Small Wars Journal

8 July SWJ Roundup

Fri, 07/08/2011 - 6:39am
Afghanistan

NATO Admits Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan - WP

NATO Says Airstrike Killed Women and Children - NYT

Three Germany-based US Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan - S&S

Afghan Border Police Overrun in Remote East - AP

Canada Set to End Combat Mission in Afghanistan - VOA

Canada Ends Combat Mission in Afghanistan - AP

Cmdr: Aussie Troops Keen but Tired in Afghanistan - AP

ISAF Operations Roundup - AFPS

Pakistan

Mullen: Pakistan 'Sanctioned Saleem Shahzad Murder' - BBC

Mullen: Pakistan Govt Sanctioned Reporter's Death - AP

Pakistan Rejects US Allegations on Slain Journalist - VOA

Pakistan Slams US Allegation Over Slain Journalist - AP

Pakistani Scientist Says N. Korea Paid for Nuclear Technology - VOA

Pakistani Army Linked, in Letter, to Nuclear Sale to N. Korea - NYT

Karachi Violence 'Leaves 39 Dead' - BBC

Karachi's Ethnic, Political Violence Kills 70 in Three Days - Reuters

Pakistan Deploys 1,000 Troops to Karachi - VOA

Pakistan Security to Shoot on Sight in Karachi - AP

US Has Verified Al Qaeda Operative's Death - LAT

A Pakistani Journalist's Murder - NYT editorial

Iraq

Mullen: Any Force Deal With Iraq Must Address Iran - Reuters

Iraqi PM Maliki Criticises Sunni Secession Talk - Reuters

Baghdad Roadside Bomb Kills 2 US Soldiers - AP

Iraqi Antiquities Looted in War Returned - WT

US Returns Recovered Artifacts Taken From Iraq - Reuters

Syria

Tanks Surround Flashpoint Syrian City, Residents Flee - VOA

US Ambassador to Syria Heads to Restive City of Hama - WP

American Ambassador to Syria Visits Focal Point in Uprising - NYT

Syria Says US 'Interfering' as Ambassador Visits Hama - BBC

Survivors of Syria's Hama Massacre Watch and Hope - Reuters

Activists: Syrian Forces Kill 3 in Damascus Suburb - AP

Libya

Captured Gaddafi Soldiers Tell of Low Morale - WP

Senior Rebel Is Doubtful Qaddafi Can Be Routed - NYT

Libyan Rebels Advance Towards Key Town South of Tripoli - BBC

NATO Denies Trying to Aid Libyan Rebels' Advance - AP

Berlusconi Opposes Libya Mission; Rome Cuts Involvement - VOA

Italy's Berlusconi Exposes NATO Rifts Over Libya - Reuters

House Sends Conflicting Signals on Libya - NYT

House Rejects Bid to Halt Funding of Military Operations - WP

House Vote Lets Obama Continue US Deployment - WT

House Rejects Effort to Prohibit Funds for Libya - AP

Yemen

Air Goes Out of Protests in a Leaderless Yemen - NYT

Yemen's Wounded President Appears on TV - VOA

Yemen's Saleh Appears on TV, Offers to Share Power - Reuters

Injured President Appears on Video - AP

Israel / Palestinians

UN Report Criticizes Israel for Actions at Border - NYT

House Backs Negotiated Israel-Palestinian Deal - AP

Israeli Airport Gears Up Against Activists - WP

Israel, Europe Turn Back Pro-Palestinian Activists - AP

Greece Intercepts Pro-Palestinian Activist Boat - VOA

Israelis Say UN Report on Gaza Flotilla to Appear Soon - Reuters

Egypt

Mubarak Allies Charged in Tahrir Square Attack - NYT

As Egypt Change Drags on, Some Praise Mubarak - Reuters

Cyber Security

A Gold Standard in Cyber-Defense - WP opinion

US Department of Defense

President Calls for Balanced Defense Spending Cuts - AFPS

Lynn to Step Down as Deputy Defense Secretary - AFPS

Lynn Steps Down as No. 2 at Pentagon - WT

No. 2 Defense Official Quitting - AP

Mabus Says LCS Program 'On a Path of Success' - NT

'Maintenance Issue' Forces USS Essex Back to Port - S&S

End of NASA Flights Might Reduce Opportunities for Military Pilots - S&S

United States

2 Charged in Seattle Terror Plot Plead Not Guilty - AP

Yemeni Pleads Guilty in American Yacht Hijacking - AP

President Considers Tax Credit to Hire Veterans - AFPS

Countdown for Shuttle, and for a Bit of the Florida Economy - NYT

Mexican Citizen Executed as Justices Refuse to Step In - NYT

Africa

S. Sudan, the Newest Nation, Is Full of Hope and Problems - NYT

South Sudan Secedes Amid Tensions - WP

South Sudan Puts on Dress Rehearsal for Independence - VOA

Bashir at South Sudan's Independence Day a Problem - WT

North Sudan Army Demobilizes Southern Members - VOA

US Seeks to Boost South Sudan, Keep Pressing Khartoum - Reuters

7,000 UN Troops and 900 Police for South Sudan - AP

S. Sudan: New Nation, Same Enemy - WP opinion

Rebel Leader Says al-Shabab Losing Ground in Somalia - VOA

Somali Pirates Fire Rocket at Oil Tanker - AP

Ivorian Rebel Becomes Army Chief - BBC

East Africa Drought: DEC Appeals for Funds - BBC

Americas

Mexico: Four Men Found Guilty in 2010 Killing of 15 - LAT

Mexico: 4 Men Found Guilty in Juarez Massacre - AP

Colombia, US Bust 'Mafia Company' Cocaine Ring - Reuters

Chavez Back in Charge at Venezuela Cabinet Meeting - AP

Venezuela's Chavez Keeps Ministers in Same Jobs - Reuters

Honduras Truth Commission Rules Zelaya Removal was Coup - BBC

OAS Coup Report Implicates Honduras in 20 Slayings - AP

Asia Pacific

Pakistani Scientist Says N. Korea Paid for Nuclear Technology - VOA

Pakistani Army Linked, in Letter, to Nuclear Sale to N. Korea - NYT

Starving North Korea Faces Suspicious Donors - LAT

S. Korea Working on New Resettlement Facility for Defectors from N. - VOA

Legacy of Corruption Still Exists in South Korea - AP

In Capitol Visit, Dalai Lama Meets US Lawmakers - AP

China Warns US Officials Not to Meet Dalai Lama - Reuters

China: Rumors of Former President Jiang Zemin's Death False - LAT

Malaysia to Lock Down Largest City to Block Rally - AP

Thailand's Successful Election - WP editorial

Europe

Cracks Show Even as European Union Tries to Grow - WT

Man Charged in Germany in Killing of US Airmen - NYT

Russia: Travel Ban Against Putin Critics Voided - WP

Italy: Berlusconi Says He Will Not Seek New Term - Reuters

Bosnians Heading Toward Srebrenica for Anniversary - AP