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ISW News Roundup - July 14, 2009
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Iraq
New York Times - Iraq Suffers as the Euphrates River Dwindles, by Campbell Robertson
Department of Defense - Microgrants Assist Growing Economy in Iraq, by Army Staff Sgt. Jason Douglas
Reuters - Before polls, Iraq Kurds fret about graft not land, by Tim Cocks
Reuters - U.S. military boss urges Iraq to settle differences, by Andrew Gray
Department of Defense - Kirkuk Progress is 'Impressive,' Mullen Says, by Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden
Reuters - Iraq's weakened unions fight foreign oil firms, by Aref Mohammed
Reuters - Disputed Iraqi city fears oil will only fuel woes, by Tim Cocks and Mustafa Mahmoud
Washington Post - Iraq Tightens Security Around Churches, Christian Towns After Wave of Attacks, by Nada Bakri
New York Times - Iraqis Cheer for a Team That Again Is at home, by Steven Lee Myers
Afghanistan
Department of Defense - Joint Missions Lay Groundwork for Brighter Future in Afghanistan, by Army Spc. Jaime' D. DeLeon
Reuters - FACTBOX: Security developments in Afghanistan, July 14
RFE/RL - Obama Calls For Facts On Mass Killing Of Taliban At Sheberghan, by Ron Synovitz
Christian Science Monitor - More troops lost to roadside bombs: a familiar pattern, by Gordon Lubold
Washington Post - Slideshow: Helmand's Hope, by Nikki Kahn
Reuters - Britain denies cutting corners on Afghan troops, by Keith Weir
Times Online UK - Brown took cheap option despite plea for boost to troops, by Michael Evans
Associated Press - NATO: 6 killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash, by Fisnik Abrashi
LA Times - Afghan victims of abuse find refuge, by David Zucchino
Pakistan
Washington Post - Tough Times for Smugglers at Pakistan's 'American Market', by Joshua Partlow
Long War Journal - Explosion in Pakistan's Punjab province kills 11, by Bill Roggio
Reuters - Pakistan lets displaced return to Swat on own, by Izaz Mohmand
New York Times - C.I.A. Had Plan to Assassinate Qaeda Leaders, by Mark Mazzetti and Scott Shane
Associated Press - 23 militants dead in clashes in NW Pakistan, by Habib Khan
Region
Iran
Associated Press - Iran hangs 13 members of rebel Sunni Muslim group
Reuters - Russia says no Iran sanctions for START deal: report
Somalia
Reuters - Somali gunmen kidnap two French security advisers, by Abdi Guled
Middle East
Christian Science Monitor - In Israel, US envoy maps peace with Syria, by Ilene R. Prusher
BBC - 'Hezbollah arms cache' blows up
Central Asia
RFE/RL - Uzbekistan Warns Over Russian Base Plan
China
Times Online UK - Al Qaeda vows revenge on China after riots, by Jane Macartney