Small Wars Journal

20 April SWJ Roundup (Updated)

Wed, 04/20/2011 - 1:01am
Afghanistan

U.S. Losing a Savvy Leader in Afghan War Efforts - Washington Post

Afghan Forces Train to Spot Rogue Soldiers, Police - Associated Press

Afghan Army Says Ministry Attacker Was Outsider - Associated Press

RC-East Troops Making Progress Against Insurgents - AFPS

Forces Kill Insurgent Commander in Afghanistan - AFPS

Pakistan

Mullen Visits Pakistan Amid Tensions Over Drones - Associated Press

Mullen Cites Pakistani Cooperation in Afghanistan - AFPS

Libya / Operation Odyssey Dawn

British Help Libyan Rebels, Aid Goes to a Divided Force - New York Times

Libya Rebels will Receive $25 Million from U.S. - Washington Times

Misurata Says it has Asked for Foreign Ground Troops - Washington Post

Misurata Rebels Show Ingenuity in Libya War - Los Angeles Times

U.K. to Send Officers to Advise Libyans - Wall Street Journal

Britain to Send Military Advisers to Aid Libyan Rebels - Washington Post

British Advisory Team Fly In to Help Rebels - Daily Telegraph

U.K. to Send Military Advisers to Libya - BBC News

Britain to Send Military Advisers to Libyan Rebels - Associated Press

E.U. Mulls Sending 1,000 Humanitarian Troops - Christian Science Monitor

Libya FM Abdul Warns U.K. Plan May Worsen War - BBC News

France Opposes Idea of Sending Troops to Libya - Reuters

U.S. Continues Support of NATO Operations in Libya - AFPS

NATO Jets Bomb Libyan Capital - Voice of America

NATO Says Air Power Has Limits in Misrata Siege - Reuters

Rebels on Front Line Frustrated by Stalemate - Los Angeles Times

WFP Delivers Food to Western Libya - Voice of America

Italy Seeks Ways to Enable Libyan Rebel Oil Sales - Reuters

Egypt

Egypt's New Govt Courts Foes of U.S. - Wall Street Journal

Report: Mubarak Complicit in Protest Deaths, Excessive Force Used - VOA

Report: Egypt Used Excessive Force to Quell Protests - Reuters

Egypt: At Least 846 Killed in Protests - Associated Press

Egypt Traffic Dispute Turns Into Sectarian Brawl - Associated Press

Time to Up the Ante on Egypt - Washington Post opinion

Tunisia

Tunisian Court Drops Case at Heart of Protests - Associated Press

Yemen

Yemeni Police Fire on Demonstrators, Kill 3 - Voice of America

Deadly Clashes in Yemen as Sides Weigh Deal - New York Times

Three Killed at Sanaa and Taiz Protests - BBC News

Yemeni Police Open Fire on Protesters, Killing 3 - Associated Press

Yemen Police Kill 3 as Protests Escalate - Reuters

U.N. Security Council Fails to Reach Agreement - BBC News

Syria

Syria Lifts Emergency Law But Warns Against More Protests - VOA

Syrian Forces Open Fire on Protesters - Los Angeles Times

Syria to Lift State of Emergency - BBC News

Syria Steps Up Its Crackdown While Promising Reform - New York Times

Violent Crackdown Continues - Los Angeles Times

Protests as Syria Scraps 48-year Emergency Rule - Daily Telegraph

Syria Lifts Hated Law, but Protesters Unimpressed - Associated Press

U.S. Skeptical About Syrian Law Changes - Voice of America

U.S. Unsure New Syria Law Will Be Improvement - Reuters

Iraq

Sadrists Present Anti-American Photo Exhibition - New York Times

Top Kurd Leader Offers to Resign Amid Demos - Agence France-Presse

Iran

Iran Sees Further Rise in Oil Prices by End 2011 - Agence France-Presse

Bahrain

Crackdown Pushing Both Sides to Extremes - Christian Science Monitor

Bahrain Arrests More Doctors, Opposition Says - Reuters

Israel / Palestinians

Israeli Intellectuals Press for Palestinian State - New York Times

Palestinians to Seek U.N. Membership if No Peace - Associated Press

Turmoil in Syria Resonates in Gaza - Associated Press

Hamas Says Two Killers of Italian Dead, One Captured - New York Times

Suspect in Italian's Death in Gaza Commits Suicide - Associated Press

Australian Arrested for Hamas Ties in Israel - Associated Press

Past Holds Clue to Goldstone's Shift on Gaza War - New York Times

Middle East / North Africa Unrest

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - Associated Press

Slap That Was Heard Across Arab World 'Didn't Happen' - Reuters

Piracy

Diplomats, Businessmen Urge Tougher Piracy Fight - Associated Press

U.S. Department of Defense

Lynn Opens Countertrafficking Command Center - AFPS

DOD Preparing to Unveil Cyber Strategy - Stars and Stripes

Pent. Annex Anti-bomb Plan Mistakenly Posted Online - Reuters

Marines Split on Women Joining Combat Units - Marine Corps Times

Army Private in Wikileaks Case Leaving Quantico Brig - Washington Times

Pentagon to Transfer WikiLeaks Suspect to New Prison - Wall Street Journal

WikiLeaks Defendant to Be Moved - New York Times

'Wikileaks' Soldier Manning Moved to New Prison - BBC News

United States

Brutal Mexican Drug Gang Crosses into U.S. - Washington Times

The U.N.'s "Special Relationship" - Foreign Policy

Clemency Sought for 'Child Soldier' at Guantanamo - Associated Press

Publisher Looks into Mortenson Book Fabrication Claims - BBC News

Montana AG Opens Inquiry into 'Three Cups' Charity - Associated Press

United Kingdom

Security Teams Gear Up for U.K. Royal Wedding - Associated Press

Muslim Radicals Plan Royal Wedding Demo - Reuters

El Al Bomb Plotter Could Be Released Early - Associated Press

United Kingdom

U.N. Chief Urges 'Global Re-Think' on Nuclear Safety - Reuters

Africa

Nigeria Riots Create Grim Scene - Voice of America

Nigeria Election: Thousand Flee after Riots - BBC News

Mobs Leave Charred Corpses, Fear in North Nigeria - Associated Press

Nigerian President Calls for Calm Following Re-Election - Voice of America

Child Soldiers in Congo Live in Fear and Loathing - Washington Times

Zimbabwe Police Stop Lawyers Headed to Court - Associated Press

Ivorian Militia Chief Declares Loyalty to Ouattara - Reuters

Ivory Coast: Charity Delivers Food Amid Gunfire - Associated Press

Uganda Threatens to Block Social Media Over Protests - Reuters

Malawi Threatens to Expel British Ambassador - Reuters

Americas

Brutal Mexican Drug Gang Crosses into U.S. - Washington Times

Mexican Troops Kill 10 Gunmen in Gulf Coast State - Associated Press

Drug War: Mexico's Weak Rule of Law - Los Angeles Times editorial

Brazil Police Hunt 'Drug Lord' in Rio's Rocinha Area - BBC News

Brazil: Rio Police Fail to Catch Gang Leaders in Operation - Associated Press

Cuba Lays Foundation for a New Leader - New York Times

Cuba's New Guard Borrows From the Old Guard - Wall Street Journal

Cuban Communists Opt for Old Guard to Lead Reforms - Reuters

Fidel Castro at Cuba Congress Alongside Raul - BBC News

Asia Pacific

Water Pumping Begins at Japan Nuclear Reactor - New York Times

IAEA: Radiation Release at Fukushima Will Not Increase Much - VOA

U.S. Sanctions North Korean Bank for Iran Arms Deals - Voice of America

Treasury Sanctions N. Korean Bank over Arms - Washington Times

U.S. Senate Delegation in China Amid Crackdown - Associated Press

Trial of Defense Lawyer Opens in China - New York Times

China Rights Lawyer Resurfaces Amid Crackdown - Associated Press

Taiwan to Boost Forces in Disputed Spratly Islands - BBC News

Suicide Bomb in Indonesia Shows Target Shift - Reuters

Both Sides Claim Victory in Malaysian Election - Voice of America

Laos, Neighbors Face Off on Mekong River Dam Dispute - Voice of America

Europe

Russia Abandons $1B Western Aid to Weapons Program - Associated Press

France Signals New Openness on Muslim Groups Abroad - Reuters

E.U. Police Crack Down on Human Smuggling Network - Associated Press

Italy Shelves Nuclear Plans After Japan Quake - Associated Press

The Coming Balkan War - Washington Times opinion

South Asia

Protest Escalates at Proposed Indian Nuclear Site - Voice of America

India Nuclear Plant Protests Stepped Up - BBC News

India Court Rejects Bail Pleas in Telecoms Trial - Reuters

U.N. Report Faults Sri Lanka, Tamil Tigers - Christian Science Monitor

Why Now, Sri Lankans Ask After U.N. War Crimes Report - Reuters