Small Wars Journal

16 September SWJ Roundup

Fri, 09/16/2011 - 5:59am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Afghanistan

Young Afghan Fighters Eager to Rejoin Taliban - WP

Congress Probes Corrupt Afghan Trucking - WP

ISAF Operations Roundup - AFPS

 

Pakistan

CIA Kills Top Qaeda Operative in Drone Strike - NYT

US Officials: Al-Qaida Ops Chief Killed by CIA - AP

Al-Qaeda Leader in Pakistan Abu Hafs al-Shahri Killed - BBC

Kabul Attackers Toted Juice, Weapons from Pakistan - McClatchy

Bomb Kills Many at Pakistan Funeral - BBC

Suicide Bomber Kills 26 Funeral Mourners in Pakistan - NYT

Pakistan PM Cancels Trip to UN Because of Floods - AP

 

Libya

French, British Leaders Vow to Help Rebuilding Libya - VOA

Sarkozy, Cameron Vow to Support Libya - WP

Cameron of Britain and Sarkozy of France Visit Libya - NYT

Cameron, Sarkozy Visit Post-Kadafi Libya - LAT

UK, French Leaders Take the Stage in Libya - AP

Erdogan to Visit Libya as Sirte Battle Rages - Reuters

Anti-Gadhafi Forces Enter Sirte, Face Strong Resistance - VOA

NTC Fighters Meet Sirte Resistance - BBC

Anti-Gaddafi Forces Speed Towards Bani Walid - Reuters

Libyan Rebels Urge More NATO Airstrikes - WT

 

Iraq

Iraq Rounds Up Men Accused of Killing Shiite Pilgrims - WP

10 Suspects Arrested in Deadly Iraqi Bus Hijacking - AP

 

Israel / Palestinians

UN Showdown Could Test US Role in Mideast - WP

Palestinians Resist Appeals to Halt UN Statehood Bid - NYT

Palestinians Vow to Pursue Statehood at UN - VOA

Palestinians Set Date for UN Bid - BBC

Defying US, Palestinians Press Forward with UN Bid - AP

EU Seeks Limited Upgrade of Palestinians' UN Status - Reuters

Israeli-Arab Militant Cell Held - BBC

Britain Stops Activists from Arresting Foreigners - AP

Why Palestinian Statehood a Question for UN - WP opinion

 

Syria

Syrian Opposition Announces Formation of National Council - VOA

Syrian Opposition Unveils National Council - BBC

Effort to Create Opposition Council Announced - WP

Ban Calls for ‘Coherent’ Global Response to Syrian Violence - VOA

In Syrian Town, Uprising Turns Into Grim Standoff - NYT

The Right Call on the Syrian Threat - WP opinion

 

Egypt

Egypt PM Says Peace Deal With Israel Not Sacred - Reuters

Steel Tycoon With Links to a Mubarak Sentenced - NYT

Egyptian Steel Magnate Ezz Jailed - BBC

Former Mubarak Official Sentenced in Egypt - LAT

 

Yemen

In Yemen, Revolution Moves at a Crawl - LAT

Protesters Wounded in Taiz - BBC

Explosions Shake Yemen Capital, Blasts in South - Reuters

 

Iran

Turkey Agrees to Host US Radar Site - WP

US Hails Deal With Turkey on Missile Shield - NYT

US Remains Hopeful Iran Will Release Hikers - Reuters

Iran's `Damaged' President Heads for UN Spotlight - AP

 

Middle East / North Africa

Anti-Israel Rally in Jordan Also Exposes Arab Rifts - NYT

Bahrain Boils Under the Lid of Repression - NYT

Arabs to Avoid Targeting Israel at UN Atom Meeting - Reuters

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP

 

US Department of Defense

Dakota Meyer Awards Medal of Honor - SWJ roundup

Panetta: DOD Cuts Could Up Jobless Rate by 1 Point - AP

Spokesman: Additional Budget Cuts Would Devastate Military - AFPS

Joint Chiefs Chairman Reflects on Wars, bin Laden - USAT

Accounting for POWs, MIAs a Year-round DOD Mission - AFPS

DADT Repeal: Lawmakers Ask DOD for a Delay - S&S

 

United States

White House Weighs Limits of Terror Fight - NYT

9/11 Panel: US Remains Vulnerable to 'Lone Wolf' - AP

US Task Force: Deportation Effort Impairs Police Work - LAT

Deportation Program Sows Mistrust, US Is Told - NYT

 

Australia

US, Australia Inch Towards Troops, Military Deal - SMH

Deal is Near on More US Military Access in Australia - AP

Cyber Attack Threats Added to US, Australia Treaty - Bloomberg

 

World

Making Tyrants Do Time - NYT opinion

 

Africa

Nigeria Restructures Security Services to Combat Terror Attacks - VOA

Niger Seeks Help in Policing Border with Libya - VOA

Cattle Raiders Kill 46 in South Sudan - Reuters

Afrikaner Farmers Migrating to Georgia - VOA

S. Africa Weapons Inquiry to be Reopened - BBC

Ethiopian 'Flees' over Wikileaks - BBC

Togo Leader's Brother Convicted - BBC

Famine Ravages Somalia, World Less Likely to Intervene - NYT

Aid for Somalia - WP editorial

 

Americas

Belize and El Salvador Added to US Drug Blacklist - BBC

Mexico Policeman's Family Killed - BBC

Mexico Drug Gangs Menace Web Critics With Murder - Reuters

Gunmen Force Mexico Mayor to Cancel 'El Grito' - AP

Venezuelan Oilmen Thrive in Colombia - WP

Honduras: Land Struggles Highlight Post-Coup Polarization - NYT

Americans and Cubans Still Mired in Distrust - NYT

Cuba Accuses Bill Richardson over Alan Gross Visit - BBC

Haitian Protesters Demand Ouster of UN Troops - VOA

Report Argues Science Key to Rebuilding Haiti - AP

 

Asia Pacific

US, China Jockeying for Space in Orbit - S&S

Independent Poll Candidates on the Rise in China - AP

China Sentences 4 Ethnic Uighurs to Death - VOA

China Sentences Four Uighurs to Death Over Unrest - NYT

China Arrests More Than 2,000 in Gang Crackdown - AP

Obama Agrees to Sell Arms to Taiwan - WT

Koreas' Nuclear Envoys to Meet Next Week - AP

N. Korean Arrested in Plot Against Fellow Defector - NYT

N. Korean Defector Arrested in Attack Plot - AP

'Poison-Needle Plot' N. Korean Held - BBC

Yingluck Visit Boosts Thai-Cambodia Relations - VOA

Malaysia Ends Unpopular Security Law - VOA

Malaysia to Scrap Security Laws - BBC

Ex-Philippine General Rearrested for Hiding Assets - AP

 

Europe

Central Banks to Provide Additional Loans for Europe - VOA

European Banks Face Major Reckoning - WP

Public Anger a Hurdle in Europe Debt Fix - LAT

UN Security Council Meets on Kosovo - VOA

NATO Chief Urges Kosovo, Serbia for Restraint - AP

NATO Says Ready to Act to Stop Violence in Kosovo - Reuters

Kosovo Set to Take 2 Key Border Posts - NYT

Kosovo Serbs Block Border Crossings - AFP

Kosovo, EU Deploy Customs, Police in Restive North - Reuters

Moscow Destroys Century-Old Mosque - WP

A Russian Party, Out of Bounds - WP

Billionaire Condemns Party He Led as a Kremlin ‘Puppet’ - NYT

Denmark's First Woman PM Elected - BBC

Denmark to Be Led by Female Premier as Leftists Win - NYT

New Danish Leader Juggles Far-Left With Center - Reuters

Norway Massacre: Killer Filmed on CCTV Before Attacks - BBC

Europe Must Stand or Fall Together - NYT editorial

 

South Asia

India Seeks to Counter Internal Terrorist Threat - VOA

India’s Gandhi Resumes Work After Surgery - BBC

Press Rights Group Alarmed by Nepal Amnesty Plans - AP