Small Wars Journal

21 February SWJ Roundup

Mon, 02/21/2011 - 7:54am
Middle East / North Africa Unrest

Anti-Government Protests Continue in Bahrain, Libya, Yemen - VOA

Besieged Arab Leaders Struggle to Contain Masses - Washington Post

Protests Spread in Arab Nations - Washington Times

U.S. Urges Arab Governments to Heed Calls for Change - VOA

E.U. to Pledge Support for Arab World Transition - New York Times

U.S. Condemns Crackdowns on Mideast Protests - Associated Press

Bahrain Protesters Set Up Camp at Site of Bloody Clashes - VOA

Opposition Seeks Dissolution of Bahraini Government - New York Times

Saudi Arabia Says Ready to Help Bahrain's Rulers - Washington Post

Students Protest Against Yemen's President - Voice of America

Yemen President Rejects Demand to Step Down - Associated Press

Anti-Government Protests Spread in North Africa - Voice of America

Egyptian Banks Reopen After Strikes, Unrest - Voice of America

Egypt Banks and Pyramids Open as Some Protest in Cairo - Reuters

Libya Death Toll Surges in Crackdown - Wall Street Journal

U.S. 'Gravely Concerned' Over Violence in Libya - New York Times

U.S. 'Gravely Concerned' About Protests in Libya - Washington Post

U.S. Deplores Violence in Libya - Washington Times

Libya Protests: Gaddafi Under Mounting Pressure - BBC News

Libya: Protesters, Security Clash in Capital - Associated Press

Government Building on Fire in Libyan Capital - Reuters

Libyan Regime Defiant as Protests Swell - Los Angeles Times

Libya: 'For Muammar Gaddafi it's Kill or be Killed' - The Guardian

Qaddafi's Son Warns of Civil War, Libyan Protests Widen - New York Times

Gadhafi's Son Warns of Civil War in Libya - Associated Press

Libya: Qaddafi's Son Acknowledges Mistakes by Army - Associated Press

Italy: Libya Considering Constitutional Reforms - Associated Press

Next Question for Tunisia: The Role of Islam in Politics - New York Times

Reform Lawyer Says Tunisia Risks Anarchy - New York Times

Fears of Chaos Temper Calls for Change in Morocco - New York Times

Thousands March Peacefully for Reforms in Morocco - Los Angeles Times

Iraq

Suicide Bomber Strikes Iraq Police Station - New York Times

Iraq: Bomb Kills Police in Samarra - BBC News

Gunmen Torch Iraqi TV Station that Showed Protest - Associated Press

Iran

Security Forces Quell Opposition Protests in Tehran - Washington Post

Iran Squelches Protest Attempt in Capital - New York Times

Ex-President's Daughter Arrested at Iran Protest - Voice of America

Israel Criticizes Iranian Warships Through Suez Canal - Washington Post

Israel Eyes Suez Trip of Iran Warships with Worry - Associated Press

Israel / Palestinians

Palestinians Protest U.S. Veto of U.N. Resolution - Washington Post

Afghanistan

Clinton: 'Diplomatic Surge' to Help End Afghan War - CNN News

Taliban Attack on Afghan Bank Kills 40 - Voice of America

Bomber Attacks Government Office in Afghanistan - New York Times

Afghan Suicide Bomber 'Kills Dozens' in Kunduz - BBC News

Afghan Police: At Least 28 Killed in Suicide Blast - Associated Press

Afghans Allege 65 Civilians Killed in U.S. Operation - Washington Post

NATO Airstrike Is Said to Kill Afghan Civilians - New York Times

Afghanistan Says 50 Civilians Killed in Battle - Los Angeles Times

NATO Disputes Claims it Killed 64 Afghan Civilians - Associated Press

Troops Often Left to Decide Detention - Stars and Stripes

The 'Long War' May Be Getting Shorter - New York Times opinion

Pakistan

U.S. Drone strikes in Pakistan Killing Few HVT Militants - Washington Post

Suspected U.S. Missiles Kill 7 in Northwest Pakistan - Associated Press

Pakistani Troops Kill 15 Militants in Gunbattle - Voice of America

Pause in U.S. Pakistan Strikes Seen Linked to U.S. Prisoner - Reuters

U.S. Department of Defense

Mullen Launches Middle East Trip in Saudi Arabia - AFPS

Mullen Begins Visit Across Turbulent Middle East - Stars and Stripes

New Sticking Points For Thorny Budget Talks - NPR

Marines' EFV Could End Under House Budget Plan - Washington Post

Ex-pilots Shoot Down Timeline of Navy - Washington Times

United States

Memories of 1995 Haunt GOP as Shutdown Talk Grows - Associated Press

Africa

Sudan's Omar al-Bashir 'Will Not Seek Re-election' - BBC News

Sudan's Bashir Not Standing for Re-election-Party - Reuters

President of Uganda Coasts Into a Fourth Term - New York Times

Uganda Election: Museveni Wins Fresh Term - BBC News

African Union Tries to Settle Ivory Coast Crisis - Voice of America

DR Congo Colonel Jailed for Mass Rape - BBC News

Peacekeepers In Somalia Hit Trenches Of Rebels - New York Times

U.S. Navy Warship Tracking Yacht Hijacked by Somali Pirates - ABC News

Deadly Suicide Car Bomb Rocks Mogadishu Police Camp - BBC News

8 Killed in Suicide Car Bomb Attack in Somalia - Associated Press

Americas

Mexico: Deaths of U.S. Agents Highlight Changing Risk - Washington Post

Ciudad Juarez Sees 40 Killed in Violent Weekend - BBC News

Mexican Open: Acapulco Warning for Tennis Players - BBC News

Game Set on Mexican Border Draws Ire - Associated Press

Asia Pacific

Chinese Government Responds to Call for Protests - New York Times

Call for Protests Unnerves Beijing - Wall Street Journal

China Police Show Up en Masse at Hint of Protest - Los Angeles Times

China's Security Tsar Warns Over 'Jasmine Revolution' - BBC News

China Calls for Unrest to Be Defused; 'Jasmine' Revolt - Reuters

U.S. Admiral: Chinese Ships Could Communicate Better - Associated Press

S. Korean President Says Open to Talks with North - Associated Press

Kim Jong Il's Guard Set Himself Free - Los Angeles Times

S. Korea to Probe Indonesia 'Spy Break-in' Reports - BBC News

Burma Hardens Stance on Opposition - New York Times

Manila and Maoists Claim Truce Violations Before Talks End - Reuters

Europe

Russia: No More Hugs for Putin - Washington Post opinion

South Asia

Nepal Caught Between China and India - Los Angeles Times

Mumbai Gunman Death Penalty Upheld - BBC News

Death Sentence Upheld for Gunman in Mumbai Attacks - Associated Press