Small Wars Journal

27 August SWJ Roundup

Sat, 08/27/2011 - 6:16am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Libya

Lull in Fight Reveals Atrocities by Rebels and Loyalists - NYT

Libyan Rebels Carry Out Reprisal Killings - WP

Retreating Gadhafi Forces Massacre Detainees at 2 Sites - WT

Gaddafi Forces Killed Prisoners, Says Amnesty - Reuters

Horror Scenes at Tripoli Hospital - BBC

Newly Freed Imam Encourages Forgiveness - NYT

Libya Rebels Seize Key Border Crossing - LAT

Rebels Send Brigade to Negotiate Surrender of Sirte - CSM

Tripoli Calmer as Gadhafi's Men Pushed Out - AP

Some Fear Post-Revolution Libya May Look Like Iraq - LAT

Libya's New Rulers Confront Perilous Transition - Reuters

Libya Rebels Now Face a Different Battle - CSM

Libya Rebels Say 'Close In' on Gaddafi - Reuters

Armored Mercedes Cars Enter Algeria From Libya - Reuters

Libya Rebels Fighters to Merge Under One Command - Reuters

Libya Rebels Take Tunisia Border Post - Reuters

UK Seeks to Release Libyan Funds - AP

NATO Hits Bunker in Libyan Leader's Hometown - VOA

NATO Jets Target Gaddafi Bastion - BBC

Rebel-Held Town Settles Into Calm, but Few Return - NYT

African Union Refuses Appeals to Recognize Libya’s Rebels - VOA

SA President: AU Will Not Recognize Libya Rebels - AP

Gaddafi Wanted to Create Immigrant 'Inferno' - Reuters

Scottish Say Lost Contact With Lockerbie Bomber - Reuters

An Imperfect Triumph in Libya - WP opinion

 

Syria

Syrians to Assad: Heed the Lesson of Qaddafi’s Demise - NYT

Syria Civilians 'Need Protection' - BBC

3 Killed After Syrian Forces Fire on Protesters - VOA

Thousands March Anew Against Assad, 2 Killed - Reuters

Syrian Forces Kill 2 as Tens of Thousands Protest - AP

Syrian Security Forces Fan Out in Restive Cities - AP

Russia, China Resist UN Syria Sanctions Push - Reuters

Russia Introduces Rival Resolution on Syria - AP

 

Afghanistan

US Trims Afghanistan Military Training Frills - WP

Car Bomb in Southern Afghan City Kills 4 - AP

ISA Operations Roundup - AFPS

 

Pakistan

Son of Assassinated Pakistani Governor Is Kidnapped - NYT

Son of Slain Pakistani Politician Abducted - WP

Gunmen Kidnap Son of Slain Governor - LAT

Militants From Afghanistan Kill 12 in Pakistan - AP

Militants From Afghanistan Attack Pakistani Posts - Reuters

 

Israel / Palestinians

Unsettled Neighbors Leave Israel With Difficult Choices - NYT

Israel Agrees to More Egyptian Troops in Sinai - VOA

Egypt, Israel Agree on Troop Increase in Sinai - Reuters

Palestinian: US Warns of Aid Cut for Statehood Bid - AP

Gaza Fighters in New Israel Truce - BBC

Israel: Gaza Militants Fire Rocket Despite Truce - AP

 

Algeria

Algeria Suicide Attack Hits Army - BBC

Suicide Attack in Algeria Kills 10 - AP

18 Killed in Algeria Suicide Bombers Attack - Reuters

 

Iran

Ahmadinejad Lashes Out at Israel in Speech - LAT

Iran Launches Production of Banned Carbon Fiber - AP

Iranian Group Gets High-profile Support - WP

Iran’s Contempt for Justice - WP editorial

 

Middle East / North Africa

Latest Developments in Arab Unrest - AP

 

US Department of Defense

Hazing Led to Marine's Suicide, Report Says - S&S

Navy Relieves 17th Commander this Year - S&S

 

United States

Warnings Expand as Irene Lumbers North - WP

Alert Extends Up the East Coast as Irene Advances - NYT

A Lesson of 9/11: Washington Can Work - WP opinion

Obama’s Non-Doctrine Doctrine - NYT opinion

How ‘Top Gun’ Made America Love War - WP opinion

 

World

Imagining a World Without Dictators - WP opinion

 

Arctic

Arctic Sea Routes Open as Ice Melts - BBC

 

Africa

Suicide Bomber Attacks UN Building in Nigeria - NYT

Suicide Attack Kills 18 at UN Compound in Nigeria - LAT

Deadly Car Bomb Targets UN in Nigerian Capital - VOA

Deadly Bomb Strikes UN Nigeria HQ - BBC

Blast Hits UN Building in Nigeria - AP

Islamists Suspected in Deadly Nigeria UN Bombing - Reuters

South Sudan Police Beat Up UN Activist - NYT

Somalis Make a Desperate March - WP

More Somali Famine Victims Fleeing to Yemen - Reuters

Somali Militants Behead Boys in Mogadishu Attacks - Reuters

 

Americas

Affluent Mexicans Flee Drug War - WP

Mexico’s Calderon: Casino Deaths ‘Terrorism’ - WP

Mexico’s President Vows Continued Fight - NYT

Mexico's Calderon Berates US After Casino Attack - Reuters

Death Toll Rises in Mexico Casino Fire - VOA

Deadly Casino Attack Shocks Mexicans - AP

Mexico Offers Casino Blaze Reward - BBC

Ex-Mexico Prez Suggests Truce With Drug Cartels - AP

Mexican Drug Cartel Hangs Wanted Posters of Rivals - NYT

Mexican State Detains 3rd Suspect in Rumor Tweets - AP

Chile Leader Wants Talks; 1 Dead, 1,400 Arrests - AP

Teen Shot in Chile Anti-Pinera Protest Dies - Reuters

Venezuelan Newspaper's Photomontage Spurs Debate - AP

Ex-Official: Nicaragua Behind 1984 Costa Rica Bomb - AP

 

Asia Pacific

Japanese Prime Minister Resigns - VOA

Japan's Prime Minister Kan Quits - BBC

Japan’s Prime Minister Resigns - WP

Nuclear Power Key Topic in Japan Leader Race - AP

China State TV Deletes Video That Led to Hacking Fears - NYT

Accounts of Chinese Bloggers Suspended, Causing Protests - NYT

Chinese Crack Down on Internet Rumors - LAT

China Announces New Top Official for Tibet - NYT

China Charges Tibetan Monks With Homicide in Self-Immolation - Reuters

North Korea's Kim Pushes China for New Nuclear Talks - VOA

N. Korea’s Kim Leaves China After Russia Trip - AP

Five South Koreans on Spy Charges - BBC

An Indonesian War of 'Unknown Persons' - NYT

 

Central Asia

Turkmenistan Frees Over 3,700 Prisoners in Amnesty - Reuters

 

Europe

Norway Killer Was Flagged by Anti-Terror Operation - AP

Moscow Arrest Over Budanov Murder - BBC

Breakaway Georgian Region Elects President - AP

Vice President of Georgian Rebel Region Wins Poll - Reuters

 

South Asia

India's Rahul Gandhi Slams Anti-Corruption Fast - VOA

Impasse Lingers Between Indian Hunger Striker and Govt - NYT