Small Wars Journal

9 March SWJ Roundup

Wed, 03/09/2011 - 1:01am
Afghanistan

Putting Afghan Plan Into Action Proves Difficult - New York Times

U.S. 'Civilian Surge' Falls Short Building Local Govt - Washington Post

Petraeus Sees Military Progress in Afghanistan - New York Times

Gates Sees 'Very Encouraging' Progress in Afghanistan - AFPS

Gates: Afghan Gains 'Fragile and Reversible' - Voice of America

Gates Sees War Gains, But Can Afghans Hold Them? - Associated Press

Gates Sees Progress in Hard-hit Marine Unit - Washington Post

Taliban Fighters Moving Back Into Former Stronghold - Los Angeles Times

U.S. Seeks Surge Success From Lethal Afghan Outpost - Reuters

Gates Visits Marines in Eastern Afghanistan - AFPS

Gates Finds Troops Optimistic, Anxious - Stars and Stripes

Toll From Helicopter Strikes Climbs - Wall Street Journal

Afghan Govt Asks U.N. to Ease Limits on Ex-Taliban - McClatchy Newspapers

Pakistan

Taliban Car Bombing Kills 24 in Pakistan - Voice of America

Car Bomb Kills at Least 24 Near Spy Agency - New York Times

Bombing Kills 25 Near Intelligence Office in East - Washington Post

'At Least 20 Dead' in Car Bomb in Faisalabad - BBC News

'Militants' Killed in South Waziristan Drone Strike - BBC News

Kidnapped Pakistan Judges Rescued by Security Forces - BBC News

Middle East / North Africa Unrest

Libya: Rebel Strongholds Under Heavy Assault - Washington Post

Opposition in Libya Struggles to Form United Front - New York Times

U.S. Sees Stalemate Emerging in Libya - Wall Street Journal

Pro-Gadhafi Forces Attack Rebel-Held Towns in East, West - VOA

Tanks and Planes Hit Libya Rebels - BBC News

Air Attacks Put Libya Town on Edge - Los Angeles Times

Gadhafi Forces Barrage Rebels in East and West - Associated Press

Rebels Face Renewed Attacks and Range of Setbacks - New York Times

Rebels Appeal to U.N. for Protection, Formal Recognition - Washington Post

Libyan Rebels Call for 'Surgical Airstrikes' - Washington Times

Libyan Opposition Claims It Rejected Talks with Gadhafi - Voice of America

Deadline for Gaddafi Departure Set by Opposition - Washington Post

U.S., Europe Considering Naval Operations to Deliver Aid - Washington Post

U.S., Allies Need Awareness of Nation's Driving Forces - Washington Post

E.U. Moves to Impose Added Sanctions on Libya - Voice of America

Libya Violence Battering Oil Output - Associated Press

Beyond Libya, Oil Market Warily Eyes Saudi Arabia - Washington Post

Egypt: Preparations for a Rarity: A Real Vote - New York Times

One Dies in Copt-Muslim Clash in Cairo - BBC News

Christians and Muslims Clash in Cairo, 1 Dead - Associated Press

Egypt's Security Forces are Weakened - Washington Post

Exposed: Egypt's Spies Dragged From Shadows - Reuters

U.S. Evacuation Mission in Tunisia Pauses - Stars and Stripes

Yemen Appeals for Aid to Counter Economic Crisis - New York Times

Yemeni Police Fire on Protesters, Injure Dozens - Washington Post

Yemen Security Forces Open Fire at Sanaa Protest - BBC News

Yemeni Army Storms University, Wounding 98 - Associated Press

Yemen Protests Spread to Leader's Stronghold - Reuters

Amid Protests, Resentment Builds in Jordanian Town - Washington Post

Israeli Intel Analyst Wary of Mideast Revolutions - Washington Times

Force and Consequences - Washington Post opinion

Israel

Netanyahu Vows to Keep Jordan River Posts - New York Times

Iraq

Attacks On Media, Activists Spur Fears In Iraq - Associated Press

Iran

Key Body Replaces Critical Cleric; Women Demonstrate - Washington Post

Rafsanjani Loses Post as Chair of State Body - BBC News

Ahmadinejad Calls for New World Order - Press TV

U.S., Iran Inch Toward Cooperation to Find American - Associated Press

Syria

Syria Releases Leading Human Rights Activist - Associated Press

Cyber Warfare

The New Cyber Arms Race - Christian Science Monitor

Social Media

New Battleground for Activists and Governments Alike - Voice of America

Military Balance

East-West Military Gap Rapidly Shrinking - Reuters

WikiLeaks

U.S. Probes Hacker Threat Over WikiLeaks Soldier - Agence France-Presse

U.S. Department of Defense

From Afghanistan to Libya; Rethinking the Role of the Military - Reuters

Steep Increase in War Amputations Last Fall - Washington Post

Corps Won't Rename MARSOC for WWII Raiders - Marine Times

F-35 Fighter Program Might Finally Get Off the Ground - The Hill

U.S. Department of State

Foreign Service Officers Poorly Equipped for Crises - Washington Post

United States

New Guantanamo Trials Could Include 9/11 Suspects - Associated Press

New 9/11 Helicopter Video Emerges - BBC News

Chinese Man Held for Exporting U.S. Military Know-how - Agence France-Presse

Gitmo Order Half Step in Right Direction - Washington Post editorial

Africa

Darfur: Sudan Rebels to Face ICC War Crimes Trial - BBC News

Sudan Rebels to Stand Trial Over Peacekeeper Killings - Reuters

Police Kill Demonstrators in Major City of Ivory Coast - New York Times

Ivory Coast: Anti-Gbagbo Protesters Killed in Abidjan - BBC News

Zimbabwe Report Focuses on Abuses - Associated Press

Ethiopia Charges 130 in Church Burning Incidents - Voice of America

Int'l Criminal Court Summons 6 Notable Kenyans - Associated Press

Americas

Mexican Legislators Demand U.S. Talks on Gun Scandal - Associated Press

Mexico Shootout Leaves 18 Dead in Tamaulipas State - BBC News

Assailants Torch 3 Government Offices in Mexico - Associated Press

Mexico: Film on Court System is Subject of Own Trial - Washington Post

Court Reverses Order to Halt Mexican Documentary - Associated Press

Young Mexican Police Chief Seeking Asylum in U.S. - Associated Press

Colombian Troops Free Kidnapped Oil Workers - Reuters

Asia Pacific

China Vows to Maintain Social Stability in Xinjiang, Tibet - Voice of America

Assertive China Plays Down Sea Disputes - Voice of America

Japan Protest Over 'Dangerous' China Helicopter Fly-by - BBC News

Chinese Impose Travel Ban on Tibet - New York Times

Europe

Scottish Police Arrest Suspect in Swedish Bombing - New York Times

Russians Protest by Emigrating - Washington Post

Chechnya's President Says Insurgency Dying Down - Voice of America

Court: Retired Bosnian Army General Free on Bail - Associated Press

France: Jacques Chirac's Paris Corruption Trial Halted - BBC News

South Asia

Manipur Rebel Leader Rules Out Negotiations with India - BBC News

At Least 100 Gorkhas Arrested in Darjeeling, India - BBC News