2 September SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
NATO Halting Program to Train Afghan Recruits – NYT
Training Suspended for New Afghan Recruits -WP
US Halts Some Afghan Forces Training After Attacks – AP
Bamiyan Province, A Once-Tranquil Corner, Turns Deadly – LAT
Suicide Bombers Strike Near US Base in Afghanistan – S&S
Bombers Strike Outside U.S. Military Base in Afghanistan – NYT
Report: Quran Burnings Revealed Mutual Mistrust at Bagram Jail – TNT
Muslim Countries Can Do More in Afghanistan – TN editorial
Syria
Airstrikes Push Waves of Syrians to Jordanian Camps – NYT
Jordan, UN Appeal for $700M to Aid Syrian Refugees – AP
Activists: Syrian Rebels Seize Air Defense Facility – VOA
Rebels Say They Seized Air Defense Post and Its Missiles – NYT
Syrian Rebels Hit Back at Assad's Air Power – Reuters
New UN Syria Envoy Puts Pressure on Regime – AP
Russian FM: All Sides Should Stop Syria Violence – AP
Iran Would Take Action if US Attacked Syria – Reuters
Inside Syria's Fracturing Rebellion – TNR opinion
Iran
Israel: US Must Show Tougher Stance Against Iran – Reuters
Iran May Be Pushing to Nuke Threshold – AP
Iran Wants to See Intelligence Reports Before Opening Up Parchin – DPA
Iran: Bushehr Reactor Reaches Full Capacity – AP
Iran to Hold Major Air Defense Drill – Reuters
Iran, North Korea Sign Technology Agreement – AP
New Iran Report Should Not Be a Signal to Attack – Bloomberg editorial
Middle East / North Africa
Iraq's Monthly Death Toll Halves in August – Reuters
Bahrain: Iran Translation Sidestepped Syria – AP
Settlers Begin to Evacuate Large West Bank Outpost – AP
Egypt: Top Militant Arrested in Sinai – AP
A Test Looms for Egypt's New Leader: Garbage – AP
Egypt Presenter Denies Inciting President Killing – AP
Israel Needs Permanent Borders – JP opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Publisher of Former SEAL's bin Laden Book Refuses to Back Down – AP
US Department of Defense
Obama Honors US Troops on Iraq Anniversary – VOA
President Lauds Troops, Families in Weekly Address – AFPS
United States
Obama, Romney Making Campaign Swings – VOA
Military Veterans' College Benefits are Running Late – TB
Top Official at ICE Quits Over Discrimination Claims – NYT
World
Secret Trade in Cybersecurity ‘Zero-Days’ Alarms Some Experts – WP
Africa
Zimbabwe Surveys Show President Mugabe's Party Gaining Ground – VOA
Sudan Says Repulses Rebel Attack in Border Area – Reuters
Kenya Tensions Ease Following Riots Over Cleric Assassination – VOA
Kenya Muslim Riots Expose Political, Economic Rifts – Reuters
Islamists Struggle to Run North Mali – NYT
Mali: Islamist Rebels Seize Control of Douentza – AP
Ugandan Army Seizes Base of Lord's Resistance Army – AP
Early Election Results Signal Victory for Angola's Ruling Party – VOA
Angola's Dos Santos Secures Big Election Win – Reuters
South Africa Buries Miners Killed in Deadly Shooting – VOA
Somali Pirates Kill Hostage Over Delayed Ransom – AP
Americas
Mexico Leader Touts Efforts for 'Lasting Security' – AP
Mexico's Calderon Makes New Push for Reform of Labor Laws – Reuters
Asia Pacific / Central
Clinton Begins Asia Trip, Trying to Ease Tension With China – NYT
Clinton, Pacific Leaders Agree on Gender Equality – VOA
Tokyo City Officials Survey Disputed Islands – AP
Iran, North Korea Sign Technology Agreement – AP
Vietnam: Message of Equality Challenged by Widening Wealth Gap – NYT
Grenade Blast Wounds 37 Watching Philippine Circus – AP
Prominent Exiled Activist Returns to Burma – VOA
Dangerous Fruits of Asian Nationalism – JT opinion
Europe
EUCOM Center Bolsters Collaboration to Stem Drug Trafficking – S&S
In Russia, Opening Inquiries and Settling Scores – NYT
In a Ban, a Measure of European Tolerance – NYT
German Government's Anti-terror Posters Rejected by Muslim Groups – DPA
Turkey Facing a Renewed Test from Kurdish Guerrillas as Syria Fights – WP
Can Europe Survive the Rise of the Rest? – NYT opinion
South Asia
US Drone Strike Kills 5 Militants in Pakistan – AP
Muslim Cleric Arrested for Framing Girl in Pakistan Blasphemy Case – Reuters
