Small Wars Journal

19 September SWJ Roundup

Sun, 09/19/2010 - 8:24am
Afghanistan

Afghan Polls Close, Scattered Violence Kills 14 - Voice of America

Afghan Vote Marked by Light Turnout and Violence - New York Times

Deadly Attacks, Signs of Fraud Mar Afghan Vote - Washington Post

Officials Portray Afghan Election as Success - Los Angeles Times

Afghans Vote for Parliament Amid Threats, Attacks - Associated Press

Afghans Vote Amid Violence And Widespread Fraud - Reuters

Vote Count Begins After Fears of Fraud, Poor Turnout - Agence France-Presse

Afghan Poll Workers Bodies Found - BBC News

U.S.-led Troops Push Into Rural Kandahar - Washington Post

Members of U.S. Platoon Accused of Killing Civilians for Sport - Washington Post

U.S. Soldiers Accused of Killing Afghans 'for Sport' - Agence France-Presse

U.S. Army Charges 5 Soldiers over Afghan Murders - Reuters

Army Monitored Stryker Brigade for Signs of Stress - Washington Post

Regulators Ignored Warnings About Afghan Bank - New York Times

Pakistan

Floods Leave Pakistan in Dire Economic Straits - Los Angeles Times

Iraq

At Least 18 Killed in Baghdad Double Bombing - Voice of America

Twin Blasts in Baghdad 'Kill 23' - BBC News

Syria, Iraq Attempt to Warm Relations - Voice of America

Iran

Ahmadinejad Appears to Dismiss Peace Efforts - Washington Post

Iranian Leader Seeks Release of Prisoners in U.S. - Associated Press

U.S. Hiker Travels Home From Iran - Associated Press

Iran's Identity Crisis - Washington Post opinion

United Nations

U.N. Poverty Goals Face Accountability Questions - New York Times

Nuclear Issues To Be Featured In Obama U.N. Speech - Voice of America

UNICEF's Idea - New York Times editorial

Africa

Sudan Referendum Worries Southerners in North Sudan - Voice of America

Mauritania Strikes at Militants - BBC News

Nigerian President Launches Election Bid - Voice of America

U.N. Urges Guinea to Set Election Date - Voice of America

MI5: Somalia, Yemen Pose Increasing Threat to Security - Voice of America

Americas and Caribbean

Venezuela Rejects Inclusion in U.S. Narcotics Blacklist - Voice of America

Left Behind in Venezuela to Piece Lives Together - New York Times

Abducted Mexico Police Found Dead - BBC News

Cuba Resets the Revolution - New York Times

Asia Pacific

Chinese Erupt in Nationalistic Outbursts over Detention - Los Angeles Times

Chinese Hold anti-Japan Protests Over Boat Dispute - Associated Press

Security, Rain Dampen China Protests Against Japan - Reuters

Toiling Far Away for Philippine Dreams - New York Times

Philippine Troops Kill Wanted Militant - New York Times

Christians in Indonesia Defy Police, Past Attacks - Associated Press

Thailand's Red Shirts Mark Coup Anniversary - Associated Press

Europe

ETA Calls for Mediation in Conflict with Spain - BBC News

Germans Protest Nuclear Plants - Reuters

Turkey's Constitutional Change - Washington Post editorial

Middle East

MI5: Somalia, Yemen Pose Increasing Threat to Security - Voice of America

Russia to Sell Missiles to Syria - BBC News

South Asia

U.S. Firms Vie to Protect India - Washington Post

Indian Kashmir Death Toll Reaches 100 - Voice of America

3 Protesters Are Killed in Kashmir - New York Times

Tourists Shot Near Delhi Mosque - BBC News

Air India Bomb Plotter Convicted - BBC News