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ISW News Roundup - June 1, 2009
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Iraq
Reuters - Bomb in Baghdad Market Kills 4 and Wounds 13
BBC - U.S. Deaths in Iraq Rise Sharply in May
Los Angeles Times - Iraqi Casualties Fall to Record Low in may, by Liz Sly
New York Times - U.S. Soldier and 11 Iraqis Die in Attacks, by Campbell Robertson
CNN - Iraqi Kurds Begin Exporting Oil, Ivan Watson and Yesim Comert
Los Angeles Times - Ex-Trade Minister Arrested After Attempting to Flee Iraq, by Liz Sly
Afghanistan
Los Angeles Times - 9 Afghan Soldiers and 30 Insurgents Killed in Battle
Department of Defense - Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill 35 Militants, Wound 13 Others
Wall Street Journal - Army Deploys Old Tactic in PR War, by Michael M. Phillips
RFE/RL - Afghans Protest Against Civilian Deaths in Firefight
Reuters - Afghan Presidential Hopeful Vows to Create PM Post, by Golnar Motevalli
Pakistan
Reuters - Pakistanis Secure Swat Town, Clash in Other Areas, by Kamran Haider
Washington Post -Al-Qaeda Seen as Shaken in Pakistan, by Karen DeYoung
Reuters - Pakistan Troops Say Kill 40 Taliban Near Afghan Border
New York Times - Pakistan Seen Fighting Militants on Two Fronts, by Salman Masood and Sabrina Tavernise
Los Angeles Times - Gutsy Pakistan Protesters March Against the Taliban, by Mark Magnier
Region
North Korea
New York Times - North Korea May Test Another Missile, Elisabeth Bumiller
Reuters - Gates Says U.S. Will Not Accept Nuclear North Korea, by Nopporn Wong-Anan and Neil Chatterjee
Israel/Palestine
New York Times - 6 Die as Palestinian Authority Forces Clash with Hamas, by Ethan Bronner
Reuters - Settlers Seek Takeover of East Jerusalem Area, by Joseph Nasr
Christian Science Monitor - Israeli Proposal: Make Jordan the Official Palestinian Homeland, by Tom A. Peter and Ilene R. Prusher
New York Times - U.S. Weighs Tactics on Israeli Settlement, by Helene Cooper
Saudi Arabia
New York Times - Justice Dept. Backs Saudi Royal Family on 9/11 Lawsuit, by Eric Lichtblau
Iran