Small Wars Journal

6 March SWJ Roundup

Sun, 03/06/2011 - 6:56am
Middle East / North Africa Unrest

A Look at Political Unrest in the Middle East - Associated Press

Libyan Opposition Claims Gains in Westward Push - Voice of America

Libyan Battle Over Zawiya Becomes a Test of Will - Los Angeles Times

Both Sides Gird for Long War as Civilian Toll Mounts - New York Times

Gaddafi Forces Mount Fierce Counterattack - Washington Post

Gaddafi Forces Claim Major Gains - BBC News

Libya Rebels Celebrate Taking Key Oil Sites - Los Angeles Times

Battle Rages for Key Libyan City - BBC News

Heavy Machinegun Fire Rocks Libyan Capital Tripoli - Reuters

Success on Both Sides Sows Fear of Libya Civil War - Associated Press

Rebels Near Gaddafi Hometown Cling to Western Bastion - Reuters

Thousands of Gadhafi Supporters Gather in Tripoli - Associated Press

"Revolution Will Be Lost Without No Fly-Zone" - Voice of America

Obama's Choice: To Intervene or Not in Libya - New York Times

U.S. Aircraft Deliver Aid to Refugees Fleeing Strife - Stars and Stripes

'No Comment' from U.K. MoD over SAS Men Captured in Libya - BBC News

Libya TV Shows Captured Dutch Navy Helicopter Crew - BBC News

Relief Groups Increase Aid to Foreigners Fleeing Libya - Voice of America

U.S. Offers Aid for Egyptian Democracy, But Quietly - Washington Post

Business Side of Egypt's Army Blurs Lines of U.S. Aid - New York Times

Women Seek to Maintain a Role in Rebuilding Egypt - New York Times

Egypt: Ex-Security Chief Hauled to Court - New York Times

Egypt: Feared Former Interior Minister el-Adly on Trial - BBC News

Egypt's Ex-Interior Minister Pleads Not Guilty - Voice of America

Egypt's Ex-Minister Pleads Not Guilty to Corruption - New York Times

Egypt's Top Archaeologist Warns of Looting - Associated Press

Tunisia Arrests More Than 2,300 Since Feb 1 - Associated Press

Saudi Arabia Bans All Protests - Voice of America

Saudi Arabia Imposes Ban on All Protests - BBC News

Saudi Arabia: Demonstrations Won't be Tolerated - Associated Press

Jordanian Protesters Ratchet Up Demands - Washington Post

Shiite Protesters in Bahrain Encircle Capital - Associated Press

Bahrain: Key Opposition Leader Open to Compromise - Washington Post

Bahrainis Fear U.S. Isn't Behind Fight for Democracy - New York Times

Bahrain May Be Uprising Too Far for Saudis Avoiding Iran's Grip - Bloomberg

Yemen Ruler Digs Deeper; Oman Drops 3 Officials - Associated Press

Yemen President Reiterates to Stay in Power Until 2013 - Reuters

Yemen: U.S. State Dept. Upgrades Travel Warning - BBC News

Oman Replaces 3 High-Level Officials Amid Protests - Associated Press

Gaza, W. Bank: Where the 'Rage' is Strangely Quiet - Washington Post

All's Quiet on the Israel-Lebanon Front - Los Angeles Times

Obama's Low-key Strategy for the Middle East - Washington Post

The $110 Billion Question - New York Times opinion

A No-Fly Zone in Libya Is a War Cry - Los Angeles Times opinion

Lawful to Use Force Against Libya - The Independent opinion

Understanding the Stakes in Libya - The Weekly Standard opinion

Egypt Speech Obama Must Give Now - Foreign Policy opinion

Is Islam the Problem? - New York Times opinion

Arab Revolts are Good for al-Qaeda - Washington Post opinion

Arab Youth Building Social Capital - Globe and Mail opinion

Five myths about the Muslim Brotherhood - Washington Post opinion

What Egypt Means for Israel - The New Republic opinion

Iraq

Bomb Kills Six, Wounds 12 in Iraq's Basra - Reuters

Iran

Is U.S. Using Uprisings to Blame, Discredit Iran? - CNN News

Iran Rules a New Middle East - Jerusalem Post opinion

Arabs Rise, Tehran Trembles - New York Times opinion

New Middle East Emboldens Iran - Daily Star opinion

Afghanistan

U.S. Shifts Strategy on Women's Rights - Washington Post

Marines in Deadly Valley Face Combat Stress - Associated Press

What are We Really Doing in Afghanistan? - Foreign Policy opinion

Pakistan

Pashtun Boys' Video Exalts Suicide Raids - New York Times

Criticism Doesn't Help Pakistan - Washington Post opinion

Pakistan's War on Liberalism - Times of India opinion

Frankfurt Airport Shooting

Uninjured Airmen Afghanistan Mission Postponed - Stars and Stripes

Terrorism

Islamic Terrorism's Dangerous Loners - The Guardian opinion

U.S. Department of Defense

Gates to Air Force: Get Used to Drones, Cargo Runs - Danger Room

Army Secretary Faces Questions on WikiLeaks Scandal - McClatchy

Secretary Gates and Strategic Thinking - Council on Foreign Relations

Robert Gates: Not Mincing Words - Slate opinion

What's Really Going On With JFCOM - Daily Press opinion

United States

U.S. Gun-tracing Operation Allows Firearms to Criminals - Los Angeles Times

Africa

At Least 50 A.U. Peacekeepers Dead in Somalia - Washington Post

Somalia: Government Captures al-Shabab Militia Bases - BBC News

Somalia Pro-Government Forces Retake Border Town - Associated Press

A.U. Official Travels to Ivory Coast to Help Resolve Crisis - VOA

U.N. Force in Ivory Coast to Be Reinforced - Reuters

Opposition Rallies Before Nigerian Elections - Associated Press

Benin Delays Presidential Election for Second Time - BBC News

President Mugabe on Medical Trip to Asia - Voice of America

Americas

Mexican Military Confiscates 1,000 Doses of Heroin - Associated Press

Colombia Leader Seeks Wide-Ranging Changes - New York Times

Colombia: Instructor Role for Other Militaries - Los Angeles Times

Cuba: Judges Convict U.S. Aid Worker Alan Gross - BBC News

U.S. Contractor Found Guilty in Cuba Trial - Reuters

Venezuela Radical Lina Ron Dies - BBC News

U.S. Pastor Stuck in Haitian Jail Without Charges - Associaed Press

Asia Pacific

U.S. Updates the Brand It Promotes in Indonesia - New York Times

Philippines Says China Harassed Oil Exploration Vessel - VOA

Philippines Names New Military Chief Amid Corruption Scandals - Reuters

Philippine Leader Vows Punishment in Graft Scandal - Associated Press

Caucasus

Insurgency in Russia's Caucasus a Growing Threat - Associated Press

Europe

Turmoil in Libya Poses Threat to Italy's Economy - New York Times

Ireland: Parties 'Agree on Coalition Government' - BBC News

Turkish Journalists Jailed Over Alleged Coup Plot - Associated Press

Gorbachev's Foreign Policy Changed Map of Europe - Voice of America

Why Is the U.S. Still in Germany? - Investor's Business Daily opinion

South Asia

Bangladesh Faces Atrocities of Independence Era - New York Times

Next Frontier for Marketers: Rural India - Washington Post

Indian Coalition Ally Withdraws From Government - Reuters

Did India Change Its Nuclear Doctrine? - Institute for Defense Studies