leaders welcome Obama but assert themselves, by Peter Graff
New York Times - Iraq Gives Religious Minorities Fewer Seats Than the U.N. Suggested, by Katherine Zoepf and Sam Dagher
LA Times - Iraq approves minority quotas on provincial councils, by Tina Susman
Associated Press - German minister plans first postwar visit to Iraq
Reuters - Iraq lawmaker says Shell deal lacks transparency
Region
November 10
Secret US Ops
New York Times - Secret Order Lets U.S. Raid Al Qaeda in Many Countries, by Eric Schmitt and Mark Mazzetti
Associated Press -Report: US conducted secret ops in Pakistan, Syria
Afghanistan
New York Times - G.I.'s in Remote Post Have Weary Job, Drawing Fire, by C.J. Chivers
LA Times - Iran economists denounce Ahmadinejad's policies, by Borzou Daragahi
Washington Post - U.S. Plans Expansion of Afghan Airfield to House Special Army Aviation Unit, by Walter Pincus
Peace Process
Christian Science Monitor - Secretary Rice fights peace-process inertia, by Ilene R. Prusher
Washington Post -Mideast Negotiators Vow Talks Will Go On, by Matthew Lee and Amy Teibal
Pakistan
Long War Journal - Report: US aircraft strike in Pakistan's Khyber agency, by Bill Roggio
Associated Press - Pakistan president sees success in militant war, by Munir Ahmad
Washington Times - Pakistan's anti-Taliban support risky, by Jason Motlagh
November 8-9
Israel Palestinian Peace Process
New York Times - Rice Visits West Bank City; U.S. Announces Aid, by Isabel Kershner
Wall Street Journal -Israelis, Palestinians Reaffirm Peace Commitment, from AP
LA Times - Egypt postpones Palestinian talks over Hamas boycott, by Ashraf Khalil
BBC - Moscow to host Mid-East meeting
Syria
LA Times Blog - SYRIA: Islamist radicals admit to Damascus bombing, by Raed Rafei
Afghanistan
LA Times - U.S. acknowledges 37 Afghan civilians killed in fighting last week, by M. Karim Faiez and Laura King
National Interest - Afghan Awakening, by Bing West
New York Times - Deep in Taliban Territory, a Push for Electricity, by Carlotta Gall
Iran
Associated Press - US, EU officials meet with Arabs on Iran, by Matthew Lee
Israel-Hezbollah
Times Online UK -Israeli spies linked to murder of Hezbollah chief, by Uzi Manhaimi