ISW News Roundup - August 31, 2009

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Iraq

New York Times - Remnants of Iraq Air Force Are Found, by Rod Nordland

Reuters - Iraq seeks return of 19 MIG fighters from Serbia

Associated Press - Iraqi planes found in Serbia, but in pieces, by Dusan Stojanovic

Associated Press - Bombs Kill at Least 18 in Iraq as Iran Warns of Regional Instability, by Sameer N. Yacoub

Associated Press - Syria leader rejects Iraq claim of aiding violence

Reuters - Syria's Assad slams Iraq over "immoral" charges

Reuters - Iraq al Qaeda militant says Syria trained him, by Muhanad Mohammed

BBC - Turks begin Iraq-Syria mediation

Associated Press - Son of late Iraqi Shiite leader takes over party, by Qassim Abdul-Zahra

Multi-National Force Iraq - MNC-I details latest drawdown plans

Associated Press - American commander: US on the road out of Iraq, by Chelsea J. Carter

BBC - Explosive drama of bomb squad experts, by Emma Jones

RFE/RL - Kurdish-Arab Power Struggle Leads to Calls For Iraq Census Delay, by Ron Synovitz

Multi-National Force Iraq - Amusement park hosts Iraqi police, families, by Pfc. Justin Naylor

New York Times - Iraq's Ambivalence About the American Military, by Rod Nordland

Afghanistan

Washington Times - EXCLUSIVE: Lack of translators hurts U.S. war on terror, by Rowan Scarborough

Associated Press - US general: New strategy needed to defeat Taliban, by Jason Straziuso

Christian Science Monitor - Report: McChrystal says US needs new Afghanistan strategy, by Jonathan Adams

Times Online UK - US commander General Stanley McChrystal - Afghanistan strategy is failing

LA Times - U.S. fears clock ticking on Afghanistan, by Paul Richter and Julian Barnes

Reuters - Taliban ready if Afghan government fails, analyst warns

Washington Post - U.S. Sets Metrics to Assess War Success, by Karen DeYoung

Long War Journal - US, Afghan forces strike Haqqani Network bases, by Bill Roggio

BBC - UK Chinook damaged in Afghanistan

New York Times Blog - Voices of Afghans Who Voted, and Didn't, by Stephen Farrell

Reuters - Mutilated Afghan farmer regrets going to vote, by Sayed Salahuddin

Reuters - Serious fraud complaints double in Afghan vote, by Peter Graff

Washington Post - Many Women Stayed Away From the Polls In Afghanistan, by Pamela Constable

New York Times - Increasing Accounts of Fraud Cloud Afghan Vote, by Carlotta Gall

RFE/RL - Education Policy Today Will Determine What Afghanistan Is In 2010, by Ajmal Samadi

Times Online UK - 'Women are just another frontline weapon when the s*** hits the fan', by Sam Kiley

Pakistan

Associated Press - Pakistan army kills 45 Taliban; border reopens, by Zarar Khan

Reuters - Suspected Taliban torch NATO supplies in SW Pakistan

BBC - Swat diary: 'Bright future ahead'

BBC- More bodies in Pakistani valley

New York Times - Suicide Bomber Kills 15 Police Recruits in Pakistan's Swat Valley, by Jane Perlez and Pir Zubair Shah

Reuters - Amputees bear lifelong cost of Pakistan's conflict

Region

Iran

New York Times - Panel in Iran Will Oversee Investigations Into Unrest, by Michael Slackman

Wall Street Journal - Iran Arms Remained Sealed, by Peter Spiegel

Reuters - Iran to fight enemy's "soft war": minister nominee

Israel

Washington Post - Olmert Indicted On Graft Charges, by Howard Schneider

Reuters - Israeli Arab accused of spying on army chief

Reuters - Israeli planes hit suspected Gaza tunnel building, by Nidal al-Mughrabi

CIA Facilities

LA Times - CIA's black sites, illuminated, by Greg Miller