Small Wars Journal

17 September SWJ Roundup

Sat, 09/17/2011 - 5:39am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Afghanistan

Afghan Parliament Mired by Standoff - WP

Haqqanis Would Follow Taliban on Afghan Peace - Reuters

Pakistan Army Doubts Afghanistan Ready for Pull-Out - Reuters

Photo Essay: Marines Fight on in South Afghanistan - AP

 

Pakistan

US Suspects Pakistan Link in Kabul Attack - WSJ

Pakistan PM Cancels US Trip to Deal with Floods - VOA

Pakistan PM Cancels Trip to UN Because of Floods - AP

 

Libya

US Searches for Libyan Arms, Warns of Terror Risk - AP

US Believes Gadhafi Still in Libya - AP

UN Approves Libya Seat for Former Rebels - AP

Libyan Fighters Make Concerted Push on Gaddafi Bastions - WP

Pro-Kadafi Forces Counter Offensives in 2 Cities - LAT

NTC Forces Driven Back from Bani Walid - BBC

Gadhafi Loyalists Beat Back Assault on Strongholds - AP

Forces Regroup to Tackle Gaddafi - BBC

Libyan Forces Plot Moves After Bani Walid Setback - AP

Libya Counts Its Martyrs, but the Bodies Don’t Add Up - NYT

Man of God and Technology, Trying to Steady Libya - NYT

Niger Says Libyan Instability Undermines Security, Economy - VOA

 

Iraq

Engineers on Track as Iraq Deadline Nears - AFPS

Iraqi Girl Recounts Bus Massacre - AP

Thousands in Iraq Demonstrate for Better Services - Reuters

A Troop Drawdown that Would Fail Iraq - WP opinion

 

Israel / Palestinians

Obama Tries to Look Beyond Palestinian Bid at UN - AP

Abbas to Seek Full UN Membership for Palestinians - VOA

Palestinians Set Bid for UN Seat, in a Clash With the US - NYT

Abbas Announces UN Member Bid - WP

Palestinians to Seek Full UN Membership - BBC

Palestinian Leader Will Ask for Full UN Membership - AP

The Turkey-Israel Crisis - WP opinion

 

Syria

Violence May Signal a Shift in Syria’s Protests - NYT

Activists: Syrian Forces Kill At Least 15 in Hama - VOA

Syrian Forces Chase South Defectors, Kill 6 Farmers - Reuters

Army Defector Hussein Harmoush in TV 'Confession' - BBC

Our Man in Damascus - WP editorial

 

Egypt

Military Rulers Revive and Broaden Detention Powers - WP

 

Yemen

Yemenis Take New Hardships in Stride - NYT

Thousands in Yemen Demand President Step Down - VOA

Protests in Yemen, New Signs President May Quit - AP

US Increases Yemen Drone Strikes - WP

 

Iran

Iran Lawyer for Jailed Americans Files Bail Papers - AP

Oman Plane in Iran, Awaiting US Citizens' Release - Reuters

Tehran’s Ambitions - NYT editorial

 

Middle East / North Africa

Turkey’s Tough Talk Boosts Mideast Stature - AP

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP

 

US Department of Defense

DOD Cuts: Amos Takes Marine Corps Case Directly To Panetta - AOL

Researchers Skeptical DOD Can Use Social Media to Predict Conflict - S&S

Combat Medics Suffer Higher Rates of Depression - S&S

Lawmakers Press DOD for Better Bookkeeping - S&S

Hale: DOD Strives to Improve Financial Management - AFPS

6 Indicted in Fraud Scheme Involving Army Recruiters - WT

The Pentagon’s Big Fear - WP opinion

 

United States

On Day Devoted to Constitution, a Fight Over It - NYT

Obama Adviser Discusses Using Military on Terrorists - NYT

FBI Chided for Training That Was Critical of Islam - NYT

NYC Billboard Battle Latest in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - NYT

Head of Drug-Smuggling Ring Arrested in Arizona - WT

Reno: 3 Dead and Dozens Injured in Crash of Vintage Plane - NYT

3 Dead, 56 Injured at Nevada Air Show - WP

Reno Air Show Crash Kills at Least 3 - LAT

 

Africa

British Tourist Kidnapped in Kenya 'Held by al-Shabab' - BBC

Sudan Bars 17 'Southern Parties' - BBC

Nigeria: 4 Could Face Death Over UN HQ Bombing - AP

Niger 'Destroys al-Qaeda Convoy' - BBC

Uganda Jail for World Cup Bombers - BBC

Mozambique Holds 4 US, 1 UK 'Pirate Hunters' - BBC

Eritrea Urged to Free Dissidents - BBC

 

Americas

Colombia: Killings Persist After Fighting is Over - LAT

Captured Drug Kingpin Pets Strain Mexico's Zoos - AP

Court Clears Venezuela Candidate to Challenge Chavez - Reuters

Venezuela: Rights Court Sides With Chavez Opponent - AP

Cuba Dissidents' March Thwarted - BBC

Haiti Closer to Forming Government - WP

Haiti's Prime Minister Nominee Clears First Hurdle - AP

 

Asia Pacific

Once a Redoubt Against China, Taiwan’s Outpost Evolves - NYT

Obama Agrees to Sell Arms to Taiwan - WT

US-Taiwan Deal Excludes New Jets -WP

Officials: Koreas' Nuke Envoys to Meet Next Week - AP

S. Korea Trying to Scuttle North's Tour Program - AP

Bombings in Southern Thailand Kill 3, Wound Dozens - AP

Thai Police: Drug Dealers Funded Southern Bombings - AP

 

Europe

US Urges Bolder EU Measures - WP

Finance Ministers Reach No Accord on Debt Crisis - LAT

EU Toughens Budget Rules But Stalls on Greece - AP

Peacekeepers Take Serbia-Kosovo Border Posts - NYT

EU Forced to Fly Forces to Kosovo Border Crossings - AP

Little Protest From Paris Muslims as Street Prayer Ban Begins - NYT

Finnish Police Arrest 2 on Terror Suspicions - AP

Spain Court Convicts Basque Leader of Terrorism - AP

Dutch Government Drafts Burqa Ban Legislation - NYT

Poor Central Asians Migrate to Moscow - WP

Latvia Votes in Anti-Oligarch Election - Reuters

Ex-IRA Guerrilla McGuinness to Run for Irish President - Reuters

Growing Mistrust Among European Banks - WP opinion