Small Wars Journal

2 August SWJ Roundup

Tue, 08/02/2011 - 6:18am
Afghanistan

Mullen Concerned over Afghan Border - BBC

ISAF Operations Roundup --AFPS

Civil Affairs Soldier Makes Immediate Impact --AFPS

4 Dead in Suicide Bombing at Hotel in Kunduz - AP

Suicide Bombers Storm Afghan Guesthouse, Four Killed - Reuters

"Kill Team": Soldier Reaches Plea Deal - AP

Pakistan

US Warns Pakistan Over Curbs on Diplomat Travel - AP

Bomb Kills 2 Pakistani Soldiers Near Afghan Border - AP

India and Pakistan, Talking - NYT editorial

Iraq

Sectarian Violence Predicted after US Troops Leave - WP

US Claims Success in Curbing Iranian-Backed Attacks --NYT

US Sees Dramatic Drop in Iran-Backed Attacks in Iraq - Reuters

Deadline Nears for Iraqi Request, Mullen Says --AFPS

Delay on Iraq Decision Threatens Smooth Withdrawal - AP

US Troops Must Have Legal Immunity to Stay in Iraq - AP

US Forces Build Flexibility into Iraq Exit Plan - AFPS

In Iraqi Village, a Raid Sows Distrust of Americans --NYT

14 Wounded in Church Attack in North Iraq - AP

Iraq Declares First-ever Heat Holiday - WP

Syria

Syrian Forces Renew Assault on Hama --WP

Syrian Forces Renew Strike on Restive City of Hama --NYT

Syrian Tanks Renew Attack on Hama --BBC

Regime Launches Attacks on Hama, Other Cities - LAT

Hama Suffers Heaviest Shelling in 2-day Assault --JP

Syrian Troops Attack Hama for 2nd Day --AP

UN Security Council Revives Syria Debate - Reuters

EU Expands Sanctions on Syria --VOA

EU Slaps More Sanctions on Syria - AP

Analysis: Assad Embarks on Path of No Return - Reuters

Syria's Ramadan Massacre - WP editorial

Libya

Western Allies Move Cautiously on Libyan Assets - LAT

In Libya, No Cease-fire for Ramadan - WP

France Hands Rebels $259m in Unfrozen Funds - Reuters

25 Libyan Refugees Found Dead on Boat --VOA

Many Dead on Italy Migrant Boat - BBC

Gadhafi Official Urges Filipinos to Come to Libya --AP

Chavez: Venezuela Firmly Backing Gadhafi - AP

Yemen

Yemeni Airstrikes Kill 15 Suspected Militants --AP

Yemen Air Raid Kills 13 Militants - Reuters

Israel / Palestinians

TV: Israel Agrees to Negotiate over Pre-'67 Lines --AP

Israel PM Ready to Discuss Border 'Package' - Reuters

Israelis Kill 2 as West Bank Raid Goes Awry - NYT

Israeli Soldiers Kills 2 Palestinians - WP

Egypt

Egyptian Forces Roust Tahrir Square Sit-In --NYT

Military Police Break Up Egyptian Sit-in --WP

Egyptian Forces Clear Activists From Tahrir Square - AP

Egypt's Poor Cannot Afford a Revolution - LAT

Middle East / North Africa

Iran Kills, Arrests People Linked to Gas Pipeline Blast - Reuters

To Punish Iran, Seize Its Embassy - NYT opinion

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP

Al Qaeda

Getting bin Laden: A Detailed Peek - TNY

United States

House Approves Increase in Debt Ceiling -WP

House Passes Bill on Debt Ceiling - NYT

Debt Deal to Hit DC Economy, Defense Firms --WP

Debt 'Trigger' Has Pentagon in Cross Hairs - WP

Deal Includes Billions in Defense Cuts, Pay, Vet Programs Safe --S&S

Does Debt Bill 'Gut' Military? Depends Whom You Ask - NYT

FBI: 'Credible Lead' Surfaces in D.B. Cooper Case - AP

Africa

Famine in East Africa --USAT

Somalis Waste Away as Insurgents Block Escape From Famine - NYT

Up to Six More Somalia Regions May Face Famine --Reuters

US to Ease A-T Rules to Help Drought-Stricken Somalia - AP

AU Force Presses Offensive to Ease Somali Food Aid --VOA

Somalia: 2 AU Troops Die During Suicide Bomb Raid - AP

Somali Refugees: No Food to Break Ramadan Fast --AP

Ex-Military Leader to Run as Sierra Leone President - Reuters

Americas

21 Top Prosecutors Quit as Mexico Continues Purge -AP

Mexican Police Search for Missing Pollsters - AP

Panama Police Seize Half a Ton of Heroin --AP

Cuban Lawmakers Meet to Consider Economic Changes --AP

Cuba Revising Travel Policies - Reuters

Venezuela's Chavez Loses Hair From Chemotherapy- Reuters

Asia Pacific

Japan: N. Korea Seeks New Missile, China Navy Active - AP

China Issues Guidelines to Ease South China Sea Tensions - Reuters

China's Xinjiang Region Hit by More Attacks --VOA

China Blames Foreign-Trained Separatists for Attacks in Xinjiang --NYT

China: Islamic Radicals Behind Violence in Kashgar - LAT

China Blames Pakistan-Trained Militants for Attack - AP

China Offers Emergency Flood Aid to North Korea --VOA

N. Korea 'Keen' for Nuclear Talks --BBC

North Korea Says Agrees to More US Talks - Reuters

Japanese Lawmakers Barred from South Korea --VOA

5 South Koreans Arrested over Espionage --AP

Deadly Political Violence in Indonesian Province - NYT

Thai Parliament Opens, Thaksin's Sister Expected to Lead - VOA

Vietnam Dissident Calls for Reforms During Appeal - AP

Bomb Blast Kills 1, Wounds 6 in Philippines - AP

Heavy Flooding Swamps Manila, Gov't Suspends Work - AP

Europe

Turks Question Power of Prime Minister - NYT

Turkish PM Convenes Key Meeting After Mass Army Resignations --VOA

Turkey to Name New Military Leaders - WP

Turkey to Appoint Military Chiefs - BBC

Military Brass Absent as Turkey Meets on Military --WSJ

Turkish Meeting Shows Who Is in Charge - AP

Kurdish Rebels Kill 3 Turkish Soldiers --AP

Russia Replies Sharply to US Senate's Support of Georgia - NYT

Putin Supports Merger of Russia and Belarus --AP

Putin Says US Is 'Parasite' on Global Economy - Reuters

Kosovo PM Backs Drive for North --AP

Norway Attacks: Was Breivik a Christian Terrorist? --CSM

Norway 'Must Resist Witch Hunt' - BBC

South Asia

Corruption Uproar Again Derails Indian Parliament Agenda --VOA

India's Internet Crackdown -WP

India and Pakistan, Talking - NYT editorial

Sri Lanka Admits to Civilian Deaths During War --VOA

Sri Lanka Says Civilian War Deaths Unavoidable - AP

Rights Group: Sri Lankan War Report Is a Whitewash - AP