Hot Topics
AA: Afghan War Could Spill Over Into Central Asia 12/31/09
AA: Kazakhstan: Kyrgyz secret services are involved in the murder of Gennadyi Pavlyuk 12/30/09
AF: Afghan civilians killed in air raid 12/31/09
EG: Egyptian minister slams Al-Jazeera for ‘instigating civil war' 01/02/10
IQ: Iraq says more ‘superfields' up for grabs 12/31/09
IR: Exiled shah's son urges protest against Iran 12/31/09
IR: Regime Change in Iran 12/31/09
LB: Hassan Nasrallah made four mistakes 12/30/09
LB: Lebanon fears Qaeda has UNIFIL forces in sights 12/30/09
YE: Former Gitmo detainee killed in Yemen while plotting attack on British embassy 12/30/09
YE: Increased US military involvement in Yemen could boomerang 12/31/09
YE: Yemen's deteriorating security, economy could fuel terrorism 01/02/10
Below the Fold: Instability, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime
Instability
AA: Somali Rebels Vow to Send Forces to Yemen 01/01/10
AF: Four Canadian soldiers, journalist killed in insurgent bomb blast in Kandahar 12/31/09
AF: Taliban claim blast killing Americans at CIA base 12/31/09
IQ: Bomb blasts outside government building kill at least 24 in Iraqi city of … 12/30/09
IR: IRAN: Video shows gunman opening fire on demonstrators, who fight back 01/02/10
PK: Pakistan ambush on NATO supply vehicles ‘kills 2' 12/31/09
PK: Pakistan asks coalition not to leave Afghanistan in haste 12/31/09
PK: Pakistan suicide bombing toll nears 100 01/02/10
PK: Pakistan Taliban says carried out Karachi bombing 12/30/09
Security Forces
AF: Forces Capture Taliban Commanders in Afghanistan 12/29/09
AF: US troop deaths soared in Afghanistan in 2009 12/31/09
EG: Egypt blows up three tunnels on Gaza borders 12/29/09
EG: Egypt clinches new F-16s deal 12/31/09
YE: Gun battle erupts as Yemeni forces raid Al Qaeda hideout 12/31/09
YE: Military Aid to Yemen Increased to Fight Al-Qaeda 12/30/09
YE: Yemen, Saudi Arabia Fight Shi'ite Rebels in Northern Yemen 12/31/09
YE: Yemeni forces clash with Shi'ite rebels, kill 11 01/01/10
YE: Yemeni forces clash with Shi'ite rebels, kill 11 01/01/10
Foreign Affairs
AA: Brown calls summit on Yemen terrorism 01/02/10
AA: Iraq should pay war reparations to Iran from joint oil field profits 01/01/10
PS: Abbas may review security ties after Israeli raid 01/01/10
QA: The Doha merry-go-round 12/31/09
SA: Saudi Arabia criticizes Israel settlement building 01/02/10
YE: Don't lose perspective on Yemen 01/02/10
Crime
IR: Iran opposition leaders face threat of prosecution 12/31/09
