Small Wars Journal

19 August SWJ Roundup

Fri, 08/19/2011 - 4:14am

Afghanistan

Afghans Brace for Economic Fallout of US Exit - LAT

Insurgent Attacks Take Toll on Afghan Civilians - NYT

Deadly Twin Blasts Strike British Council in Kabul - NYT

Twin Suicide Blasts Rock British Compound in Kabul - AP

Taliban Attack on British Office in Kabul Kills at Least 4 - Reuters

Afghan Official: 21 People Killed by Roadside Bomb - AP

Karzai, ISAF Condemn Herat Province IED Attack - AFPS

Two Afghan Guards Killed in Thwarted Bomb Plot - S&S

Elders Frustrated with Lack of Resources, Leadership Skills - AP

New Contract Aims to End Diversion of Money to Taliban - S&S

Governance, Development Efforts Continue in Afghanistan - AFPS

 

Pakistan

Pakistan: Sketch of US Man's Alleged Captor Shown - AP

Violence Escalates as Karachi Death Toll Rises to 39 - BBC

Violence in Pakistani City Kills 39 in 2 Days - AP

 

Iraq

Iraq Juggles Interests Over Syria Crisis - Reuters

Turkey Attacks Kurdish Targets in Northern Iraq After Ambush - NYT

Turkey Hits Kurdish Targets in Iraq - WP

Turkish Jets Hit Kurdish Rebels Again in N. Iraq - BBC

Turkish Warplanes Hit 28 PKK Targets in Iraq - Reuters

 

Syria

Traumatized Syrians Flee Government Crackdown - VOA

World leaders Call on Assad to Go - BBC

World Alarmed at Violence in Syria - Reuters

US, Europe Call for Syria’s Assad to 'Step Aside' - VOA

Obama Calls for Syrian President to Step Down - NYT

Obama Calls on Syria’s Assad to Resign - WP

Obama Calls for Syrian Leader to Step Down - LAT

Obama Says Assad Must Go - Reuters

Pentagon Silent on Syria - S&S

Canada Says Syria's Assad Should Quit - AP

Syria Comes Under Mounting Pressure Amid Bloodshed - AP

Syria Crackdown Continues Despite International Criticism - VOA

Syria Accuses US of Waging 'Diplomatic War' - AP

Experts Skeptical Syria's Assad Will Resign - VOA

UN Catalogues Syria Atrocities, Has 50 Suspects - Reuters

UN Sees Possible Crimes Against Humanity in Syria - AP

Is Assad Finished? - WP editorial

Truth About Syria - NYT editorial

Getting Tough with Syria - LAT editorial

Forcing Regime Change in Syria - WT editorial

Where’s the Syria Plan? - WP opinion

 

Libya

Libyan Rebels Gain Control of Oil Refinery as Qaddafi Forces Flee - NYT

Libya Rebels Capture Key Refinery - BBC

Libya Rebels Capture Key Refinery - Reuters

Explosions Shake Libyan Capital as Rebels Advance - AP

Libyan Rebels Seize Refinery, Eye Tripoli - Reuters

Libya Rebels Strike Hard in West; Casualties Rise - Reuters

Flight of Gadhafi is Rumored - WT

 

Israel / Palestinians

Attacks in Israel Heighten Tensions With Egypt and Gaza - NYT

Attacks Draw Israeli Counterstrike - WP

Gunmen Enter Israel from Sinai, Kill 8 - WT

Attacks in Southern Israel Kill 8, Wound 40 - LAT

Israel Pounds Gaza After Attacks - BBC

Gunmen Ambush Israeli Bus, Wound 4, Official Says - AP

Gunmen Kill 7 in Israel; Israel Targets Gaza Militants - Reuters

Israel Retaliates in Gaza After Gunmen Attack Near Eilat - VOA

Rockets, Airstrikes Follow Attack on Israel - AP

Israel-Gaza Violence Intensifies After Gunmen Attack - Reuters

 

Middle East / North Africa

US, Egypt Put Off Joint Military Drills - WT

Egypt: Military Drops Charges Against 2 Activists - AP

Algeria 'Not Immune to Arab Spring Revolt' - Reuters

Al Qaeda Claims Responsibility for Algeria Attack - Reuters

Morocco Bombing Trail Delayed, Defendants Added - AP

Latest Developments in Mideast Unrest - AP

An Uncertain Arab Future - WP opinion

Our Chance to Shape Change - WP opinion

 

US Department of Defense

Army Defends Body Armor After Report - WP

Body Armor Works, Army Acquisition Official Says - AFPS

Marines Train on Robotic Truck for Future Convoys - AFPS

Inside the Ring - WT

 

United States

Stocks Close Down Sharply Over Anxiety on Economy - NYT

Dow Drops 420 Points on European Debt Fears - WP

Disability System Leaves Troops in 'Vast Unknown' - VOA

60 Held in Alleged SoCal Iraqi Drug Gang - LAT

Iraqi Ethnic Group Tied to Major Drug and Gun Ring - AP

Somali Indicted in Ship Piracy Case - WP

US will Review Cases of 300,000 Illegal Immigrants - LAT

Obama to Deport Illegals by ‘Priority’ - WT

‘Fast and Furious’ Weapons Found at More Crime Scenes - WT

 

Africa

FAO Holds Urgent Meeting About Horn of Africa - VOA

Kenya's Controversial Refugee Camp Opens - BBC

Ivory Coast's Ex-President Charged With Theft - AP

Ivory Coast Charges Ex-President - BBC

Police Use Tear Gas in Malawi to Break Up Protests - AP

 

Americas

Bodies Found in Mexico Might Be Kidnapped Marines - AP

Ex-Colombia President Denies Domestic Spying Role - AP

Venezuelan Prison Fight Leaves 7 Dead, 37 Injured - AP

Peru Re-evaluates Coca Policy - AP

Brazil's Rousseff Scrambles to Control Ally Rebellion - Reuters

Protests Shake Chile’s Government - WP

Chile Ups Pinochet Victim Numbers - BBC

 

Asia Pacific

Biden in China: Ties Key to Global Economic Stability - WP

US-China Ties 'Key to World Economy' - BBC

Xi: China Confident in U.S. Economy - Reuters

Fight Ends Hoyas’ Game in China - WP

Vietnam Halts Anti-China Protests - BBC

Japan PM Drops Plan to Meet With Obama - NYT

N. Korea Agrees to Talks Over Missing American Soldiers - NYT

US to Give Emergency Flood Aid to N. Korea - Reuters

Island’s Naval Base Stirs Opposition in S. Korea - NYT

Filipino Muslim Rebel Forms Splinter Group - AP

Philippines Arrests Suspect in Attack on Governor - AP

Burma Invites Armed Ethnic Groups to Peace Talks - AP

 

Europe

Europe Looks for Bolder Fixes - WSJ

Back in the USSR? Many Russians Wish They Were - NYT

A Russian Spring? - WP opinion

Russia, Once Almost a Democracy, Now ‘Passive’ - WP

Moscow, 1991 - WP opinion

New War Crimes Trial Starts for Kosovo Ex-PM - VOA

Former Kosovo Leader's War Crimes Retrial Opens - AP

Pope Starts Spain Visit With Call for Economic Ethics - Reuters

 

South Asia

Indian Anticorruption Leader to Leave Jail - NYT

India Activist Makes Release Deal - BBC

Unlikely Echo of Gandhi Inspires Indians to Act - NYT

India Graft Activist Leaves Jail to Huge Crowds - Reuters

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

War Crimes Push Aimed at Ousting Sri Lanka Govt - Reuters