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ISW News Roundup - April 29, 2009
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Iraq
Reuters - 17 killed in twin Baghdad car bomb attack
Reuters - Iraq seizes group accused of Baghdad car bombs, by Aseel Kami
Associated Press - US audit: Costs soar for Iraqi military training, by Chelsea J. Carter
Associated Press - Costs Soar as Iraq Falls Behind on Training Plan, Audit Says
Department of Defense - Romanian Soldiers Train Iraqi Army Commandos, by Army Spc. Terence Ewings
Associated Press - Company pulls plug on 'Fallujah' war video game, by Barbara Ortutay
Times Online UK - Camp Cropper: America's model detention camp, by Deborah Haynes
RFE/Rl - Campaigning For Kurdish Parliamentary Elections Begins
Afghanistan
New York Times - U.S. Sets Fight in the Poppies to Halt Taliban Cash Flow, by Dexter Filkins
New York Times Slideshow - Cutting Off the Taliban's Bankroll
Reuters - Afghan Taliban leader warns of new offensive
Reuters - U.S. and Afghan forces kill at least 32 militants
Department of Defense - Afghan Police Play Critical Role in Country's Future, by Jim Garamone
Reuters - Australia to send extra troops to Afghanistan, by James Grubel
Associated Press - Britain to send 700 extra troops to Afghanistan
Washington Post - Afghanistan Cancels Public Celebration of Holiday, by Pamela Constable
RFE/RL - U.S. Says Talks On Extending Manas Lease Progressing
Pakistan
Long War Journal - Taliban advance on Mansehra, by Bill Roggio
LA Times - U.S. training of Pakistan army to grow, by Julian E. Barnes
Washington Post - Taliban Advance in Pakistan Prompts Shift by U.S., by Karen DeYoung
Associated Press - Taliban kidnap dozens of Pakistani security forces, by Munir Ahmad
Long War Journal - Taliban capture 70 security personnel in Bruner, by Bill Roggio
LA Times - Pakistan attacks Taliban bases near Islamabad, by Zulfiqar Ali and Mark Magnier
New York Times - Pakistan Claims to Retake Town, by Carlotta Gall and Elisabeth Bumiller
Times Online UK - Pakistan army 'retakes main town in Buna from Taleban militants', by Zahid Hussain and Jenny Booth
Reuters - Pakistan troops take town, kill over 50 Taliban, by Javed Khan
Times Online UK - Taleban advance is halted by Pakistan's combined air and ground onslaught, by Zahid Hussain
Associated Press - Taliban threatens spike in violence, by Heidi Vogt and Noor Khan
Washington Times - U.S. may fast-track aid to block Taliban, by Raza Khan and Christina Bellantoni
RFE/RL - Female Pakistani Singer Killed In Peshawar, by Kristin Deasy and Sharifa Esmatullah
Region
Turkey
Reuters - Bomb kills 9 in Turkey, police detain 2 suicide bombers, by Ibon Villelabeitia
Reuters - Suspected suicide bomber attacks Ankara university
Lebanon
Associated Press - Hariri court orders generals' release, by Mike Corder
Associated Press - Hezbollah, allies positioning to win election, by Sam F. Ghattas
Tajikistan
RFE/RL - Tajikistan Detains Followers Of Unregistered Islamic Group