Small Wars Journal

20 August SWJ Roundup

Sat, 08/20/2011 - 7:03am

Afghanistan

Taliban Storm UK Facility in Kabul - WP

Deadly Raid on UK Kabul Compound - BBC

Militants Kill 8 in Raid on British Compound - LAT

2 Car Bombs Lead Off Taliban Siege of British Office - NYT

Nine Dead in Taliban Assault on British Council in Kabul - Reuters

Karzai, ISAF Condemn Attacks on British Compound - AFPS

UK Sorrow over NZ Soldier's Death - BBC

Afghanistan Bus Accident Kills 35 - BBC

 

Pakistan

Pakistani Media Group Wields Clout - WP

Suicide Bomber Targets Mosque in Northwestern Pakistan - VOA

Dozens Dead After Bomb Explodes in Pakistan Mosque - NYT

Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 40 at NW Mosque - LAT

Dozens Die in Khyber Mosque Blast - BBC

 

Iraq

US, Iraq to Discuss Extending Troops - WP

Panetta Sees Progress on Keeping Some US Troops in Iraq - Reuters

Panetta: Iraq Agrees to Negotiate Extended US Presence - S&S

Panetta: Iraqis Want Some US Troops to Stay - WP

Turkey Strikes Kurd Rebels in Iraq for Third Night - Reuters

 

Syria

19 Killed As Syrian Forces Fire on Protesters - VOA

Syria Said to Fire on Protest in Defiance of Global Rebuke - NYT

New Syrian Protests 'Turn Deadly' - BBC

20 Killed in Syria Despite Assad's Pledge to UN - AP

Syrian Forces Kill 34 Despite Assad Pledge - Reuters

Red Cross Hopes for Detainee Access in Weeks - AP

EU Expands Syria Sanctions, Moves Toward Oil Embargo - Reuters

Britain Downplays Likelihood of Ban on Syrian Oil - AP

 

Libya

Qaddafi’s Hold in Tripoli in Doubt as Rebels Advance - NYT

Rebels Plan for Post-Gaddafi Era - WP

Pressure Mounts to End War Soon - LAT

Rebels Claim Key Cities in Libya - BBC

Libyan Rebels Say They Control Zlitan - VOA

Battle Rages in Cities Outside Besieged Tripoli - Reuters

Rebels Say Gadhafi's ex-No. 2 Defected - AP

 

Israel / Palestinians

Deadly Violence Flares in Israel - WP

Israel Reports String of Rocket Attacks from Gaza - VOA

Egypt Decries Israeli Attack that Killed 3 Soldiers - LAT

Egypt Recalls Ambassador to Israel Over Shootings - NYT

Egypt Withdraws Envoy in Israel - BBC

Egypt Recalls its Ambassador from Israel  - AP

Israel-Gaza Attacks Stoke Tension With Cairo - Reuters

The Mideast Blame Game - WP opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

Analysis: Peril and Promise in Twin Syria, Libya Crises - Reuters

Latest Developments in Mideast Unrest - AP

 

US Department of Defense

Pentagon May Expand Cyber-Security Program - WP

Pentagon Officials Work With OMB on Budget Guidance - AFPS

Panetta: Any Retirement Changes Won’t Affect Serving Military - AFPS

Vets Groups Blast Military Retirement Proposal - S&S

Unmanned Everything on Sale Now at DC Floor Show - S&S

Army: No Known Case of Body Armor Failing - AP

For Marines at PI, a Woman in Charge - WP

Cut Spending on Soldiers? - WP opinion

The Wrong Way to Help Veterans - NYT opinion

 

United States

Terrorism Report Arrives with a Whimper - WP

 

United Kingdom

Lockerbie Bomber Release Defended - BBC

UK Police: Rioters Shot at Unarmed Officers - AP

 

Africa

UNICEF: 300,000 Kids Risk Death in East Africa - AP

Rwanda Genocide Trials Leave a Mixed Legacy - LAT

Turkey PM in Historic Somali Visit - BBC

Sudan to Allow UN Mission to South Kordofan - AP

Gunmen Shoot Dead Nigerian Police - BBC

Zimbabwe Gives Foreign Firms 14-Day Ultimatum - Reuters

 

Americas

Colombia Negotiator Flees Threats - BBC

Venezuela Rejects US Criticism in Terrorism Report - AP

 

Asia Pacific

Chinese Leaders Upbeat About US Economic Strength - VOA

Biden Assures China on Investments - WP

N. Korea to Address POW Remains - WP

N. Korea’s Kim Jong-il Begins Russian Trip - BBC

N. Korean Leader in Russia, Will Meet With Medvedev - AP

US Flood Relief for North Korea Broadens - VOA

Japan PM Drops Plan to Visit US for Summit Talks - AP

Indonesia Reduces Sentence for US Sanctioned Terrorist - VOA

Suu Kyi Meets Burmese President - BBC

 

Europe

Banks are Dimming Europe’s Outlook - WP

Tymoshenko Trial is Test of Democracy in Ukraine - VOA

Germany's Merkel Urges Serbia-Kosovo Dialogue - AP

Norway Extends Isolation of Confessed Killer - AP

Leading Russia Forward - WP opinion

 

South Asia

Anna Hazare Inspires an Awakening in India - WP

Newly Free, an Activist Urges India to Action - NYT