Small Wars Journal

31 August SWJ Roundup

Wed, 08/31/2011 - 7:20am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Libya

Tripoli Divided as Rebels Jostle to Fill Power Vacuum - NYT

Libya Rejects UN Military Forces - BBC

Documents, Declarations Highlight Concerns About Islamists - WP

Libya's Rebels Give Deadline to Gadhafi Forces - VOA

Libyan Rebels Give Foes Ultimatum - WSJ

Rebels Give Gaddafi Loyalists Deadline - WP

Qaddafi Loyalists Reject Rebel Ultimatum - NYT

Rebel Council Gives Ultimatum to Sirte - WP

Rebels Poised for Final Push on Qaddafi's Hometown - CSM

Hunt for Gadhafi: Saddam All Over Again? - AP

NATO Vows to Keep Pressure on Gadhafi Remnants - VOA

NATO Officials: Work Still Remains in Libya - AFPS

UN Agrees to Unfreeze Libyan Funds Held in UK - AP

Mayhem in Martyrs' Square as Celebrations Boil Over - TT

Libya's Rebels Learn to Patrol Loyalist Territory - AP

No Gadhafi to Celebrate Anniversary of His Coup - VOA

Tripoli Celebrates Holiday, Gadhafi's Ouster - AP

Libyans Mark Feast Without Gaddafi, but War Not Over - Reuters

Kadafi Compound Becomes a Big Attraction - LAT

 

Syria

Assad Loyalists Mob US Envoy to Syria - WP video

At Least 7 Killed in Syria Protests - VOA

Syrian Security Forces Fire on Worshipers as Ramadan Ends - NYT
Syrian Forces Kill at Least 7 as Ramadan Ends - WP

Syria Forces Kill Boy, 6 Others, Activists Say - LAT

Syrian Security Forces Kill 7 as Holy Month Ends - AP

Syria Accused of Killing Detained - BBC

US Sanctions Syrian Foreign Minister, Two Others - Reuters

 

Afghanistan

Admiral Defends Use of Elite Unit in Calamitous Raid - NYT

August Deadliest for US Troops in Afghan War - USAT

'Deadliest Month' in Afghan War - BBC

Mattis Discusses Afghan Transition at Marine Symposium - AFPS

ISAF Operations Roundup - AFPS

UK Memo Welcomes Karzai Plan to Step Down in 2014 - Reuters

Obama’s Afghan Failure – WT editorial

 

Pakistan

Zardari Seeks to Allay Chinese Concerns on Terrorism - Reuters

Suicide Car Bomb Kills 10 in Southwest Pakistan - AP

Bomb Attack Kills 11 in Pakistan - BBC

Suspected Suicide Bombing Kills 10 in Pakistan - Reuters

 

Middle East / North Africa

Israel Intensifies Training of Settler Security Teams - NYT

Israel: Jewish Settlers Get Army Training - BBC

Calls to Raise Israel-Egypt Treaty Troop Limits - AP

Khamenei Warns of Security Risk for Iran Elections - Reuters

Iran Sending 2 Ships to Region's Seas - AP

Yemen, Amid Political Turmoil, Is Embracing a Holiday - NYT

Yemen Defense Minister's Convoy Hit by Blast - AP

In Egypt, Foreign Policy Not Just for Diplomats - Reuters

Latest Developments in Arab World’s Unrest - AP

 

Al Qaeda / Terrorism

Rice: 9/11 Showed Threats Come From Failed States - AP

Holes Remain in Flight School Scrutiny After 9/11 - AP

 

WikiLeaks

US Condemns Latest WikiLeaks Release - VOA

More Headaches for US with New WikiLeaks Releases - AP

WikiLeaks Says Website Was Target of Cyber Attack - Reuters

 

US Department of Defense

Panetta Discusses Shift from Spy Chief to Caretaker - S&S

Special Ops Forces Will Remain Essential, Official Says - AFPS

‘Dot-edu’ Migration Promotes Language Training - AFPS

End of DADT Means Decision Time for Gay Troops - S&S

 

United States

Obama Salutes Vets for Bearing 'Extraordinary Burden' - AP

ATF Chief Out Amid Gun-Trafficking Probe - WP

ATF Chief Removed Over Border Gun Scandal - LAT

Shake-up Follows Flawed ATF Anti-Cartel Project - USAT

Obama Shakes Up Gun Agency Over Botched Mexico Sting - Reuters

Report Card on Post-Sept. 11 Reforms - WP

Post-9/11 Assessment Sees Major Security Gaps - LAT

Seeking Cooperation, But Also Terror Convictions - WP

Still Packing a Punch, Cheney Tells His Story - USAT

Most US Muslims Feel Targeted by Terror Policies - AP / PEW

Northern Command Continues to Aid Relief Efforts - AFPS

How a Special Ops Impersonator Duped the FBI - CSM

Special Forces Impersonator in Md. Gets 21 Months - AP

Intelligence vs Evidence-Gathering - WT opinion

 

United Kingdom

RAF and Army Personnel to Receive Notices - BBC

RAF Crews Face Sack as Libya Campaign Rages - TT

Hundreds Of RAF Staff To Lose Their Jobs‎ - Sky

 

Africa

Nigeria: Al Qaeda Link Feared in UN Building Blast - WT

World Bank Millions to Help Kenya Withstand Drought - VOA

ICC Rejects Kenya Violence Appeal - BBC

Former Sudan Territory Inciting Violence at Border - NYT

Sudan Takes Border Clashes to UN - BBC

Sudan Sends Complaint Against South to UN Council - Reuters

S. Africa: ANC Youth League Supporters Protest Violently - VOA

 

Americas

Mexico: 7 More Suspects Wanted in Casino Arson - AP

Editor of Venezuelan Weekly Paper Turns Self In - AP

Ex-Military Chiefs Convicted for Bolivia Crackdown - AP

Cuba Dissidents Ask Church to Stop Harassment by State - Reuters

Good Will Fades for Haitian Refugees - NYT

In Haiti, Sexual Violence, Healthcare Neglect - LAT

Haitian Police Free Kidnapped American Citizen - AP

 

Asia Pacific

Filipino Militant Warns of Post-Ramadan Attacks - AP

Philippines Slams Ex-US Envoy Over Cable Remarks - AP

Philippine Leader Urges China to Boost Investment - AP

Vietnam Sentences 6 to Death for Drug Trafficking - AP

South Korea's President Replaces Point Man on North - AP

China, Russia Rush to Rebuild N. Korea's Transport Links - Reuters

China Ramps Up Security for Expo in Troubled West - AP

China Plans to Boost Secret Detention Powers - Reuters

Tibetan Monks Get Stiff Prison Terms in Burning Death - LAT

Breaking China? - WP editorial

Testing Japan's New Leader - LAT editorial

 

Europe

Kosovan on Trial in Germany for Shooting US Airmen - Reuters

Germany: Shooting Suspect Admits Killing 2 US Airmen - AP

Islamist Admits US German Attack - BBC

NATO Shelves Kosovo Troop Reduction - AP

EU Police Launch Operation in Kosovo's Tense North - AP

Exxon Reaches Arctic Oil Deal With Russians - NYT

Moscow Office Raid Deals BP New Blow in Russia - Reuters

Bomb Blasts Rock Capital of Chechnya; 8 Killed - NYT

8 Dead in Chechnya Suicide Bombings - AP

Police Say Three Bombers Behind Chechnya Attack - Reuters

 

South Asia

Sri Lanka to Lift State of Emergency - VOA