Small Wars Journal

18 April SWJ Roundup (Updated)

Mon, 04/18/2011 - 8:20am
Afghanistan

Attacker Penetrates Afghan Defense Ministry - Washington Post

Soldier Opens Fire at Afghan Defense Ministry - Associated Press

Insurgent Strike Inside Afghan Defence Ministry, 2 Dead - Reuters

Hard-won Gains Shift Landscape in Afghanistan - Washington Post

8 NATO Troops Killed in One Day in Afghanistan - Los Angeles Times

Day of Afghan Attacks Kills 8 NATO Service Members - Associated Press

Impoverished Afghans Shouldering Burden of Health Care - Reuters

'Death Squad' Killings Fail to Get Media, Political Attention - Washington Times

Roadside Bomb Kills 6 Afghan Policemen - Associated Press

U.N.: Afghan Poppy Crop Up in North, Northeast - Associated Press

Pakistan

U.S. Relations With Pakistan Falter Over Drone Strikes - New York Times

U.S. and Pakistan Struggle With 'Unhappy' Alliance - Associated Press

Pakistanis Flee Troubled Areas Near Afghan Border - Associated Press

Libya / Operation Odyssey Dawn

Libyan Rebels Gain Ground in Fight - Wall Street Journal

Gadhafi Forces Pound Rebels in Ajdabiya, Continue Misrata Siege - VOA

Besieged Misurata Weathers Continued Attacks - Washington Post

Fierce Fighting in Key City in West Libya Kills 17 - Associated Press

Gadhafi Lays Siege to West Mountain Towns - Washington Times

In a Medical Tent in Libya, a Grim Procession - New York Times

U.N., Libya Reach Deal on Providing Humanitarian Aid - Associated Press

Cameron: Libya U.N. Resolution Makes Mission 'Difficult' - BBC News

Gaddafi's Son: We Will Deal with Terrorists First - Washington Post

The Libya Stalemate - Washington Post editorial

France Flies, Germany Flops - New York Times opinion

Egypt

Egypt's Ex-Prime Minister, Ex-Finance Minister to Face Trial - VOA

Egypt Ex-ministers to be Tried - BBC News

Egypt's Ex-Premier Charged With Corruption - Associated Press

Algeria

Algerian Leader: Morocco Is Our Brother, Not Enemy - Associated Press

6 Algerian Security Forces Die in 2 Attacks - Associated Press

Yemen

Yemeni Forces Fire on Sana'a Protest, 30 Wounded - Voice of America

Yemeni Opposition Sets Meeting With Gulf Bloc - New York Times

Mass Protests Over Leader's Women Remark - Associated Press

New Clashes Break Out in Yemen, 15 Injured - Reuters

Syria

Syrians Protest Despite Assad's Pledge - Voice of America

Syria: Protests Despite Assad Reform Promises - BBC News

In Sometimes Deadly Clashes, Defiant Syrians Protest - New York Times

13 Killed as Protests Continue Despite Assad's Pledges - Washington Post

Assad's Promises Fail to Quell Syrian Protests - Los Angeles Times

3 Killed at Syrian Protest After Assad Vows Reform - Associated Press

Rights Group Says 12 Syrians Killed in Clashes - Associated Press

U.S. Secretly Backed Syrian Opposition Groups - Washington Post

The Gathering Storm in Syria - New York Post opinion

Oman

Oman to Spend $2.6 Billion to Satisfy Protest Demands - Reuters

Bahrain

Security Forces Continue Wide, Deep Crackdown - Los Angeles Times

Bahrain Detains Former Champion Athlete - Reuters

7 Bahrain Protesters Face Trial in Military Court - Associated Press

United Arab Emirates

4th Pro-Democracy Activist Detained in UAE - Associated Press

Iraq

Boehner Visits Iraq, Assures Support for Mission - Reuters

After U.S. Pullback, Iraq Envoys More Vulnerable - Associated Press

Police, Protesters Clash in Northern Iraq, 35 Wounded - Voice of America

Iraqi Police Said to Fire on a Protest, Striking 7 - New York Times

Police Fire on Demonstrators in Iraq; 35 Wounded - Associated Press

Car Bombs Kill 5 at Entrance to Baghdad Green Zone - Reuters

Car Bombs in Central Baghdad Kill 9 - Associated Press

In Iraq, Bottoms Up for Democracy - New York Times

Iran

Reports: Iran Intelligence Chief in Political Vise - Associated Press

Iran's Khamenei Rejects Minister's Resignation - Reuters

Iran Sets March 2012 for Parliamentary Election - Associated Press

Saudi Arabia Urges Iran to Protect Its Diplomats - Reuters

Israel / Palestinians

2 Palestinian Teens Held in Killing of Israeli Family - New York Times

Fogel Murders: Israel Arrests Two Palestinian Teenagers - BBC News

Hamas Reveals Names of Suspects in Italian's Death - Associated Press

Middle East / North Africa Unrest

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - Associated Press

Al Qaeda Stirs Again - New York Times opinion

Libya's Only a Part of Mideast Equation - Los Angeles Times opinion

U.S. Department of Defense

For Gates' Successor, Obama Needs Budget Expert - Foreign Policy opinion

United States

Justice Department Shelves Upgrade of Communications - Washington Times

Justice Department Challenges Ruling on GPS Use - Washington Times

U.S. Tweaks Aging Nuclear Plants to Get More Power - Los Angeles Times

Guantánamo, on Trial - New York Times editorial

Africa

French Colonial Past Casts Shadow Over Africa Policy - New York Times

IMF Cautions in Africa Vote-Heavy Year - Reuters

Nigerian President Takes Wide Lead In Election - Voice of America

Nigeria Election: Goodluck Jonathan 'to Win Outright' - BBC News

Nigerian President Takes Huge Lead in Vote - Associated Press

Ouattara Moves to Restore Security to Ivory Coast - Voice of America

Ivory Coast Warlord Cites Heavy Toll - Associated Press

Ivorian Justice Minister To Probe Gbagbo-Era Crimes - Voice of America

Uganda Detains Opposition Leader Over Protests - Reuters

Soldiers' Unrest Spreads to S. Burkina Faso - Associated Press

Gunmen Kill Six in Attacks on Two Somali Mosques - Reuters

Americas

Mexico's Tamaulipas Police Chief Sacked after Killings - BBC News

Top Cop Replaced in Violent Mexico Border State - Associated Press

Mexico: The Hour of the Poet - Salem-News

Reputed Carib Drug Kingpin's Ex-Wife Turns Self In - Associated Press

Fidel Castro Gives Brother Key Vote of Confidence - Associated Press

Cubans Welcome Castro Call to Limit Leaders' Terms - Reuters

Cuban Court Studying Appeal From U.S. Contractor - Reuters

In Peru, Two Weak Choices - Los Angeles Times editorial

Venezuela's Shaky Opposition - Washington Post opinion

Asia Pacific

Clinton: U.S. to Aid Japanese, Push Deal on Korea - Wall Street Journal

In Japan, Clinton Offers Sympathy and Support - Washington Post

Tokyo Utility Lays Out Plan for Its Reactors - New York Times

Fukushima Operator Lays Out Plan to Control Nuclear Plant - VOA

Japan Nuclear Crisis 'Over in Nine Months' - BBC News

Eerie Hush Descends on Japan's Nuclear Zone - Wall Street Journal

U.S., Japan to Create Partnership to Rebuild After Disaster - VOA

Clinton Pledges Continued Cooperation With South Korea - Voice of America

Illicit Church, Evicted, Tries to Buck Beijing - New York Times

Car Bomb Kills 1, Injures 25 in Southern Thailand - Associated Press

Decision Looms for Laos Dam, but Impact Is Unclear - New York Times

Cambodia's Passive Genocide - Washington Post opinion

Europe

Moscow Says Islamist Leader Killed in Dagestan - Reuters

Vote in Finland Could Doom Economic Bailout of Portugal - New York Times

Failing Ruble, Long Lines and Bomb Rattle Belarus - New York Times

France Blocks Italian Trains Carrying Migrants - BBC News

Italy: Dominant Berlusconi Unbowed by Trials - Reuters

Serb Opposition Leader Collapses During Hunger Strike - Reuters

South Asia

A Populist Maverick Battles India's Communist Bastion - Reuters

Civilian Deaths in Sri Lanka Maybe Underestimated - Los Angeles Times

Sri Lanka President Calls for U.N. Report Rally - BBC News