CENTCOM Week in Review Ending 5 Nov 09

Categories: CENTCOM

Hot Topics

AA: Europe reluctant to send more troops to Afghanistan 11/03/09

AA: Russia Is Dying To Learn Its Census Data 11/04/09

AA: Australia unlikely to send more troops 11/05/09

AA: Der Spiegel: Mossad hacked Syrian computer to uncover nuclear site 11/02/09

AA: India, Pak again resorting to blame game 11/05/09

AF: Anti-American rumors gain traction in Afghanistan 11/03/09

AF: The case for withdrawal from Afghanistan is not yet made 11/05/09

EG: Egypt opens Rafah crossing for stranded Palestinians 11/01/09

IQ: Iraq surge could be model for Afghan war: US admiral 11/04/09

IR: Iran’s Military Power Subject to New US Study Used for China 11/02/09

SA: Saudi warning over Hajj politics 11/03/09

TJ: Tajikistan grants amnesty to prison population 11/04/09

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Nov 5

CENTCOM Week in Review Ending 29 Oct 2009

Categories: CENTCOM

Hot Topics

AA: Russia says has not supplied S-300 missiles to Iran 10/28/09

AA: Iran, Egypt cooperation creates difficult situation for Israel: Ahmadinejad 10/28/09

AA: Why India should worry about the turmoil in Pakistan 10/27/09

AF: Pentagon pressed on Afghanistan IEDs 10/29/09

AF: Afghans protest rumored desecration of Koran by US troops 10/25/09

EG: Is this the man to follow Mubarak as Egypt’s next president? 10/29/09

IQ: Science aims to beat Iraq crime 10/26/09

KZ: International expert considers Kazakhstan a suitable country for hosting … 10/28/09

PK: Pakistan fights back 10/26/09

PS: Analysis: New fundamentalist movements on the rise in Gaza 10/28/09

PS: Opportunities Fade Amid Sense of Isolation in Gaza 10/26/09

SA: Journalist spared lashes by Saudi king 10/26/09

SY: Syria Seeks to Bring Additional Pressure Down on Israel 10/27/09

YE: Yemen Using al Qaeda as Mercenaries in War, Rebels Claim 10/27/09

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Oct 30

CENTCOM Week in Review Ending 22 Oct 09

Categories: CENTCOM

Hot Topics

AA: Cyber warfare: Sound the alarm or move ahead in stride? 10/21/09

AA: Iranian strike inside Pakistan a distant option: analysts 10/22/09

AA: Saudi-Iranian hostility hits boiling point 10/20/09

AE: UAE Attorney General calls for Arab coordination to combat crimes 10/20/09

AF: Brown Goes Wobbly on Afghanistan 10/21/09

AF: Italian troops denied access to intelligence reports, minister says 10/19/09

AF: US forces prepare for Afghan runoff vote 10/22/09

IR: Iran MPs demand action on Mousavi 10/20/09

KG: KYRGYZSTAN: BAKIYEV’S REFORM PUSH STRIVES TO CONTAIN CORRUPTION IN BISHKEK 10/20/09

LB: Lebanese Forces and Al-Qaeda are restructuring their cells. 10/19/09

PK: BNP and the armed forces: a colour-blind military is the best defence 10/20/09

YE: Armed Forces To End Saada War Soon 10/20/09

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Oct 22

CENTCOM Week in Review Ending 15 Oct 09

Categories: CENTCOM

Hot Topics

AA: COMMENT: Regional instability and our options —Shaukat Qadir 10/09/09

AF: Weapons failed US troops during Afghan firefight 10/12/09

AF: French killed after Italy bribed Taliban: report 10/15/09

IQ: Iraq releases new death toll figure 10/14/09

IR: Iran investigating prominent opposition cleric 10/13/09

IR: In Iran, 2 get death sentences for postelection uprising 10/10/09

IR: Iran calls on foreign forces to leave Iraq 10/13/09

PK: Al-Qaeda’s guerrilla chief lays out strategy 10/14/09

PK: ‘Feared’ Uzbek militant in Pakistan 10/09/09

YE: Yemen ‘close to crushing rebels’ 10/14/09

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Oct 16

CENTCOM Week in Review Ending 8 Oct 09

Categories: CENTCOM

Hot Topics

AA: Hamas denies return of Abbas troops to Gaza under Egyptian-brokered deal 10/03/09

AA: Iraq releases Iranian dissidents 10/07/09

AA: Central Asia: Developing Armies Of The Underprivileged? 10/04/09

AA: Engaging the Arab World on the Iran Nuclear Crisis 10/05/09

EG: EGYPT: Cleric calls for ‘Friday of anger’ against Al Aqsa violations 10/06/09

EG: Egyptian guard dies on Israeli border 10/04/09

IR: Iran names new militia commander who UN sanctioned 10/05/09

IR: ‘Iran’s military gains not a threat to neighbours’ 10/06/09

JO: Jordan wants to limit Temple Mount access 10/06/09

PK: Minister vows Pakistan committed to terror war 10/06/09

PK: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Says Taliban in Disarray 10/08/09

TJ: Tajikistan to get Central Asia’s largest mosque 10/05/09

YE: High on qat, Yemeni troops battle Shiite rebels 10/06/09

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Oct 8

CENTCOM Week in Review Ending 1 October 2009

Categories: CENTCOM

Hot Topics

AA: Fighting for a common cause 09/28/09

AA:  Israel to Free 20 For Video of Soldier 10/01/09

AF: Afghanistan’s people have advice for U.S. 10/01/09

IQ:  U.S. Drone Strikes Office of Sunni Party in Iraq’s North 09/26/09

IR:  US officials: Digging, clues revealed Iranian site 09/28/09

KG: Kyrgyz Activists Alarmed By Call For Death Penalty, Public Executions 09/25/09

KG: Kyrgyzstan: Bakyt Beshimov does not recognize the legitimacy of … 09/29/09

LB: Hezbollah Prepared to Hold the US Hostage 09/25/09

PK:  In Pakistan’s Swat valley, volunteers form anti-Taliban militias 09/30/09

PK:  Video Showing Mehsud’s Dead Body Surfaces 09/30/09

SA: Extremists in Saudi Arabia Set Fire to Culture Club to Prevent … 09/30/09

SA:  Qaeda roping in women 10/01/09

YE:  Former Gitmo detainee killed in shootout 09/30/09

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Oct 2

CENTCOM Week in Review Ending 24 September 2009

Categories: CENTCOM

Hot Topics

AA:  Counterterrorism at the expense of COIN will doom Afghanistan and Pakistan: US officials 09/24/09

AA: Israel hiding nukes in Golan, Syria claims 09/22/09

AA: Al-Qaida release video message likening Barack Obama to George Bush 09/23/09

AF:  Afghan jails are base for al-Qaida and Taliban, says US commander 09/21/09

AF:  Afghan warlords will fight if U.S. gives aid 09/22/09

IR:  National security adviser says Iran advancing in making medium-range missiles 09/20/09

IR:  Reading Iran by the Letter 09/20/09

KG: Kyrgyz officials urge return to death penalty 09/23/09

PK:  Pakistan probes detained Swedes on al-Qaida ties 09/21/09

PK:  Qaeda’s training area in Pakistan is ‘the most dangerous spot on the map’ 09/21/09

PS: Haniya Says Gaza Siege Crime Against Humanity, Human Rights Groups … 09/23/09

YE: Food running out in Yemen refugee camps: UN 09/23/09

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Sep 24

CENTCOM Week in Review Ending 17 September 2009

Categories: CENTCOM

Hot Topics

AA:  New tape from al-Qaeda leader bin Laden released 09/14/09

AE: TALON Laser-Guided Rocket Team completes first guided test flights 09/14/09

AE: UAE confession was ‘under duress’ 09/14/09

AF:  Afghanistan’s Other Front 09/16/09

AF:  Al Qaeda calls for foreign civilian kidnappings in Afghanistan 09/16/09

EG: Egypt Defends Killing of Migrants Trying to Cross Into Israel 09/15/09

IQ:  Baghdad Green Zone attacked during Biden visit 09/15/09

IR: Iran opposition leaders to attend anti-Israel rally 09/16/09

KG: Kyrgyzstan: Headquarters of the Frontier Service Will Move South 09/17/09

OM: Oman urged to loosen media control 09/17/09

TJ: Islamic Party Leader In Tajikistan Says He Supports Secular System 09/15/09

UZ: “Uzbek militants are becoming very active in Waziristan” – Senator … 09/16/09

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Sep 17

CENTCOM Week in Review Ending 10 September 2009

Categories: CENTCOM

Hot Topics

AA: Gulf states grapple with jihadist threat 09/09/09

AA:  Terrorists Shift Focus to Hotels and ‘Soft’ Targets, Study Says 09/08/09

AA: Resolving the displaced Palestinians problem 09/10/09

AF:  The Reporter’s Account: 4 Days With the Taliban 09/09/09

BH:  NSA official to testify in terror trial 09/10/09

EG: Egyptians irked by ‘Ramadan Eating’ arrests 09/09/09

KZ: Kazakhstan Blows Its OSCE Leadership 09/06/09

LB: Lebanon struggles to form unity government 09/10/09

PK:  Tehrik-e-Taliban-Pakistan in disarray 09/09/09

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Sep 10

CENTCOM Week in Review Ending 3 September 2009

Categories: CENTCOM

Hot Topics

AA:  Al-Qaeda launchpad in Yemen gives Saudis new headache 09/02/09

AF:  Warlord’s Defection Shows Afghan Risk 09/02/09

AF:  What’s Right With Afghanistan 09/02/09

IQ:  Iraq al Qaeda militant says Syria trained him 08/31/09

KG: US troops ordered out of Kyrgyzstan after Russia deal 08/30/09

PK:  Pakistan’s most-wanted: look at who isn’t listed 09/01/09

PK:  Zawahiri urges support in Pak tribal areas: SITE 08/28/09

PS:  Once-legendary Fatah figure makes a comeback 09/01/09

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Sep 4