Hot Topics
AA: Russia Test-fires ‘Voevoda' Intercontinental Missile 12/24/09
AF: Taliban issue video of captive US soldier 12/25/09
AF: Troops Secure Former Taliban Ghost Town in Afghanistan 12/25/09
YE: Yemen is growing front in Al Qaida battle 12/23/09
Below the fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime
Instability
AF: Bomb killed Special Forces paratrooper in Afghanistan 12/24/09
AF: Special Forces soldier killed on mission after Sangin base comes under attack 12/23/09
AF: Suicide Bombing Kills Eight In Afghan City Of Kandahar 12/24/09
IQ: Iraq struck by religious violence 12/24/09
IR: Iran forces clash with cleric's mourners: websites 12/23/09
PK: Suicide Bomber Attacks Pakistani Press Club 12/23/09
YE: Separatists threaten Yemeni govt. with armed battle 12/24/09
Special Operations
AA: Iran-Oman joint drill in Persian Gulf successful: report 12/24/09
IQ: US Dept of Defense – Iraqi Forces Arrest Terrorism Suspects 12/23/09
PK: Twelve militants killed in NW Pakistan 12/24/09
YE: Yemeni forces strike al-Qaida hideouts, kill 30 12/24/09
Security Forces
AA: Terror attack foiled on Jerusalem-Modiin Road 12/24/09
AF: Afghan police mistakenly kill parliament member 12/23/09
AF: Forces in Afghanistan Detain Suspects, Find Weapons 12/24/09
YE: Yemen MP: Saudis would have used nukes against Houthis 12/25/09
Foreign Affairs
AA: Iraq, Iran try to resolve border spat 12/23/09
AA: Netanyahu Asks Rival to Join Government 12/24/09
AA: Pakistan to help Tajikistan with defence training 12/24/09
KG: OSCE urges action on Kyrgyz press “safety crisis” 12/23/09
LB: Lebanon An Important US Ally 12/23/09
PK: Pakistan not to allow Taliban to re-organize: PM 12/24/09
SY: Israel not interested in peace: Syria's Assad 12/23/09
Crime
IR: Iranian Court Sentences Prominent Reformist to 6 Years in Jail 12/24/09
LB: Renewed Lebanese drug trade hikes Mideast tensions 12/23/09
PK: Pakistan to try 5 Americans over terrorism charges: official 12/24/09
PS: Israeli killed in West Bank shooting 12/24/09
PS: PA arrests, releases 150 attack suspects 12/25/09
