Small Wars Journal

18 August SWJ Roundup

Thu, 08/18/2011 - 5:31am

Afghanistan

Afghan Insurgents Step Up Deadly Attacks on Civilians - NYT

Afghan Official: 20 People Killed by Roadside Bomb - AP

Blast Kills 20, Wounds 12 in Afghanistan's Herat - Reuters

In the War Zone, Time is an Enemy - S&S

ISAF Operations Roundup - AFPS

 

Pakistan

Pakistan Amends Tribal Laws Said to Fuel Militancy - WP

Pakistan Says It Can Bring Haqqani to Peace Talks - AP

Violence Escalates Across Karachi - BBC

Violence in Pakistani City Kills 33 in 24 Hours - AP

Pakistan ex-MP Killed in Shooting - BBC

Gunfire, Grenade Attacks Kill 10 in Pakistan  - AP

 

Iraq

Panetta Sees Long-term US Relationship with Iraq - AFPS

Bloodiest Day of the Year Won’t Change US Drawdown - S&S

Turkish Jets Bomb PKK Bases in Northern Iraq - VOA

Turkish Warplanes Hit 60 PKK Targets in Iraq - Reuters

Turkey Vows Retaliation for Kurdish Ambush - NYT

Turkey Vows More Strikes Against PKK Targets - AP

 

Syria

Assad Says Army Assault 'Stopped' - BBC

Assad Says Military Operations Ended; 9 Killed - AP

Syria's Assad Says Military Operations Halted - Reuters

Resistance Transforms a Once Mute Syrian City - NYT

Syrian Activists Report New Raids - VOA

Syria Targets Port for Fourth Day - BBC

Syrian Forces Detain Dozens in Latakia - VOA

Syrian Troops Detain Dozens, 3 Killed in North - AP

Syria Forces Hold Hundreds in Latakia Sports Stadium - Reuters

US Puts Curbs on Syrian Diplomats - WP

Curbs on Syrian Diplomats' US Travel - BBC

UN Rights Chief Likely to Act Against Syria - AP

UN Rights Council to Meet on Syria on Monday - Reuters

Turkey PM Compares Syrian Leader to Gadhafi - AP

Russia to Sell Arms to Syria, Sales Overall to Rise - Reuters

Responding to Syria – WP editorial

 

Libya

Libya Conflict: Beginning of the End? - BBC

Refugees Flee Oil City as Qaddafi Forces Dig In - NYT

Libyan Rebels’ Advance Stalls in Zawiyah - WP

Rebels Gain Near Tripoli, as Refugees Pour Out - WSJ

Pentagon: Rebels Advance Against Gadhafi Regime - AFPS

Pentagon: Libyan Rebel Advances ‘Significant’ - S&S

Libya's Rebels Vie for Control of Strategic City - VOA

Libya Rebels Fight for Refineries; US Sends Drones - Reuters

Battle for Key Libya Oil Refinery - BBC

Rebels Battle Libyan Forces for Zawiya Refinery - AP

Libya Rebels Battle for Refineries in East and West - Reuters

Libyan Rebels Deny Talking to Gadhafi Aides - VOA

Aid Agencies Finds Libyan Camp Conditions 'Horrific' - VOA

 

Egypt

Egyptian Civilians Caught in Military Tribunals - VOA

US Concerned by Military Prosecution of Egyptian Activists - VOA

Young Egyptian Activists Sent to Prison - AP

Egypt to Try Ex-Mubarak Aide for Graft - Reuters

 

Lebanon

Hezbollah Members Indicted in 2005 Assassination - WP

Indictment in Hariri Assassination Is Published - NYT

Hariri Slaying Inquiry Says Calls Pointed to Hezbollah - LAT

Trial Ordered for Hariri Assassination Suspects - BBC

Tribunal Publishes Indictment in Hariri Murder - AP

Hariri Indictment Says Phones Link Suspects to Killing - Reuters

No Smoking Gun in Lebanon's Hariri Murder Case - AP

Assassination Detailed - FP

Justice for Hariri’s Killers - WP opinion

 

Israel / Palestinians

Israelis, Palestinians Brace for Massive Protests - LAT

Palestinian Reconciliation Stalls Over Statehood - AP

Assad Puts Hamas in Corner Over Syrian Assault - Reuters

Hamas Bans Gaza Students From Studying Abroad - AP

Official: No Israeli Apology to Turkey Over Raid - AP

 

Middle East / North Africa

Iranian FM: Tehran Ready to Resume Nuclear Talks - AP

Yemeni Opposition Leaders Form National Council - NYT

Saleh's Vow to Return Keeps Yemenis Guessing - Reuters

Bahrain Shiite Opposition Seeks Reform Referendum - AP

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP

 

OPEC

Venezuela, Iran Agree to Boost Dialogue Within OPEC  - VOA

 

US Department of Defense

Amid Melting Ice, Navy Assesses Strategic Demands in Arctic - S&S

Robots Could Save Soldiers’ Lives, Army General Says - AFPS

 

United States

Charter, Cargo Airlines, Pentagon Target Pilot Safety Rule - AP

 

United Kingdom

Cameron Ends Bid to Hire Ex-New York Police Chief - NYT

London Police Charge 1,000th Person in Riots Probe - AP

PM Defends 'Tough' Riot Sentences - BBC

2 British Men Given Jail Time for Inciting Riots on Facebook - VOA

America’s Lost Ally - WP opinion

 

Africa

Britain Says 400,000 Somali Children at Risk of Death - Reuters

Muslim Nations Pledge Help for Somalia - AP

Rising Hunger in South Ethiopia Despite Lush Green - AP

US Group: Evidence Points to 3 Sudan Mass Graves - AP

South Sudan Bank Chief Sacked - BBC

Islamist Threat With Qaeda Link Grows in Nigeria - NYT

US General Sees Nigeria Terror Link - AP

Ivory Coast to Demobilize 10,000 Fighters - VOA

Uganda Police Fire Tear Gas on Opposition Rally  - VOA

Activists Question Angola on Rights - AP

 

Americas

5 Colombian Police Killed in FARC Ambush - AP

Peru's Government Re-evaluates Coca Eradication - AP

Venezuelan Party Picks Presidential Contender - AP

Chavez: Venezuela to Nationalize Gold Mining Industry - VOA

Corruption: Ecuador Police to Take Polygraph - BBC

Clinton Panel Announces Major New Haiti Project - AP

 

Asia Pacific

US Vice President on Confidence-Building Trip to China – VOA

Cooperation Emphasized as Biden Opens Talks in China - NYT

Biden in China Amid Debt Concerns - BBC

China Appeals to US to Focus on Economic Recovery - AP

Biden: US-China Relations Crucial to Economic Stability - BBC

N. Korea Threatens to Bolster Nuclear Arsenal - AP

Japan’s PM Pushes Nuclear Phaseout - WP

 

Europe

Gorbachev Calls for Change of Leadership in Russia - Reuters

Russia Shows Off Stealth Fighter - BBC

Germany is Fatigued by Reform - WP

Serbia-Kosovo Talks to Resume in September - AP

UN Prosecutors Seek 2 Separate Trials for Mladic - VOA

Former Kosovo Leader's War Crimes Retrial Opens - AP

Former Ukraine President Slams Ex-PM at Trial - AP

Protest as Spain Readies for Pope - BBC

 

South Asia

Indian PM Slams Anna Hazare - WP

Indian PM Blasts Hunger Striker - BBC

Standoff Deepens Between New Delhi and Jailed Protest Leader - NYT

Anna Hazare Ends Standoff with India Govt - LAT

India Activist Makes Release Deal - BBC

Indian Anti-Graft Crusader Agrees to 15-Day Fast - AP

India Anti-Corruption Protests Grow - BBC