Small Wars Journal

11 April SWJ Roundup

Mon, 04/11/2011 - 4:21am
Afghanistan

In Afghanistan War, it's Brother vs. Brother - Washington Post

Roadside Bomb Kills 3 in Afghan West - Voice of America

Libya / Operation Odyssey Dawn

Rebels and NATO Strikes Repel Assault on Key Town - New York Times

African Leaders Meet With Gadhafi - Associated Press

A.U. Leaders Call for Libya Ceasefire - Voice of America

A.U. Says Kadafi Accepted Peace 'Road Map' - Los Angeles Times

Gaddafi Government Accepts A.U. Peace Plan - BBC News

Gaddafi Accepts African Union's Road Map - Washington Post

Gaddafi Accepts Peace Plan but Rebels Say He Must Go - Reuters

Qaddafi's Handling of Media Shows Regime's Flaws - New York Times

Tony Blair: Do Not Underestimate Gadhafi - Washington Times

Egypt

Mubarak Summoned in Crackdown, Corruption Probes - Voice of America

Hosni Mubarak to be Quizzed over Deaths - BBC News

Egypt's Ousted Mubarak Denies Corruption - Voice of America

Mubarak Vows to Cooperate in Probe - Washington Post

More Than 1,000 Defy Egypt Army Order to Quit Square - Reuters

Tunisia

Tough Transition in Tunisia After 'Arab Spring' - Associated Press

Ben Ali Brother Arrested in Tunisia - Reuters

Yemen

Gulf Nations Repeat Offer to Mediate Crisis in Yemen - New York Times

GCC Urges Yemen President to Transfer Powers - Voice of America

Gulf Arab Plan Would See President Quit - BBC News

Islamic Enclave in Yemen Shows Militant Risk - Associated Press

Syria

Syrian Army Seals Banias - Voice of America

Amid Protests, Syria Seals off Port City - Washington Post

Syria Unrest: Shooting Erupts in Seaport of Baniyas - BBC News

Four Killed as Syria Cuts Off City - Associated Press

Syrian Forces Seal Off Banias, Sectarian Tension Mounts - Reuters

Prisoner of Damascus - New York Times opinion

Iraq

War-weary Iraq Sees Economic Rebound - Washington Times

Iraq Blocks U.S. Aid to Camp of Iranian Exiles After Clash - New York Times

6 Killed in Bombings, Assassinations in Baghdad - CNN News

Iran

Did Israel Rule Out a Strike on Iran? - The Atlantic

Israel Ruled Out Military Option on Iran Years Ago - Haaretz

Official Says Pipeline Blast Caused by 'Sabotage' - Washington Post

Iran Expels Kuwaiti Diplomats in Spying Dispute - Voice of America

United Arab Emirates

UAE Detains Another Democracy Activist, Academic - Associated Press

United Arab Emirates

UAE Detains 2 Activists - Voice of America

Israel / Palestinians

Israel, Hamas Look to End Attacks - Voice of America

Israel and Hamas Consider Cease-Fire - New York Times

Israel 'will Observe Gaza Truce if Hamas Stops Firing' - BBC News

Hamas Makes Rare Appeal to Israel to Halt Fighting - Associated Press

Israeli FM Says Cease-Fire With Hamas Is a Mistake - Associated Press

New Israeli System Alters War Against Gaza Rockets - Associated Press

Middle East / North Africa Unrest

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - Associated Press

U.S. Department of Defense

Afghanistan Veteran Leads California National Guard - Los Angeles Times

Marine Who Pushed Suicide Prevention Took Own Life - Houston Chronicle

Mystery Surrounds Murder of Respected Pentagon Insider - Daily Press

Soldiers Guilty in Afghanistan Embezzlement Case - Fayetteville Observer

United States

CIA Slashed Terrorism Interrogation Role - Los Angeles Times

McChrystal to Lead Program for Military Families - New York Times

New Doubts About Turning Plutonium Into a Fuel - New York Times

9/11 Trials will Create a Distressing Legacy - Los Angeles Times opinion

World

Swedish Think-Tank: Global Arms Spending Slows - Associated Press

Africa

U.N., French Forces Attack Gbagbo Residence In Ivory Coast - VOA

France and U.N. Hit Ivory Coast Strongman's Home - New York Times

Ivory Coast: New Air Strikes Near Gbagbo Residence - BBC News

U.N. and French Attack Gbagbo Heavy Weapons in Ivory Coast - Reuters

Misery Afflicts Ivory Coast's West After Killings - Associated Press

Opposition Scores Gains in Nigeria Polls - Voice of America

Mike Campbell, White Zimbabwean Farmer, Dies - BBC News

Americas

Peru Votes for a New President - Voice of America

Peru: Partial Election Results Point to Run-off Vote - BBC News

Humala Leads Peru Vote as Rivals Battle for Run-Off Spot - Reuters

China Expands Its Presence in Suriname - New York Times

Colombia: Ingrid Betancourt's 'Kidnapper' Killed in Combat - BBC News

Colombia's Dirty Deal - Washington Post opinion

Asia Pacific

Japan Evac Area to Soon be Declared 'Off-limits' - Japan Times

Japan Set to Extend Nuclear Evacuation Zone - Reuters

Thousands Protest Nuclear Power in Japan - Voice of America

Japan: New Attention for Anti-nuclear Activist - Washington Post

Japan PM Kan Makes Tsunami Pledge - BBC News

Japan on Defensive Over Food Safety Concerns - Voice of America

China Issues Report Criticizing U.S. Human Rights - Associated Press

China Detains Worshipers Over Praying in Public - New York Times

Central Asia

Kazakhstan's Steady Progress Toward Democracy - Washington Post opinion

Kazakhstan's Fictional Democracy - Washington Post opinion

Europe

Russia Wants 'Red-Button' Rights on U.S. Missile-Defense - Bloomberg

Poland and Russia Spar Over Wording of Memorial - New York Times

French Leader, on World Stage, Disappoints at Home - Associated Press

Islamic Headscarf: French Curbs Come into Force - BBC News

U.K.: Omagh Rally a 'Message for Peace' - BBC News

U.K.: Nuclear Submarine Sailor Charged with Murder - BBC News