Small Wars Journal

7 May SWJ Roundup

Sat, 05/07/2011 - 8:09am
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ABC News: Osama Bin Laden's Files Reveal Terror Secrets

Al Qaeda

The Hunt - Washington Post series

Trail to bin Laden Began with Phone Call - Washington Post

Al-Qaida Confirms bin Laden Death - Voice of America

Bin Laden Dead, 'al-Qaeda' Admits - BBC News

Al-Qaida Vows Revenge for bin Laden's Death - Associated Press

Al-Zawahri Likely bin Laden's Heir Apparent - Voice of America

Al Qaeda 'Playbook' Revealed - ABC News

Did Bin Laden Raid Use a Sealth Copter? - Los Angeles Times

U.N. Investigators Call for More Facts on bin Laden Death - VOA

A Scattering of Protests Honoring Bin Laden - New York Times

Pakistan

U.S. Tells Pakistan to Name Agents - New York Times

Why the U.S. Mistrusts Pakistan's Spies - Reuters

Pakistan Paints Dismal Image of Bin Laden's End - Associated Press

Unusual Quiet from Radical Groups - Washington Post

U.S. Drone Strike Kills 15 Militants, Says Pakistan - Voice of America

Drone Strike Said to Kill at Least 8 in Pakistan - New York Times

U.S. Drone 'Kills 12' in North Waziristan - BBC News

Pakistan: Eight Killed in Quetta Explosion - BBC News

Afghanistan

Gates: bin Laden Death Could be 'Game Changer' - Voice of America

Bin Laden's Death May Impact Afghanistan, Gates Says - AFPS

Gates: Bin Laden Death Could be a Game Changer - Associated Press

Taliban Say Bin Laden Death Will Revive Afghan Insurgency - Reuters

Gunmen Attack Afghan Governor's Compound in South - Associated Press

Explosions, Gunbattle Near Kandahar Governor's Compound - Reuters

Infantry Desk Guilt - New York Times

Afghan Boy, 6, Has Rare Surgery in NJ Hospital - Associated Press

Syria

Clashes in Syria Leave At Least 31 Dead - Voice of America

Syrian Tanks and Troops 'Enter Flashpoint Baniyas City' - BBC News

Syrian Troops Reportedly Enter Restive Coastal City - New York Times

Syrian Tanks Enter Coastal Town in New Crackdown - Associated Press

Syrians Stage Widespread Protests - Washington Post

Witnesses: Syrian Forces Kill 30 Protesters - Associated Press

Syrian Police Arrest Influential Damascus Preacher - Reuters

E.U. Nations Agree on Syria Sanctions Next Week - Associated Press

Libya / Operation Odyssey Dawn

Amnesty International Says War Crimes Conducted in Libya - Voice of America

Opposition Outline Post-Gaddafi 'Road Map' - BBC News

Rebels Using Aid to Purchase Weapons - Washington Post

Land Mines Descend on Misurata's Port - New York Times

Young Men of Misurata Feel the Rush of War - Los Angeles Times

France Expels 14 Libyan Officials - New York Times

Yemen

Yemen Drone Strike Was Aimed at Awlaki - New York Times

U.S.-born Cleric Target of Yemen Drone Strike - Los Angeles Times

Yemen al-Qaeda Head Anwar al-Awlaki 'Targeted by Drone' - BBC News

Yemen Youth Protest Leaders Want Gulf Plan Withdrawn - Reuters

Egypt

Egypt Protest Groups Plan Election Strategy - BBC News

Morocco

Morocco: Three Arrested over Marrakesh Cafe Blast - BBC News

Morocco Bomb Suspect Wore 'Hippie' Disguise - Reuters

Tunisia

Tunisian Police Battle Anti-Government Protesters - Reuters

Algeria

Reporter Shot Dead in Algerian Militant Stronghold - Reuters

Iraq

Negotiating Kirkuk - Foreign Policy

Iran

Pressure on Ahmadinejad Growing - Washington Post

Power Struggle in Iran Enters the Mosque - New York Times

Row Between Iranian Leaders Comes to a Head - BBC News

Ahmadinejad on the Ropes in Clash with Supreme Leader - Time

Iranian Filmmaker Tiptoes Around the Censors - New York Times

Bahrain

Bahrain's Rulers Cast Net for Loyalty Oaths Online - Associated Press

Bahrain Unrest: Protester Jailed for Five Years - BBC News

Lebanon

New Indictment in ex-Lebanon PM Rafik Hariri's Probe - BBC News

Lebanon Prosecutor Amends Hariri Killing Indictment - Reuters

Israel / Palestinians

Drive for Palestinian Unity Exposes Fractured Society - New York Times

U.N. Urges Israel Not to Withhold Palestinian Funds - Reuters

Middle East / North Africa Unrest

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - Associated Press

U.S. Department of Defense

Operational Uncertainties Require Flexibility, Gates Says - AFPS

United States

Obama Salutes Troops From bin Laden Operation - Voice of America

U.S. Will Defeat Terrorists, Obama Tells Troops - AFPS

Presidential Spotlight Shines on the Commandos - New York Times

Obama Hails Bin Laden Raid Team - BBC News

Obama to bin Laden Assault Team: 'Job Well Done' - Associated Press

World

Clinton: Global Food Shortages, Rising Prices Threaten Destabilization - VOA

Africa

Attackers Kill 16, Burn Homes in North Nigeria Town - Reuters

U.N. Worried About Standoff in Disputed Sudan Region - Reuters

Ouattara Takes Oath of Office as Ivory Coast President - Voice of America

Ivory Coast's President Sworn In - BBC News

Protection Fees, Stolen Ammo Extend Somalia's War - Associated Press

Americas

Canadian Court Denies Terror Extradition Appeal - Associated Press

Criticism of Calderon Mounts over Mexico Drug Violence - Los Angeles Times

Mexico Sending Troops to North Amid Attacks - Associated Press

Mexico Detains 4 Cops, 6 Foreigners in Kidnappings - Associated Press

Alleged Serb Drug Gang Swept Up by Brazilian Cops - Associated Press

Cuba Ex-minister Roca-Iglesias Jailed for Corruption - BBC News

Asia Pacific

Japan Asks Another Nuclear Plant to Shut Down Reactors - New York Times

China, Central Asian States Hold Anti-Terror Drill - Associated Press

Thailand's PM Seeks to Dissolve Parliament, Call Election - New York Times

Thailand, Cambodia Agree to Indonesian Observers at Border - VOA

Thai, Cambodian PMs Agree to Meet at ASEAN Summit - Associated Press

Asean Summit Opens Amid Thailand-Cambodia Border Row - BBC News

Europe

Liberal Democrats Dealt Huge Blow in Britain Votes - New York Times

Coroner Rules in London Bombings - New York Times

Judge Rules in London Bombing Case - Washington Post

U.K.: Colonial Secret Papers to be Made Public - BBC News

Russia: A Real Rivalry, or Political Theater? - Washington Post

Russia's Putin Proposes New Political Force - Associated Press

Russia Says Breakthrough Needed on U.S. Missiles - Reuters

Moscow Murders: Two Russian Nationalists Jailed - BBC News

Europe's Muslims Voice Doubt, Anger on Bin Laden - Reuters

South Asia

Police Block Maldives Protest over Food Prices - BBC News