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ISW News Roundup - April 17, 2009
Apr 17, 2009 - Anonymous
Iraq
Washington Times - Kurds anxious over U.S. withdrawal, by Eli Lake
Washington Post - Kurds, Arabs Maneuver Ahead of U.N. Report on N. Iraq, by Ernesto Londono
Washington Post - U.S. Judge Sentences Dutch Man to 25 Years for Crimes in Iraq, by Del Quentin Wilber
LA Times - Iraq suicide bomber attacks army base, by Liz Sly and Usama Redha
RFE/RL - Suicide Bomber Kills 16 In Iraq's Anbar Province
Times Online UK - We no longer live in fear, Iraqi families tell David Miliband, by Melanie Reid
Associated Press - US military: 1 Marine dies in noncombat incident
LA Times - Injured war zone contractors fight to get care, by T. Christian Miller and Doug Smith
Associated Press - $40M fuel theft from Army prompts global manhunt, by Matthew Barakat
Afghanistan
New York Times - Turning Tables, U.S. Troops Ambush Taliban With Swift and Lethal Results, by C.J. Chivers
Associated Press - Afghan earthquakes kill 21, destroy homes, by Amir Shah
LA Times - Iranian scholar has advice for U.S. on Afghanistan, by Ramin Mostaghim
Reuters - FACTBOX: Security developments in Afghanistan, April 17
Times Online UK - 2,000 British troops ready for Afghanistan mission, by Michael Evans
Pakistan
Long War Journal - Taliban moving on Mardan, by Bill Roggio
Associated Press - Donors pledge $5 billion to stabilize Pakistan, by Eric Talmadge
CNN - Radical Pakistan cleric backs bloodshed, by Ivan Watson
RFE/RL Commentary - Why Does The Taliban Fear Women? by M.D.Nalapat
New York Times - Taliban Exploit Class Rifts to Gain Ground in Pakistan, by Jane Perlez and Pir Zubair Shah
Long War Journal - Maulana Aziz returns to Islamabad in triumph, by Bill Roggio
Associated Press - Trial begins of Pakistan suspect in Mumbai attacks, by Erika Kinetz
Region
Israel
Associated Press - U.S. -Israeli differences over Palestinians emerge, by Mark Lavie
Associated Press - Palestinian killed in West Bank violence, by Tsafrir Abayov
Chechnya
Times Online UK - Chechen rebellion has been crushed, says Kremlin, by Tony Halpin