Small Wars Journal

6 September SWJ Roundup

Tue, 09/06/2011 - 3:57am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Libya

Libyan Fighters Surround Gadhafi Stronghold - VOA

Rebels Encircle Gadhafi Stronghold - WSJ

Hunt for Gaddafi Leads to Desert Triangle - WP

Optimism in Libya on Talks With Remaining Loyalists - NYT

In Libya, Euphoria Mixes with Uncertainty - LAT

Libyan Forces Ready to Move on Gaddafi Stronghold - Reuters

Rebel Reinforcements Arrive at Gadhafi Stronghold - AP

Libya Rebels Hold Off on Attacking Gadhafi Bastion - AP

Libya Rebels to Enter Pro-Gaddafi Town After Deal - Reuters

Head of Gaddafi's Security Brigade in Niger - Reuters

African Migrants in Libya Live in Fear - VOA

Libya’s New Air Link Bridges a Long Divide - WP

Libyan Spy Files Detail Gadhafi Regime's Collapse - AP

China “Unaware” Arms Dealers Met With Gadhafi Representatives - VOA

Beijing Says Qaddafi Officials Sought Chinese Arms Supplies - NYT

China: Kadafi Regime Tried to Buy Arms to Fight Rebels - LAT

China Denies Selling Weapons to Libya - CNN

China Confirms Visit From Gadhafi Representatives - AP

Libyan NTC Probes China, Western Arms to Gaddafi - Reuters

US, UK Intel Worked to Bring Qaddafi in From the Cold - CSM

UK PM Wants Libya Rendition Inquiry - BBC

Ministers 'Gave MI6 Rendition Flight Approval' - TT

British Panel to Examine Libya Rendition Reports - NYT

UK: Inquiry to Examine Intelligence Ties to Libya - AP

Britain to Probe Libya Torture Reports - Reuters

Convoy of Libyan, Tuareg Troops Crosses Into Niger - AP

Libyan Army Convoy in Niger May Be Gaddafi Deal - Reuters

Gaddafi Wife, Children Holed Up in Algerian Villa - TT

Factbox-Countries That Recognize Libya's NTC - Reuters

Helping Libya Help Itself - LAT editorial

Should MI6 Have Come in From the Cold? - TT opinion

First Fete Them, Then Bomb Them, But That’s Politics - TT opinion

 

Syria

Life in Capital Remains Barely Touched by Rebellion - NYT

Activists: Syrian Troops Kill 3 People - VOA

Govt Forces Raid Houses in Search for Defector - TT

Hama Ex-official 'Escapes Attack' - BBC

Syria Grants Red Cross Access to Prison – VOA

Syria Allows Red Cross Officials to Visit Prison - NYT

Red Cross Gets Syria Prison Access - BBC

Red Cross Visits Syrian Jail, Raids Renew Near Turkey - Reuters

Arab League Chief to Visit Syria on Wednesday - Reuters

 

Afghanistan

US Must Stay in Afghanistan or Risk More Attacks – Reuters

Norway Freezes Afghanistan Aid - Reuters

Afghan Police Chief: Missing Germans Shot to Death - AP

Germans Found Dead in Afghanistan - BBC

The Clock Is Ticking - NYT editorial

 

Pakistan

Pakistan Captures Senior al-Qaida Leader - VOA

Pakistan Claims Significant al-Qaeda Arrests - WP

Pakistan Captures Key Al Qaeda Commander - LAT

Senior al-Qaeda Leader Arrested in Pakistan - TT

Senior al-Qaeda Leader 'Arrested' - BBC

Al Qaeda Suffers Another Blow with Arrest of Senior Figure - CNN

Pakistan Says Captures Al Qaeda Leader - Reuters

Pakistan Points to Cooperation With US in Terror Arrests - NYT

White House Hails Pakistan's Capture of Al Qaeda Leader – Reuters

Suicide Bombings are Part of Rhythm of Life - LAT

Taliban Admits Abducting 30 Boys in Pakistan - CNN

Pakistan Schools to Teach Chinese - BBC

 

Iraq

Analysis: Cheney Vigorously Defends Push for War in Iraq - AP

 

Israel / Palestinians

Abbas Affirms Palestinian Bid for UN Membership - NYT

Palestinians Keeping Options Open on UN - Reuters

Israel Vows 'Tolerance' for Palestinian Protests - Reuters

Palestinian Mosque in Fire Attack - BBC

Diplomatic Strains Intensify Between Turkey and Israel - NYT

Turkey Expels Senior Israeli Diplomats - VOA

Turks, Israelis Claim Harassment at Airports – AP

Israel Isolates Itself - NYT opinion

 

Egypt

Stormy Trial Resumes for Egypt's Ex-President - VOA

As Police Clash With Families, Mubarak Returns to Court - NYT

Pro- and Anti-Mubarak Protesters Clash at Trial - WP

Mubarak Trial Resumes, Fistfights, Surprise Testimony - LAT

Scuffles as Mubarak Trial Resumes - BBC

Scuffles Disrupt Mubarak Trial as Police Testify - Reuters

Mubarak Trial Witness: No Order to Shoot Protests - AP

Egypt Officer Not Aware of Order to Fire on Protests - Reuters

 

Iran

Iran Offers Inspectors ‘Supervision’ of Nuclear Program - NYT

Iran Offers New Nuclear Deal - LAT

Iran Bans Pro-Reform Publications - Reuters

Water Gun Fight in a Park? Iran Sees Dark Designs - AP

 

Middle East / North Africa

IDF General: Likelihood of Regional War Growing - YN

Airstrikes Hit Yemeni Province Seized by Militants - AP

Botched Air Strike Kills 5 Yemeni Civilians in South - Reuters

Man Killed in Tunisian Town Tribal Clash - Reuters

Insight: In Home of Arab Spring, a Desire for More - Reuters

 

WikiLeaks

New Legal Questions For Assange In Australia - VOA

 

Defense Technology

Tanks Test Infra-red Invisibility Cloak - BBC

 

NATO

NATO Says Must Address Weaknesses Exposed by Libya - Reuters

 

US Department of Defense

Air Force One Mission on Sept. 11: Keep Bush Safe - S&S

Combat Artists Still Use Traditional Media to Document - S&S

Army Plans to Increase Time Between Deployments to 2 Years - MT

Many of the Military’s ‘Green’ Tools Go Unseen - VP

 

United States

Texas Suffering from Out-of-Control Wildfires - VOA

Texas: Catastrophic Fires Force Evacuations - AS

Leak Offers Look at Efforts by US to Spy on Israel - NYT

Cheney Shows Selective Recall in New Book - WP

9/11 Commission was Designed to Fail, and Didn’t - WP opinion

The Day that Never Ends - WP opinion

 

World

Millions Of Stateless People Denied Basic Rights - VOA

 

Africa

UN: Famine Spreads to New Region in Somalia - VOA

Somalia Famine 'May Kill 750,000' - BBC

Famine Spreads in Somalia, UN Says - NYT

UN Declares Famine in 1 More Somalia Region - AP

Hundreds Dying Daily as Famine Spreads in Somalia - Reuters

18 Killed in Violence in Troubled Central Nigeria - AP

Jos Killings Continue in Nigeria - BBC

Judges Refuse to Dismiss Nigerian Terror Case - AP

More Fighting in Sudan Border Area, Key Town Quiet - Reuters

Zimbabwe: US Envoy Says Cancer Killing Mugabe - BBC

Zimbabwe's White Farmers Still Target of Violence - AP

Ethiopia Officials Detain 29 Terrorism Suspects - AP

Rwanda Terror Trial to Go Ahead - BBC

Congo Opposition Leader Formally Becomes Candidate - AP

Hundreds March in Swaziland Pro-Democracy Protest - AP

 

Americas

Mexico: Tijuana Violence Slows as Cartel Takes Control - Reuters

Catholic Church Knocks Abuse of Cuban Dissidents - AP

Cubans Pay Tribute to Late Defense Minister - AP

UN Haiti Peacekeepers Face Outcry Over Alleged Rape - Reuters

UN Haiti Forces Accused of Abuse - BBC

Preliminary UN Probe Discards Haiti Sex Assault - AP

Haitians Protest Alleged Attack by UN Peacekeepers - AP

Trinidad Extends State of Emergency by 3 Months - AP

 

Asia Pacific

Japan FM: China Should Play Fair Under World Rules - AP

Poll: Japanese Support Grows for US Bases in Pacific - AP

South Korea Suicide Toll Doubles - BBC

 

Europe

European Stocks Slammed - WSJ

Reluctantly, Europe Inches Closer to a Fiscal Union - NYT

European Stocks Drop on Debt Bailout Concerns - Bloomberg

Amid Cuts, US Military Withdraws from Europe - S&S

Council of Europe Demands Truth on CIA 'Black Sites' - CNN

Rights Chief Urges Probe of CIA Detention Centers - AP

Russia: Sectarian Violence Roils in Dagestan - WP

Trial for Former French President Reopens - NYT

France: Chirac's Trial Opens Without Him - BBC

Ex-French Leader Chirac Can Skip Corruption Trial - AP

450 Days After Election, Still No Govt in Belgium - AP

Iceland's Former PM Goes on Trial - BBC

 

South Asia

India Arrests Mining Baron - NYT

India: Ex-Minister Held in Mines Scandal - BBC

India Land Reforms Approved  - BBC

India's PM Arrives in Bangladesh for Key Visit - AP