Small Wars Journal

30 October SWJ Roundup

Sun, 10/30/2011 - 4:41am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Real Clear World - RCP

Persian Gulf

US Is Planning Buildup in Gulf After Iraq Exit - NYT

 

Afghanistan

Deadly Attack Reflects Taliban Strategy - WP

16 Coalition Personnel Killed in Afghanistan Attacks - AFPS

13 NATO Troops Killed in Afghanistan Suicide Attack - VOA

17 Die as Suicide Blast Hits US Bus in Afghanistan - NYT

20 Troops, Civilians Killed in 3 Attacks in Afghanistan - VOA

13 Americans Die in Taliban Bombing in Kabul - WP

Afghan Car Bomber Rams NATO Bus - BBC

Suicide Bombing of NATO Convoy Kills 17 - AP

Kabul Suicide Bomb Kills 13 Troops, Civilian Workers - Reuters

3 Australian Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan - AP

Recent Major Attacks in Afghanistan - AP

UN: Sharp Drop in Afghans Returning From Pakistan - AP

 

Pakistan

US Missiles Kill 6 Suspected Militants in Pakistan - AP

 

Syria

Syrian Forces Strike Homs for Second Day - VOA

'Shelling and Raids in Homs Kills Three' - BBC

Shelling in Syria Kills 3 After Deadly Day - AP

Syria's Assad Warns Western Powers - BBC

Assad: Challenge Syria and War Will 'Burn Whole Region' - TT

Syria's Assad Warns of 'Earthquake' if West Intervenes - Reuters

 

Libya

Libya Mission Ends, but NATO’s Direction Still Up in the Air - S&S

Score-Settling After Libya's War Casts Shadow - AP

ICC: Mercenaries Trying to Help Gadhafi's Son Flee - VOA

Gaddafi Son 'Says He is Innocent' - BBC

Niger Faces Local Anger if It Delivers Gaddafi Son - Reuters

More Than 20 Libyan War Wounded Flown to US - AP

Anger at Hinting an End to a Curb on Polygamy - NYT

After Liberation, Nowhere to Run - NYT opinion

 

Iraq

Iraqi PM: 615 Detained in anti-Baathist Sweep - AP

Iraq PM Criticizes Autonomy Move by Local Province - Reuters

 

Israel / Palestinians

Palestinians Weigh Rival Strategies - WP

Israeli Airstrike in Gaza Kills at Least 5 Militants - VOA

Israeli Drone Strike Kills Militants in Southern Gaza - NYT

Airstrikes and Rockets Kill 10 in the Gaza Strip - LAT

Israel Trades Fire With Gaza's Islamic Jihad, 10 Dead - Reuters

Israel and Gaza Militants Exchange Fire, 7 Killed - AP

Militants Killed in Gaza Strikes - BBC

Israel, Militants Continue Attacks for Second Day - AP

No Sign of Truce Taking Effect Over Gaza Flare-Up - Reuters

US, EU Scramble to Delay Palestinian Bid to Join UNESCO - Haaretz

Israelis Return to Streets to Protest Prices - AP

 

Iran

Iran Cyber Police Cite US Threat - WP

Iranian Hero Pilot Gets Cold Shoulder - WP

 

Saudi Arabia

New Saudi Crown Prince Says Kingdom to Remain Stable - Reuters

Saudi Prince Backs Cleric's Bounty Offer for Israeli Soldier - Reuters

Saudi Woman Sentenced to 15 Years for Qaida Links - AP

 

Middle East / North Africa

Five Killed by Yemen Pro-Government Forces - Reuters

Egypt Mubarak's Trial to Be Postponed Again - Reuters

The Arab Intellectuals Who Didn’t Roar - NYT opinion

 

Piracy

Somali Piracy: Armed Guards to Protect UK Ships - BBC

 

US Department of Defense

Military Works on Making MREs Actually Edible - WP

Navy Cmdr Gets Prison in Rape of 2 Female Officers - AP

Skipper Becomes 21st Fired by Navy in 2011 - S&S

The Bloated Nuclear Weapons Budget - NYT editorial

 

United States

US Northern Border Checks Scaled Back - AP

You Want to Track Me? Here You Go, FBI - NYT opinion

 

Commonwealth Summit

Commonwealth Leaders Conclude Australian Summit - AP

Human Rights Divides Commonwealth - VOA

UK PM Commonwealth Human Rights Plea - BBC

Commonwealth Agrees to be More Proactive on Human Rights - Reuters

CHOGM Ducks Two-thirds of Agenda - SMH

 

Africa

Kenya to Stay in Somalia Until Safe From Al-Shabab Menace - VOA

Kenya Military Chief: Somalia Incursion Could be Long - LAT

Militants Strike at Troops at Base in Somali Capital - NYT

Militants: Somali-American Bombed AU Base - AP

South Sudan Turns Toward British Heritage - NYT

South Sudanese Rebels Attack Town - BBC

S. Sudan Rebels Threaten Warrap State, Call for Evacuation - Reuters

Child Killed by Police in Congo Electoral Violence - Reuters

 

Americas

Online Hackers Threaten to Expose Cartel's Secrets - HC

Every Day Is 'Day of the Dead' in Mexico Drug War - AP

Mexico: Resort Town Shoppers Trapped by Gunfight - AP

 

Asia Pacific

China Reshuffles Top Leadership at Financial Regulators - NYT

US Embassy Air Quality Data Undercut China's Assessments - LAT

China Arrests 12,000 in Online Narcotics Crackdown - AP

Defector Floats his Rescue Socks into North Korea - LAT

Thai Soldiers Detained over Mekong River Killings - BBC

Thai Soldiers Surrender Over Killing of 13 Chinese Sailors - Reuters

Thai PM Hopeful Floods Will Spare Most of Bangkok - AP

Peak Tides Test Thai Capital's Flood Defenses - Reuters

 

Central Asia

Kyrgyzstan Votes for a President, Feeling the Pull of Russia - NYT

Kyrgyzstan Votes for New President - BBC

Kyrgyz Election to Test Revolutionary Reforms - Reuters

 

Europe

Russia Clamps Down on Opposition - WP

US Lawmakers Warn Obama Over Russia's WTO Bid - Reuters

15 Arrested After Shooting at US Embassy in Bosnia - VOA

Serbia, Bosnia Raid Islamists After US Embassy Attack - Reuters

Bosnia Raids After US Embassy Attack - AP

Panetta Orders Military Support for Turkey Earthquake Relief - AFPS

For Kurds in Turkey, a Country’s Conflict Rends Families - NYT

Suicide Bomber Strikes Turkey's Southeast - VOA

Suicide Bomber Kills 2 Amid Turkish Crackdown on Kurds - NYT

Suicide Bomber in Turkey Kills 2, Wounds 12 - AP

Ukraine Investigating ex-PM in Murder Case - AP

Higgins Elected Irish President - BBC

Higgins Voted New Irish President - AP

Conservative, Leftist Up for Bulgaria Presidency - AP

A Look at Bulgaria's Presidential Candidates - AP

 

South Asia

Protests Awaken a Goliath in India - NYT

Dozens Feared Dead after India Bridge Collapses - BBC