Hot Topics
AF: Potent Bombs Slow Marine Offensive 08/11/09
AF: As Afghan Vote Nears, Taliban Step Up Intimidation 08/12/09
IQ: Al Qaeda blamed for Iraq violence wave 08/10/09
IR: Iran judiciary looks to calm prison abuse outrage 08/09/09
PK: Life, death and the Taliban: Blowback 08/10/09
PK: Pakistan denies militants attacked nuclear sites 08/12/09
PK: Pakistan's nuclear bases targeted by al-Qaeda 08/12/09
PS: Hamas: Israel will soon cave in to all our conditions for Schalit 08/12/09
SA: Saudi Arabia Must Try or Free Terrorism Suspects, Monitor Says 08/10/09
UZ: Uzbekistan: Tajik journalist Shukhrat Shodiev is arrested at the …08/11/09
Instability
AF: Gunmen kidnap campaign workers in Afghanistan 08/12/09
AF: Taliban kill police chief in northern Afghanistan 08/12/09
AF: Taliban Seize Building for Attack on Afghan Government Offices 08/11/09
IQ: 41 killed in wave of Iraq bombings 08/10/09
IQ: Iraq attacks raise fears of renewed ethnic tensions 08/11/09
IQ: Shiites in Iraq Show Restraint as Sunnis Keep Attacking 08/12/09
PK: Pakistan officials: Militant clashes kill about 70 08/12/09
PK: Pakistani Taliban preys on youths to bolster forces 08/10/09
PS: Gaza militants fire mortar rounds into Israel: army 08/09/09
PS: Israel Bombs Gaza Tunnel in Response to Mortar Attacks 08/11/09
YE: Yemen's Instability Grows as One of 3 Insurgencies Flares Up 08/10/09
Special Operations
AA: The Next Terror Target 08/10/09
AF: Opium barons at top of kill or capture list as US targets the Taleban 08/11/09
KG: Airmen Partner With Kyrgyz State Security Service K-9 Team 08/11/09
KZ: KAZAKHSTAN: ASTANA TO HOST CSTO RAPID REACTION FORCE DRILL IN OCTOBER 08/11/09
PK: U.S. sees signs of disarray within Pakistani Taliban 08/12/09
TJ: Tajikistan police kill suspected Islamist militant 08/10/09
Security Forces
AA: Lukashneka ready to send Belarusians to die for Putin and Medvedev 08/11/09
AF: Afghanistan Enlists Tribal Militia Forces 08/11/09
AF: US Marines storm Taliban-held town in Afghanistan 08/12/09
AF: New Army Handbook Teaches Afghanistan Lessons 08/12/09
IR: Iran arrests members of Sunni rebel group: agency 08/12/09
KW: Kuwait Arrests 6 in Planned Attack on U.S. Base 08/11/09
PK: Pakistan Plans Assault Against Taliban Burning Schools in Buner 08/12/09
PK: Pakistan troops kill 17 militants after brazen attack 08/11/09
PK: Security forces kill three Taliban in North Waziristan 08/11/09
QA: Boeing delivers C-17 to Qatar Emiri Air Force 08/11/09
SA: Saudis seek upgrade of E-3 AWACS, tankers 08/12/09
Foreign Affairs
AA: Egypt and Iran: endless media wars 08/12/09
AA: Kuwait and UAE officials invited to Ashraf to investigate Iran … 08/12/09
AA: Syria plays mediator in Iran-France tensions 08/12/09
AA: Would Russians In Ferghana Valley Guarantee Stability Or Spell … 08/12/09
EG: Top Hamas officials head to Cairo for Shalit talks 08/13/09
IR: Iran: The worst is yet to come 08/11/09
IR: Iran-Venezuela ties worry US 08/11/09
SA: Saudi Arabia wavers on Obama's plan 08/12/09
SY: Damascus and the Road to Mideast Peace 08/11/09
Crime
IQ: Iraq: Military Contractor Shoots and Kills Two Fellow Contractors … 08/10/09
LB: Lebonon car bomb kills top general 08/10/09
PK: Musharraf Faces Arrest on Return to Pakistan 08/11/09
SA: Crime in Kingdom up by 14 percent 08/13/09
