Small Wars Journal

12 August SWJ Roundup

Fri, 08/12/2011 - 6:47am

Afghanistan

Pentagon Releases Names of Personnel Killed in Helicopter - NYT

Afghan Witnesses: Chinook Ablaze When It Crashed - AP

NATO: 7 Troops Die in Day's Clashes in Afghanistan - AP

US Troops Return to Deadly Afghan Valley in East - AP

US Troops Fire on Afghan Police, Survivors Say - NYT

ISAF Operations Roundup - AFPS

 

Pakistan

CIA Claim of No Civilian Deaths From Drone Strikes Disputed - NYT

Coordinated Bomb Attacks Kill at Least 6 in Peshawar - LAT

Female Suicide Bomber Targets Pakistani Police Post - VOA

Gunmen Free 2 Taliban Captives in Pakistan -AP

Pakistani Soldier Gets Death Sentence in Shooting - AP

 

Syria

Ten Killed in Syrian Raids - VOA

Syrian Security Forces Kill 12 People - NYT

Syrian Security Forces 'Kill Civilians in Homs' - BBC

Syrian Troops Kill 11 in Restive Town Near Lebanon - AP

Syrian Forces Kill 11 in Swoop on Northern Towns - Reuters

Assault on Hama Ends to Reveal a Town in Ruin - TT

Clinton: Others Should Speak Up About Assad Going - Reuters

US Urges Further Syria Sanctions - BBC

 

Israel / Palestinians

US Urges Israel, Palestinians to Avoid Unilateral Moves - Reuters

Israel Approves New Housing in East Jerusalem - NYT

Israel Okays 1,600 Settler Homes for East Jerusalem - Reuters

US Threatens to Halt Gaza Aid Over Hamas Audits - NYT

Israel Prepares for Palestinian Statehood Rallies – AP

IDF Looks to Buy US Equipment After Iraq Withdrawal - JP

Protests Force Israel to Confront Wealth Gap - NYT

 

Yemen

As Yemen Crisis Drags On, Risks Grow - VOA

Yemeni President Objects to Power Transfer Deal - AP

Yemen Says Soldier Killed in Protest City of Taiz - Reuters

 

Libya

Western Libya Rebels Strike North Towards Coast – Reuters

Gaddafi Forces Still Hold Brega Oil Terminal, Refinery - Reuters

Libyan Exiles Occupy Libyan Embassy in Stockholm - AP

 

Egypt

Islamists Spurn Proposal for Egypt's Constitution - Reuters

Egypt to Lift Mubarak Emergency Law Before Polling - AP

USAID Boss in Egypt Quits in Funding Row - AP

 

Middle East / North Africa

Bombs Near Mosque in Western Iraq Kill 3 People - AP

Iranian Gas Flow to Turkey Halted by Blast - Reuters

Bahrain Forces Block Roads to Former Protest Hub - AP

Tunisians Say Revolution Yet to Bring Justice - Reuters

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP

 

US Department of Defense

Second Spaceplane Failure Raises Questions on Future - WT

DARPA Loses Contact with Hypersonic Aircraft - WP

US Military Loses Contact with Hypersonic Aircraft - BBC

Brief Test of Military Aircraft Said to Yield Much Data - NYT

USMC Drawdown Could Start in 2013 - MCT

Global Hawk to Replace U-2 Spy Plane in 2015 - AFT

Soldier Seeks to Avoid Death for Camp Liberty Killings - AP

 

United States

US Stocks Reverse Again, Up 4%, on Economic Data - NYT

Dow Bounces Back, Closes Up 423 Points - WP

Wall St. Whipsaw Drives Dow Up Sharply at Close - LAT

 

United Kingdom

Britain Announces New Measures to Restore Order - VOA

Cameron Pledges Swift Reaction to Rioters - NYT

UK Tallies Ruin, Takes Anti-Riot Steps - WSJ

Cameron Vows 'Uncompromising Measures' - LAT

UK Unveils New Measures on Riots - BBC

London Police Say Nearly 600 Charged Over Riots - AP

British Police Reject Politicians’ Criticism of Response - NYT

UK Police Deny Minister Riot Claim - BBC

Cameron: UK Will Seek Anti-Gang Ideas From US - AP

British Government Targets Social Media - WP

Cameron Exploring Crackdown on Social Media - NYT

Facial Recognition in Use After Riots - AP

What Isn’t Behind the London Riots - WP opinion

 

United Nations

UN Cutting Costs by the Word - AP

 

Africa

Clinton: Don’t Cut Farm Aid for Africa - WP

US Gives $17 Million More to Horn of Africa Famine - Reuters

US Is Biggest Giver of Horn of Africa Famine Aid - AP

Somali Famine: Families 'Flee Child Conscription' - BBC

A Tortured Choice in Famine: Which Child Lives? - AP

Starving in Somalia – NYT editorial

Piracy Levels 'Soaring' off Benin - BBC

Dozens of Ships Fleeing Benin Waters Due to Piracy - Reuters

Ivory Coast 'Killings' Documented - BBC

UN: 26 Killed in Ivory Coast in Last Month - AP

Ivory Coast Arrests 57 Troops From Former Regime - Reuters

Uganda Anger at 'Twitter Revolt' - BBC

 

Americas

Mexico Arrests Trafficker Accused of 600 Killings - AP

Former Mexican Border City Police Chief Killed - AP

Colombia Tries to Curb FARC Rebel Attacks - BBC

Venezuela’s Chavez Accuses Foes of Trying to Divide Military - AP

 

Asia Pacific

Riot Erupts in Southwest China Town - Reuters

Chinese Activist on Trial as Crackdown Continues - AP

China’s Chosen Lama Visits Monastery Town - NYT

Foreigners Barred in NW China Ahead of Lama Visit - AP

China Recalls Bullet Trains - Reuters

North Korea Mocks South Over Artillery Fire Claims - S&S

S. Korea Rescues 4 N. Koreans, Returns 3 Others - AP

Suspected Bomber, Aide Killed in Philippines Blast - AP

Bali Bombings Suspect Arrives in Indonesia - NYT

 

Europe

Tit for Tat: Moscow Lists US Officials to Be Barred - WT

Europe’s Crisis and the Psychology of Fear - WP

Gunman Dies at Estonian Defense Ministry in Tallinn - BBC

 

South Asia

Sri Lankan Protest over 'Disappeared' - BBC