Small Wars Journal

18 July SWJ Roundup

Mon, 07/18/2011 - 5:33am
Afghanistan

Petraeus Hands Over Afghan Command to Allen - AP

David Petraeus Hands Over Afghanistan Command - BBC

General Petraeus Steps Down - TT

Top US Commander Steps Down in Afghanistan - AFP

Transition to Afghan Security Forces Begins - VOA

Afghan Transition Begins Quietly Amid Attack - Reuters

Karzai Adviser, MP Killed in Attack; Taliban Asserts Responsibility - WP

Karzai Adviser Is Killed at Kabul Home - NYT

Senior Aide to President Karzai Killed at Home - BBC

Killing of Adviser Another Blow to Afghan Leader - AP

NATO, Afghan Army Kill at Least 13 Taliban - AP

'Fast Lane' System Expedites Gear to Troops in Afghanistan - USAT

Pakistan

Pakistan Looms Large as Clinton Flies to India - Reuters

Renewed Cooperation Between US and Pakistan - WP opinion

Iraq

Iraqi PM in Beijing to Meet With Chinese Leaders - AP

Retreat Roulette - WP opinion

Syria

Syrian Troops Raid, Surround Towns in Opposition Crackdown - VOA

Syrian Forces Mass Near Town Where Soldiers Defected - NYT

As Unrest Grips Syria, Soldiers Flee - USAT

Libya

NATO Warplanes Hit Libyan Military Targets Near Tripoli, Brega - VOA

Libyan Rebels: Street Fighting Engulfs Brega - VOA

Libyan Rebels 'Fighting Gaddafi Forces in Brega' - BBC

Libya Rebels Fighting to Capture Eastern Oil Town - Reuters

Gadhafi Rallies the Troops Against the World - AP

Among Libyan Rebels, Reluctant Warriors - WP

Yemen

Al Qaeda's Yemen Branch Aided Somalia Militants - LAT

Yemenis Organize Shadow Government - NYT

Yemenis Protest on 33rd Anniversary of Saleh's Rule - VOA

Bahrain

Bahrain's Main Shi'ite Party Quits Government-Led Reform Dialogue - VOA

Bahrain Opposition Bloc al-Wifaq 'to Quit National Talks' - BBC

Shiite Party in Bahrain Leaves Talks With Rulers - AP

Egypt

Egypt Reshuffles Cabinet in Effort to Quell Protests - WP

Egyptian Prime Minister Shuffles Cabinet - LAT

Egypt's Generals May Maintain Large Role in Governance - WP

Egyptians Fear Army Rulers Acting as New Mubaraks - AP

Egypt's New Cabinet to Be Sworn in After Protests - Reuters

Egypt's Iconic Antiquities Chief Fired - AP

In Egypt, US Seeks a Few Good Democrats - WP

Mubarak's Lawyer Says Ex-President Suffered Stroke - AP

Hosni Mubarak Coma Claim Denied - BBC

Rumours Swirl Around Egypt's Mubarak - Reuters

Middle East / North Africa

Kurds Battle Iranians at Border - WT

Rioters Clash With Police in Tunisia - Reuters

Thousands Rally in Morocco Over Reform Plan - Reuters

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP

Israel Boycott Law: Not Befitting a Democracy - NYT editorial

United States

Petraeus's Next Battle - Newsweek

US to Use GPS to Track Staffers in Danger Zones - WP

Washington Times' Embassy Row - WT

Suspect in Soldier's Death, Abdulhakim Muhammad, Seeks Bigger Stage - AP

Coming Together to Fight for a Troubled Veteran - NYT

Africa

Nigeria: Borno Governor Admits Army Boko Haram Excesses - BBC

Zimbabwe 'Egypt Uprising' Activists in Treason Trial - BBC

Somalia Drought: UN Aid for Camps Under Islamists - BBC

Sierra Leone: New Hope for Children and Pregnant Women - NYT

Niger Fears Takeover by Militants in Neighbour Libya - Reuters

Americas

Family of US Agent Slain in Mexico Demands to Know Gun Source - LAT

Gun Control at the Border - LAT editorial

Colombia Bombs 'FARC Rebel Arms Factory' in Arauca - BBC

In Booming Brazil, Crack Strikes Late but Hard - AP

Venezuela: Chavez Retains Secrecy Over Cancer Therapy in Cuba - AP

Argentina Praises Iran Help Offer in Bombing Probe - AP

Asia Pacific

China Formally Protests Obama Meeting With Dalai Lama - VOA

China Assails US Over Dalai Lama, Fallout Seen Limited - Reuters

Vietnamese Police Arrest More Than a Dozen Anti-China Protesters - VOA

Refugees Flee Famine Ravaging North Korea - SMH

Europe

UK: Shakeup Means Smallest Army Since Boer War - TT

An Arrest and Scotland Yard Resignation Roil Britain - NYT

Head of Scotland Yard Resigns - WP

Scandal Felt in Britain's Power Structure - WP

Phone Hacking: London Police Commissioner Quits - BBC

IMF Says Huge Greek Debt 'on Knife Edge' - BBC

US Offers Full US Support for Greek Economic Recovery Plan - VOA

South Asia

Mumbai Blasts: Probe into 'Suspect' Death - BBC

More Autonomy for India's Ethnic Gorkhas - AP