Small Wars Journal

30 March SWJ Roundup

Wed, 03/30/2011 - 6:00am
Libya / Operation Odyssey Dawn

World Leaders Vow Continued Strikes in Libya - Washington Post

Washington in Fierce Debate on Arming Libyan Rebels - New York Times

Obama Says Events Demanded Quick Action - Los Angeles Times

Qaddafi Forces Counterattack After Rebel Advance Stalls - New York Times

Rebels Race to Ras Lanuf, Beat Hasty Retreat - Christian Science Monitor

Pro-Gadhafi Forces Drive Back Libyan Rebels - Voice of America

Libya Rebels Flee Gadhafi Assault as World Debates - Associated Press

Libya Rebels Flee Oil Town Under Gaddafi Bombardment - Reuters

Misrata Rebels Say Under Intense Libya Attack - Reuters

Rebels Say Gadhafi Uses Rape as Fear Tactic - Washington Times

Amid Rebels, 'Flickers' of al Qaeda - Wall Street Journal

NATO Chief Fears al-Qaeda Have Infiltrated Rebels - Daily Telegraph

1,000 'Freelance Jihadists' Join Libyan Rebels - Washington Times

Arms to Libya Rebels 'Not Ruled Out' - BBC News

U.S.: No Decision to Arm Rebels - Associated Press

France Ready to Talk About Arming Libyan Rebels - Reuters

Allies Renew Demand for Qaddafi to Give Up Power - New York Times

Allies Intensify Call for Gadhafi to Step Down - Wall Street Journal

Top Diplomats Agree That Libya's Gadhafi Must Go - Associated Press

William Hague Hints Gaddafi Exile - BBC News

Obama: Too Early to Negotiate Gadhafi Exit - Associated Press

Britain, Qatar Give Message of Support to Libyans - Reuters

Obama Speech Buoys Residents in Rebel-Held Eastern Libya - VOA

Doctrine for Libya: Not Carved in Stone - New York Times

GOP Is Split On Libya Intervention - Wall Street Journal

An Aide's Clout Shows in Obama Speech - New York Times

Congressional Concerns Continue Over U.S. Libya Involvement - VOA

International Conference in London Plots Libya Future - Los Angeles Times

Diplomats Discuss Future, Italy Plots Gaddafi's Escape - The Guardian

Obama Hopes Gaddafi Will Ultimately Step Down - Reuters

Clinton Urges Aid to Libya, Pressure on Gadhafi - American Forces Press Service

Pentagon Puts Operation's Price Tag at About $550m - Washington Post

Commander of U.S. and Allied Forces Explains Dual Roles - NATO Source

Double Vision Over Libya - Washington Times opinion

Team Obama, World Police - Washington Times opinion

Jumping the Gun in Libya - Washington Times opinion

Obama Puts Forward False Choices on Libya - New Yorker opinion

President's Speech Was Shrewd and Sensible - Slate opinion

Obama Fails to Make Case for Action - American Spectator opinion

A Doctrine of Limited Intervention - MSNBC opinion

Egypt

Ultraconservative Muslims Press Sharia Dictates in Egypt - Associated Press

Yemen

Yemeni's Divide-and-Conquer Ploy Failing - Washington Times

Yemen President Loses Grip On Several Provinces - Los Angeles Times

Yemen Crisis Intensifies with Factory Explosion - Washington Post

Yemeni Arms Factory Blast Toll Rises Amid Protests - BBC News

Yemenis Fume Over Bloodshed, Indirect Talks Start - Reuters

Syria

Syrian Leader to Address Nation Amid Unrest - Associated Press

Syria's Assad to Give First Speech Since Protests - Reuters

Syrian Cabinet Resigns Amid Unrest - Washington Post

Syrian Cabinet Resigns as Protests Continue - New York Times

Syrian Cabinet Quits as Assad Promises Reform - Los Angeles Times

Assad Offers Concessions Amid Unrest - Washington Times

Syrian President Accepts Cabinet Resignation Amid Protests - VOA

Syrian Cabinet Quits Amid Unrest - BBC News

Syria Mobilizes Thousands for Pro-Assad Marches - Reuters

Syria Offers Concessions Amid Wave of Unrest - Associated Press

Israel, Long Critical of Assad, May Prefer He Stay - Washington Post

Clinton Deplores Syrian Crackdown, Urges Reform - Voice of America

U.S. Says Assad Must Make Progress on Reforms - Reuters

Iraq

Iraqi Security Forces Storm Building Held by Gunmen - Voice of America

Hostages Die in Attack On Leadership Of Province - New York Times

Dozens Killed in Siege at Tikrit Council - BBC News

Gunmen Kill 56 in Grisly Iraq Hostage Siege - Associated Press

At Least 53 Dead as Iraqi Forces End Gunmen's Siege - Reuters

Iran

Kuwait Condemns 3 to Death in Iran Spy Ring - Agence France-Presse

U.S. Court Backs Iran in Dispute Over Assets - Reuters

Bahrain

Bahrain Expands Crackdown, Detains Shiite Blogger - Associated Press

Israel / Palestinians

Israel Considering Annexing West Bank Settlements - Associated Press

Israel Airstrike Kills 1 Gaza Militant - Associated Press

Facebook Drops 'Intifada' Page for Promoting Violence - BBC News

Facebook Cuts 'Uprising' Page After Israel Protest - Associated Press

Israel Passes Law Revoking Citizenship for Spying - BBC News

Israel's Netanyahu Sues Media for Libel - Associated Press

Lebanon

Lebanese Police Search for Kidnapped Tourists - Associated Press

Middle East / North Africa Unrest

Al Qaeda: Arab Revolts Herald 'Great Leap Forward' - Reuters

Latest Updates on Libya and Mideast Protests - New York Times

Country-by-Country News Roundup - New York Times

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - Associated Press

Afghanistan

Taliban Seizes District in Rare Show of Force - Washington Post

Taliban Seize District in Eastern Afghanistan - New York Times

Afghan Police: Taliban Overrun Remote District - Associated Press

Karzai Aide Is Arrested, Then Released - New York Times

3 NATO Troops Killed in Afghanistan - Associated Press

Forces Repel Ambush, Kill Insurgents - American Forces Press Service

Pakistan

Pakistan Army Shell Kills Troops in Battle with Taliban - BBC News

Terror Suspect in Bali Bombings Caught in Pakistan - Associated Press

Team Headed to Pakistan to Identify Bali Bomber - New York Times

Bomber Hits Checkpoint in Pakistan, Kills 13 - Associated Press

Japan Earthquake / Tsunami

Japan on 'Maximum Alert' as Workers Try to Stem Leaks of Toxic Water - VOA

Japan Fights to End Radioactive Spread - Washington Post

Confidence Slips Away as Japan Battles Nuclear Peril - New York Times

Japan Works to Stop Radioactive Water Leaking Into Sea - BBC News

Operator Says It Will Scrap Four Reactors at Plant - New York Times

Edano: Can't Say When Nuclear Plant Will Be Under Control - Reuters

Radioactive Material from Nuclear Plant Spreads Across Globe - VOA

Japan Weighs Nationalizing Stricken Utility - New York Times

U.S. Department of Defense

Decision on U.S. Force Structure in Europe Coming Soon - Stars and Stripes

Rodriguez Tapped for Fourth Star, FORSCOM Command - Stars and Stripes

Stavridis Cites Value of Partnerships - American Forces Press Service

Psst: Did You Hear Who May Replace Bob Gates? - The Envoy

United States

Libya Speech Suggests an Elusive Obama Doctrine - New York Times

Anti-terrorism Training Draws Scrutiny - Washington Times

Appeals Court Overturns Release of Gitmo Detainee - Associated Press

Arms Dealer Arrested in FBI Sting Pleads Guilty - Associated Press

Budget Fight Faces Hurdle Beyond Price Tag - New York Times

No Stopgap Spending Bill Beyond April 8 - Associated Press

Senators Ask Nuclear Regulators About U.S. Risk - Reuters

Napolitano: Border Better Than Ever - Washington Times

United Kingdom

'Fake Bomb' UPS Flight from U.K. to Turkey Investigated - BBC News

U.K. Investigates Package on UPS Plane to Turkey - Reuters

Australia

Australia PM Julia Gillard's Computer 'Hacked' - BBC News

Africa

Ivory Coast Rebels Rapidly Advance - Voice of America

Opposition Forces in Ivory Coast Take Towns on 2 Fronts - New York Times

Ivory Coast: Laurent Gbagbo Calls for Ceasefire - BBC News

Ivory Coast Rebels Advance, Take 2 More Cities - Associated Press

Ouattara Forces Push South in Ivory Coast - Reuters

Official: Ivory Coast Rebels Take 2 More Towns - Associated Press

Fighting Near Ivorian Capital, Ouattara Forces Advance - Reuters

South Sudan Training Darfur Rebels - BBC News

U.S. Authors Delve Deep Into Congo's Troubles - Voice of America

Zimbabwe: PM's Party Regains Speaker Seat - Associated Press

80 Ethiopian Jews Wounded, 80 Arrested at Protest - Associated Press

Rwanda Genocide: Ex-mayor Gatete Sentenced to Life - BBC News

Genocide Court Sentences Rwandan Mayor to Life - Associated Press

Americas

Wife, Daughter of Mexican Governor's Guard Killed - Associated Press

Hugo Chavez, Journalism Award-Winner in Argentina - Associated Press

Jimmy Carter Meets Cuban President Raul Castro - BBC News

Carter and Castro Discuss U.S.-Cuba Relations - Reuters

Carter: Not in Cuba to Get Jailed U.S. Contractor - Associated Press

Carter and Castro Discuss U.S.-Cuba Relations - Reuters

Carter to End Cuba Trip Meeting With Dissidents - Associated Press

Haiti Postpones Results of Presidential Election - Associated Press

'Baby Doc' Duvalier Leaves Hospital in Haiti - Associated Press

Asia Pacific

China Denies Knowledge of Missing Dissidents - Voice of America

China Executions Lead Those of All Other Countries Combined - Reuters

Philippines Says China Executes Three Filipinos - New York Times

S. Korea Stages Live-Fire Drills on Border Island - Associated Press

South Korea Protests Japan's Claim to Islets - Associated Press

Oil Pipelines Through Burma Lead to Abuses - Voice of America

Burma Junta Is 'Dissolved' as Govt Sworn In - Associated Press

Burma Army Junta Makes Way for Civilian Government - Reuters

Flooding in Thailand Kills 21, Strands Thousands - Reuters

Europe

Medvedev Follows Attack on Separatists With Warning - New York Times

Russia 'Kills 17 North Caucasus Militants' - BBC News

Russia: Chechen Accused of Staging Airport Bombing - Associated Press

Belgium Reaches Iraq's Record Government Stalemate - Associated Press

Belarus Opposition Activist Gets 3/12 Year Term - Associated Press

Portugal and Greece Downgraded on Debt Worries - BBC News

French Religious Leaders Protest Debate on Islam - Associated Press

South Asia

Cricket Offers Chance for India-Pakistan Diplomacy - New York Times

India, Pakistan PMs Hold Court for Cricket - Associated Press

India and Pakistan Leaders Pad Up for Cricket Diplomacy - Reuters

Indian and Pakistan Agree on Mumbai Probe - BBC News

India and Pakistan to Set Up Terrorism Hotline - Daily Telegraph

India, Pakistan Agree to Cooperate on Terror Probe - Associated Press