Small Wars Journal

24 April SWJ Roundup

Sun, 04/24/2011 - 1:00am
Afghanistan

Afghan Police Seek to Stop Illicit Trade in Uniforms - New York Times

Marines Turn Tide in 'Fallujah of Afghanistan' - San Diego Union-Tribune

In an Afghan Village, Living in Fear of Both Sides - New York Times

Police Force Creating Accidental Guerillas - The Independent opinion

Pakistan

Pakistan Rally Halts NATO Supplies for Afghanistan - Associated Press

Pakistani Rape Victim Fears Silence After Acquittal - Reuters

Syria

Security Forces Fire on Mourners in Several Towns - New York Times

Syrian Regime Turns Guns on Mourners - Los Angeles Times

3 Prominent Syrians Resign in Protest - Washington Post

120 Dead after 2 Days of Unrest in Syria - Associated Press

Syrian Security Forces Shoot at Mourners - BBC News

Syrian Forces Raid Homes as Assad Opposition Mounts - Reuters

Obama in Diplomatic, Political Tough Spot - Christian Science Monitor

Exiles Shaping World's Image of Syria Revolt - New York Times

For Syrian Christians, Protests are Cause for Fear - Washington Post

Shameful Inaction on Syria - Washington Post editorial

Assad Must Change Course, Fast - Daily Star editorial

Libya / Operation Odyssey Dawn

U.S. Confirms First Predator Strike - BBC News

Libyan Forces Withdraw From a Besieged City - New York Times

Signs of Progress Buoy Rebels - Washington Post

Rebels in Misurata Claim Huge Gains - Los Angeles Times

Heavy Fighting Rages in Libyan City of Misrata - Associated Press

Misrata Tribes 'May Fight Rebels' - BBC News

Gaddafi Troops Seize Western Town - Reuters

Russia and Greece Talk to Libya About a Ceasefire - Reuters

Charity Says Children Raped During Libya Conflict - Reuters

Libyan Foreign Minister Crosses Tunisian Border - Reuters

Lost in Libya - Los Angeles Times editorial

In Libya, 'Mission Creep' Sets In - Los Angeles Times opinion

Yemen

President of Yemen Offers to Leave, With Conditions - New York Times

Yemen's President Saleh Agrees to Resign - Washington Post

Yemeni President Agrees to Step Down - Los Angeles Times

Yemen Leader Saleh Agrees to Step Down Under Gulf Plan - BBC News

Yemen's Saleh to Quit but Activists Say Protests Go On - Reuters

Yemeni President Agrees to Step Down in 30 Days - Associated Press

Yemeni Opposition Conditionally Welcomes Gulf Plan - Reuters

Egypt

Egypt Orders Ex-Energy Minister, Former Officials Tried - Reuters

Iraq

U.S. Military Officials Want to Keep 10,000 Troops - Associated Press

Iraqi Cleric's Followers Demand U.S. Troops Leave - Reuters

2 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Southern Iraq - Associated Press

Iran

Iranian Leader Asserts Power Over President - New York Times

Iran on Edge as Ally Syria Fights for Survival - Associated Press

Education of an Iranian Revolutionary - Wall Street Journal opinion

Bahrain

Iraqi Shi'ites Want Saudis to Withdraw From Bahrain - Reuters

Shiite Mosques Demolished in Bahrain Crackdown - Associated Press

Middle East / North Africa Unrest

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - Associated Press

Obama's Middle East Head Spin - The Daily Beast opinion

Lies and Videotape - New York Times opinion

Reforms Arab Monarchies Cannot Avoid - Washington Post opinion

The Arab World's Next Battle - The Guardian opinion

What the Arab Springs Means to America - Foreign Policy opinion

U.S. Department of Defense

The Mission for the New Defense Chief - National Journal

2 Navy Officers Relieved of Command - Stars and Stripes

United States

What the World Sees in America - Wall Street Journal opinion

Africa

Nigerian Young Poll Workers Come Under Attack - Associated Press

Ivory Coast Warlord Pledges to Disarm Forces - Associated Press

Official: Empower Kenyan Youth to Avoid Violence - Associated Press

War of Attrition in Zimbabwe - Irish Times opinion

Americas

Mexican Mayor Survives Bullets, Gets His Own Song - Associated Press

Five Women Brutally Murdered in Mexico Beach Resort - Reuters

Venezuela Detains Alleged Colombian Guerrilla - Associated Press

Haitians Forced Out of Tents to Homes Just as Precarious - New York Times

Asia Pacific

Reports of 2 Tibetans Killed by Chinese Officers - New York Times

Chinese Police 'Raid Tibetan Monastery' - BBC News

Thailand and Cambodia Clash Again Along Border - BBC News

Cambodia and Thailand Extend Battle - Reuters

Cambodia Claims Thai Used Chemical Weapon in Clash - Associated Press

Unsteady Peace Holds After Thai-Cambodia Clashes - Reuters

World Bank Faults Itself for East Timor's Struggles - New York Times

Europe

Northern Ireland Police Issue Easter Terror Warning - BBC News

Italian Police Arrest Alleged Puglia Mob Boss - Associated Press

South Asia

Corruption in India's Fast-Growing Aviation Industry - New York Times

India Minister 'Allowed' Gujarat 2002 Anti-Muslim Riots - BBC News