Small Wars Journal

30 August SWJ Roundup

Tue, 08/30/2011 - 5:40am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Libya

Rebels Give Gadhafi Loyalists Ultimatum - CNN

Rebel Leaders Rule Out Major Role for Foreign Peacekeepers - WP

Report: Gadhafi Family Flees to Algeria - VOA

Gaddafi Family 'Flee to Algeria' - BBC

Qaddafi’s Wife and 3 of His Children Flee to Algeria - NYT

Gaddafi’s Wife, Three Children Flee to Algeria - WP

Members of Kadafi Family Flee to Algeria - LAT

Gaddafi's Son Khamis 'Killed', Wife, Children Flee to Algeria - TT

Gadhafi's Wife, 3 Children Flee to Algeria - AP

Rebels Demand Algeria Return Gadhafi Family - AP

Algeria Defends Taking in Gaddafis - BBC

No Sign That Gaddafi Has Left Libya - Reuters

Gaddafi's Son Khamis Killed in Clash - Reuters

US Wants Libyan Review of Lockerbie Bomber Case - AP

US Asks Libyan Rebels to Re-examine Lockerbie Case - AFP

Scottish Minister: No Plans for Lockerbie Bomber Extradition - VOA

Scotland Has No Plans to Demand Megrahi Return - Reuters

Lockerbie Bomber Focus of New Tensions - NYT

Lockerbie Bomber ‘Very, Very Sick,’ Brother Says - WP

Lockerbie Bomber Near Death, Family Says - AP

AU Head: Libya Rebels May Be Killing Black Workers - AP

Tripoli Activist Kept Protest Flame Burning - WP

Qaddafi ‘Gave Us Dignity,’ Captured Loyalist Says - NYT

NATO’s Teachable Moment - NYT editorial

To the Shores of Tripoli - WS opinion

Free Libya Raises Its Head - WS opinion

Time to Disband Libyan Rebel Forces? - CNN opinion

Hang Qaddafi - NR opinion

The Little Emirate That Could - WS opinion

Don't Expect Satisfaction from Libya's New Regime - Time opinion

 

Syria

Amid Syrian Raids, Reports of Desertions - NYT

Tanks Lay Siege to Town After Soldiers Defect - TT

Syrian Forces Kill Dissident Officer, Activists Say - Reuters

Army Defections Show Cracks in Assad's Grip on Military - TT

Syrian Forces Kill 6 in Raids - VOA

Syria Town 'Surrounded by Tanks' - BBC

7 Killed on Muslim Holiday, Syrians Say - AP

Syria Opposition Open to Libya-style Intervention? - CNN

Syrian Activists Warn Against Taking Up Arms - AP

Turkey, Iran and Even Hizballah Begin to Rethink Syria - Time

Iran Denies Role in Syria Crackdown - VOA

Turkey: No Confidence in Syrian Government - CNN

EU Weighs Ban on Syria Firms Alongside Oil Embargo - Reuters

 

Afghanistan

August Is Deadliest Month for US in Afghanistan - AP

Rangers Awarded for Actions in Afghanistan - McClatchy

Afghan Taliban Victory Predicted in Letter - LAT

US-Taliban Talks Were Making Headway - AP

Afghans Furious Over US-Taliban Talks - AP

Afghan Troops and Police to Get No-Frills Barracks - S&S

3 Australian Commandos Cleared of 6 Afghan Deaths - AP

ISAF Operations Roundup - AFPS

 

Pakistan

Karachi Killings Inquiry Begins - BBC

Bomber, Companion Die in Premature Blast - AP

 

Iraq

US Air Force Mission Likely to Increase Before it Ends - AFPS

Turkish Strikes 'Killed 160 Rebels’ in N. Iraq - BBC

Turkish Military: Up to 160 Kurdish Rebels Killed - AP

Iraqis Hold Funerals for Suicide Bomb Victims - VOA

 

Middle East / North Africa

Attacker at Israeli Nightclub Injures 8 - NYT

7 Israelis Wounded in Tel Aviv Attack - AP

Israel Says Gaza Gets Anti-Plane Arms From Libya - Reuters

Egypt Seizes Arms on Libyan Border - Reuters

Iran Won't Stop Uranium Enrichment Program - AP

26 Militants, 10 Soldiers Killed in Yemen Fighting - AP

Yemen's Saleh Says to Hold Presidential Election - Reuters

Short Tempers and Street Violence in Egypt - LAT

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP

 

Al Qaeda

US Officials Confident Al-Qaida's No. 2 Killed in Pakistan - VOA

Does Death of al-Qaida No. 2 Mean US is Closer to Victory? - S&S

Al Qaeda Claims Responsibility for Algeria Attack - Reuters

Al Qaeda Affiliates Growing Independent - NYT

 

WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks Springs a Leak - DR

WikiLeaks Leaves Names of Diplomatic Sources in Cables - NYT

 

International Space Station

NASA: Space Station May Be Evacuated by Late Nov - AP

 

United Nations

US Envoy Complains About UN Salary Increase - AP

 

US Department of Defense

Panetta and the Question of Military Retirement - WP

Wasteful Pentagon Contracting Still Under Fire - S&S

US Wasted Billions on Afghanistan, Iraq - BBC

Jury Finds Naval Officer Guilty in 9/11 Fraud Case - AP

 

United States

White House Issues Guides on Sept. 11 Observances - NYT

Intensity of Hurricanes Still Bedevils Scientists - NYT

‘In My Time’ by Dick Cheney - WP review / opinion

 

United Kingdom

Tough Police Tactics for London Carnival - AP

Police Arrest More Than 270 at London Carnival - AP

 

Africa

Squadron Established to Train Air Forces in Africa - S&S

In Nigeria Capital, Fear and Soldiers Fill Streets - AP

4 Killed in Religious Rioting in Central Nigeria - AP

Nigeria Youths Kill Several Muslims During Prayers - Reuters

Islamist Sect Boko Haram Claims Nigerian UN Bombing - Reuters

Nigeria's Growing Terrorist Threat - CNN opinion

S. Africa Police Clash with ANC Supporters - BBC

S. Africa Police Fire Rubber Bullets at Protesters - AP

 

Americas

Mexican Police Arrest 5 in Casino Arson Attack - VOA

Arrests Made in Deadly Mexico Casino Fire - LAT

5 Detained in Attack That Killed 52 in Mexico - AP

Mexico Holds Five for Casino Fire - BBC

Mexico: 140 Acapulco Schools Close Over Threats - AP

Mexico: Criminal Confessions Make Riveting TV - WP

As Prosperity Rises in Brazil’s NE, So Does Drug Violence - NYT

Venezuelan Court Lets Newspaper Resume Publishing - AP

Journalist Flees Ecuador to Evade Prison Sentence - Reuters

Alert Issued in Haiti After US Citizen Kidnapped - AP

 

Asia Pacific

N. Korean Cyberattack on Bank Raises Fears for S. Korea, Allies - WP

China General Reveals Spy Cases - BBC

Video Leaked of Frank Talk About Spying Inside China - AP

China Takes Aim at Rural Influx - NYT

China's Air Force to Debut 2 New Aerial Teams - AP

Japanese Parliament Confirms Noda as PM - NYT

Japan's Newest PM Says Has Style to Handle a Mess - WP

As Japan's New Leader, Noda Faces Host of Problems - AP

Japan Elects New PM, May Be Ruling Party's Last Chance - Reuters

Vietnam Releasing 10,000 Prisoners in Annual Amnesty - VOA

Burma Jails Ex-Army Captain for Dissent - AP

 

Europe

Russia Parliamentary Elections to Be Held Dec. 4 - NYT

Russia’s Medvedev Warns of Ethnic Tension Before Vote - Reuters

EU Names Kosovo Organ Probe Chief - BBC

US Prosecutor to Probe Kosovo Organ Trafficking - AP

Serbia's Tadic Says Can Accept EU Police for Kosovo - Reuters

US-Educated Estonian President Re-elected - Reuters

 

South Asia

Anti-Corruption Movement in India Seen As New Political Force - VOA

Graft Crisis May Hand India 'Eureka' Moment on Reform - Reuters

Indian Activist Rests After Fast - BBC

Kashmir Literary Festival Nixed After Opposition - AP

Deputy Chief of Maoists Sworn In as Nepal's New PM - AP

New Nepalese PM 'to Secure Peace' - BBC