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H1 Washington Post Sadr Extends Truce In Iraq U.S., Iraqi Officials Hail Cleric's Edict

U.S. Seeks Support For Sanctioning Iran Nuclear Issues Unresolved, IAEA Says

New IAEA report Iran (.pdf).

ArmsControlWonk The IAEA Report on Iran [12]

New York Times Ominous Signs Remain in City Run by Iraqis An experiment with self-rule in Basra, Iraq’s second largest city, suggests to many that the country’s future remains dark

Nuclear Agency Says Iran Has Used New Technology

Turkish Troops Enter Iraq in Pursuit of Kurdish Militants

Iraqi Shiite Cleric Extends Cease-Fire by His Militia

Stratfor Iraq: The al-Sadrite-U.S. Accommodation | Stratfor

CFR Why Iraqis Cannot Agree on an Oil Law

Jerusalem Post Security and Defense: Deployment diplomacy? By YAAKOV KATZ Is NATO coming, so that the IDF can leave? Israel could soon find itself surrounded by int'l soldiers

Der Spiegel Iran Could Have Enough Uranium for a Bomb by Year's End By: Markus Becker New simulations carried out by European Union experts come to an alarming conclusion: Iran could have enough highly enriched uranium to build an atomic bomb by the end of this year

From TAP, Matthew Yglesias on Kosovo and the rise of the Humanitarian Hawks (and more from Prospect).

Sunni Militias Represent Hope, and a Potential Liability, for Iraq By: David Axe | World Politics Review
The neighborhood militias that are the lynchpin of the U.S. counterinsurgency strategy in Iraq have a new name, but the problems these groups present are as old as the Iraq war. The re-branding has done nothing to resolve the poor vetting, sectarian divisions and murky motives that make the groups a potential security risk in coming years

Time Today in Iraq...and Tomorrow

Guardian 'Sulky' Musharraf retreats to bunker Despite support from the United States, Pakistan's president is isolated in battle for power

Explainer: What happens next

IHT The real power struggle By ROBERT AMSTERDAM

The real election in Russia will be determined by the country's warring clans.

Slate Shooting Down the Hype The satellite takedown doesn't prove anything about our missile-defense capability. Fred Kaplan

The Serbs' Self-Inflicted Wounds

With Kosovo independent, Yugoslavia is finally dead. Christopher Hitchens

FT France heads for war games in the Gulf The French armed forces’ participation underlines the country’s growing military presence in the region as tensions persist over Iran’s nuclear ambitions

Los Angeles Times Sadr tells militia to extend truce In a message read during weekly prayers, the anti-U.S. clergyman calls for six more months of cease-fire.

U.N. nuclear agency takes middle ground on Iran The IAEA says Tehran has answered most questions about its nuclear program but hasn't clarified whether it could assemble a bomb

Iraqi Sunnis and Shiites work together, distrustfully Volunteers from both groups are helping the U.S. military drive insurgents from some areas, but their rivalry could make the gains temporary.

AP survey: Superdelegates jump to Obama

Yossi Melman at PostGlobal: Assassination Is A Two-Edged Sword

WINEP Timely Reminder of Iranian Support for Terrorism

CFR America Votes, and the World is Riveted

CEPS Democracy in the European Union

Der Spiegel Breakaway Role Model: Separatist Movements Seek Inspiration in Kosovo

William Arkin The War in Pakistan: Mission Being Accomplished?

The Nation Politics: Is Iran Winning the Iraq War?

Time The Persian Gulf Primary (In The Arena)
A forum in Qatar illustrates the challenges that await the next U.S. President in the Middle East

H 2 NYT Turkish Troops Enter Iraq in Pursuit of Kurdish Militants

Washington Post Turkey Sends Soldiers Into N. Iraq Offensive Against Kurdish Separatists Alarms Baghdad

Independent The new invasion of Iraq A new crisis has exploded in Iraq after Turkish troops, supported by attack planes and Cobra helicopters, yesterday launched a major ground offensive into Iraqi Kurdistan.

DT Iraq's Kurds move in on oil stronghold Kirkuk

Google News turkey kurdish

FT Turkey launches offensive in N Iraq Latest move to hunt Kurdish guerrillas Q&A: Iraq, Turkey and military force

Turkey's Gul Signs Head Scarf Measure

BBC 'Dozens dead' in Turkish assault Turkey says dozens of Kurdish rebels have been killed as its ground assault in northern Iraq enters a third day.

Out of proportion?
Turkey-Iraq tensions fuel confusion over scale of incursion

Profile: The PKK

K.Irak'a operasyon

Dünya basınının gözü harekatta

Ban Ki-Moon: Sınırlara saygı gösterilsin

Türkiye'nin Kuzey Irak harekatıyla ilgili yorumlar

McClatchy Iraqi Kurds ready to confront Turkish troops

TomBarnett Turkey finally engages in its bloody nose strike

Turks Enter Iraq Again

Turkish Military Tells of Incursion Into Iraq

Guardian Turkish forces stage raid into Iraq Ankara says it gave United States warning of incursion as Turkish troops pursue Kurdish rebels

Daily Telegraph Turkey sends troops into Iraq Action to tackle Kurdish militants.

Battle for Kirkuk

Turkish Army Begins Ground Assault on PKK in Iraq (Update9)

A sign of declining US strategic power
Real News Network

Turkish Troops Enter Iraq Seeking Rebels

Turkey - Kurds: a Timeline

U.S. urges Turkey to limit N. Iraq offensive

Turkey President Backs Head Scarf Change

LA Times Turkey invades Kurdish Iraq in battle with rebels Its fight with PKK separatists crosses the border, drawing an angry response from Iraqi leaders. The White House knew in advance of the offensive

Tüm dünyadan tam destek

Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring

Iraqi Kurdistan Peshmergas, Turkish Soldiers Clash - Roj TV

Talabani Türkiye’ye gitmeyebilir

Irak nota verdi, KDP 'Çatışmayağız' dedi

Avrupa: Kısa ve acısız olsun

Operasyon sürerken ABD'den heyet geldi

PKK'ya 10 bin askerle karakış darbesi

Ankara'dan güvence dünyadan anlayış

Baykal: Dualarımız TSK ile

EU: Land operation not best response

Toptan: TSK gayet başarılı

Harekât tarihini önceden yayınlamışlar

Obama will be good for the Turks -- and the world Armenian issue should not be the only criterion for American Turks to judge among the presidential hopefuls

Genelkurmay'dan 'yanlış haber' uyarısı

DTP harekâtın PKK için yapıldığından şüpheli

Bingöl'de mayın tuzağı: 1 şehitFlaş

10 bin askerle kış temizliği

10 general yönetiyor

Yıl yıl kara operasyonları

Genelkurmay'dan iki açıklama

Harekatı Bağdat ve Erbil de yakından izliyor

Laçiner: "Bu operasyon geçmiştekilerden farklı"

Paşa, acısını yüreğine gömdü

Yurtiçinde operasyon

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