Small Wars Journal

17 July SWJ Roundup

Sun, 07/17/2011 - 5:42am
Afghanistan

Warning Over Early Afghan Pull-out by British Forces - BBC

ISAF: Man in Afghan Army Uniform Kills Coalition Soldier - VOA

Shooter in Afghan Army Uniform Kills NATO Service Member - WP

Gunman Wearing Afghan National Army Uniform Kills ISAF Member - S&S

Shooter in Afghan Army Uniform Kills NATO Trooper - AP

Changing the Flow of Downrange Water - S&S

NATO Airstrikes Target Taliban in East Afghanistan - AP

Pakistan

Al Qaeda Gets Training Manuals from Pakistan ISI - WP

Iran's Top Leader: US Is 'Real Enemy' of Pakistan - AP

Iraq

MRAPs Being Armored Against Iran-made Bombs - Bloomberg

5 Killed in Bombings in Iraq - AP

Syria

Impromptu Words, Actions Drive US Stance on Syria - WP

Syrian Killings Stall Bid to Unite Opposition - WP

Syrian Opposition Mulls Government Transition - VOA

Syrian Opposition Forms Council to Counter Assad - Reuters

Tens of Thousands Attend Protester Funerals - BBC

Libya

Joint Fight with Arabs Spurs Berber Hopes of Equality - LAT

Libyan Rebels Breach Brega - VOA

Explosions Reported East of Tripoli - AP

Gaddafi Vows He Will Never Leave Libya - BBC

Yemen

Yemeni Opposition Figures Form Shadow Government - VOA

Yemeni Protesters Form Interim Council - AP

Egypt

Egypt's Military Aims to Cement Muscular Role in Government - NYT

Egyptian Protesters Heckle Interim Government - VOA

Senior Egyptian Military Official Heckled - AP

Egypt's Foreign Ministers Resigns - BBC

Egypt PM Accepts Foreign Minister's Resignation - Reuters

Egypt PM Picks Two Deputies Ahead of Cabinet Change - Reuters

Arab Spring, Start-Up Summer? - NYT

Middle East / North Africa

Palestinian Factions Settle Comfortably Into Limbo - LAT

Iran Seeks to Triple China Trade to $100 Billion - AP

Israeli Police Clash With Ultra-Orthodox Protesters - Reuters

Rights Groups Urge UAE to Release Activists - AP

Tunisian Police Fire in Air to Disperse Rioters - Reuters

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP

US Department of Defense

Army Identifies Additional Vietnam-era Draftees in Service -AP

'Ranger' Faker Admits He Made Up Story - AT

Lawmakers Seek to Protect Troops from Foreclosure - WP

National Guard Demands Repayment Of Bonus - KTVZ

Court: 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' will Stay in Place - AP

Why Would Anyone Miss War? - NYT opinion

United States

Obama, Republicans Still Wrangling Over Debt Solution - VOA

Credit Rating Firms Unmoved by US Pleas - WP

News Corp Faces Potential Fallout in US - VOA

Africa

Somalia Drought: UN Delivers Aid to Islamist Areas - BBC

No Safe Place for Somali Women Refugees in Kenya - VOA

Americas

Gun-smuggling Cartel Figures Possibly Paid FBI Informants - LAT

Consulate Warns Americans in Mexican Border City - AP

Mexico: Cancun Mayor Freed by Judge, Re-Arrested - AP

2 Mexican Tourists Die in Acapulco Gun Attack - AP

Back to Cuba, Venezuela's Ailing Chavez Delegates Some Duties - VOA

Venezuela: Chávez Puts His Trust in Castro for Care - NYT

Venezuela Anti-Chavez Leader Rejects Graft Case - Reuters

Iran 'to Cooperate' over Argentina Jewish Center Bomb - BBC

Iran Offers Argentina Help With Bombing Probe - AP

Asia Pacific

Coal-rich China Seeks More in Mongolia - WP

Vatican Excommunicates Chinese Bishop - NYT

Ethnic Music Tests Limits in China - NYT

Dalai Lama and Obama Meet to Talk About Tibet - NYT

Obama Stresses Human Rights for Tibetans in Talks With Dalai Lama - VOA

Obama Ignores China on Dalai Lama - BBC

China Slams Obama's Meeting With the Dalai Lama - AP

Vietnamese Hold Anti-China March Despite Crackdown - AP

Tajikistan: Islam's Rise Worries Authoritarian Govt - NYT

Europe

Clinton Concerned About Media Freedom in Turkey - VOA

Clinton Chides Turkey on Rights Record - NYT

Clinton Chides NATO Ally Turkey on Rights Curbs - AP

Clinton Seeks Closer Turkey Ties After Strains - Reuters

Turkey Charges 14 Militants With Anti-US Plot - AP

Georgia Says Photographer Admits Spied for Russia - AP

UK: Phone Hacking Scandal Exposes Scotland Yard - WP

UK: Stain From Tabloids Rubs Off on a Cozy Scotland Yard - NYT