Small Wars Journal

21 December SWJ Roundup

Wed, 12/21/2011 - 6:03am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Real Clear World - RCP

Iraq

Return of Colors Ceremony Closes Out Iraq War - S&S

US General Returns From Iraq With Baghdad Flag - Reuters

US Warns Iraq Against Divisions - BBC

Iraq Crisis Raises Specter of Sectarian Strife - Reuters

Iranian Exiles Ready to Leave Iraq Camp - AP

Iraqi Vice President Denies Terrorism Charges - VOA

Sunni Leader in Iraq Denies Ordering Assassinations - NYT

Iraqi VP Denies Terrorism Involvement - WP

Iraq Vice President Denies Charge - BBC

Iraq's VP Vows to Fight Against Terror Charges - TT

Iraq VP Denies Charges of Running Death Squads - AP

Iraqi Sunni Leaders Denounce PM Maliki - Reuters

In Iraq, Familiar Enemies - WP editorial

 

Afghanistan

Allen Says Post-2014 Military Presence Possible - NYT

Official: Afghan Army Now at 180,000 Troops - AP

British PM Visits Troops in Afghanistan - BBC

UK PM Cameron Flies into Afghanistan to Greet Troops - TT

Britain's Cameron Visits Troops in Afghanistan - AP

Karzai: Pakistan Should Talk More with Afghanistan - AP

Afghanistan Opening First Major Train Service - AP

ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS

 

Pakistan

For Ex-Pakistan Ambassador to US, Abrupt Fall from Grace - WP

Pakistan Deadliest Country for Journalists in 2011- AP

Pakistan Announces Ban on Unlicensed Madrassahs - TT

 

Syria

Syria Signs Arab League Deal Allowing Outside Monitors - VOA

Syrian Activists Report More Killings as Arab League Readies Observers - VOA

'Nearly 200' Die in Syria Clashes - BBC

2 Days of Syria Violence Leave 150 Dead - AP

Activists Say at Least 100 Killed in Syrian Town - AP

At Least 56 Killed in North Syria on Tuesday - Reuters

Dozens Killed in Syria as Arab Peace Team Due - Reuters

Syria Sets Death Penalty for Terrorist Arms Smugglers - VOA

 

Egypt

Egypt’s Economy Near Breaking Point - WP

Egypt: Protesters 'Died of Gunshot Wounds' - TT

Fierce Clashes in Cairo as Clinton Voices Outrage - Reuters

Continuing Clashes Push Protest Death Toll to 14 - VOA

Egypt Women Protest Over Violence - BBC

Thousands of Egyptian Women Protest Military's Conduct - LAT

Mass March by Cairo Women in Protest Over Abuse by Soldiers - NYT

Amid Uncertainty, Egyptians Vote in Runoffs - AP

Egyptians Back at Polls, Calm in Cairo After Clashes - Reuters

Egypt’s Military Masters - NYT editorial

 

Iran

Panetta: US Would Stop Iran from Getting a Nuke - S&S

US Expands Iran Sanctions to Shipping Firms - VOA

US Adds 10 Companies in Malta to Iran Sanctions - Reuters

Officials: Nations Resolve to Pressure Iran - AP

Diplomats Agree to Increase Pressure on Iran - Reuters

Gulf Arabs Back Unity After Hinting at Iran Threat - Reuters

Iran Says Invites UN Nuclear Agency to Visit - Reuters

 

Israel / Palestinians

UN Council Members Line Up to Criticize Israel - Reuters

US Targeted Over Failure to Condemn Israel - AP

Mercosur Approves Palestinian Free Trade Deal - AP

 

Middle East / North Africa

New Realities after Arab Spring - WP

Spring Revolts May Signal Winter of US Role - AP

Gulf Arabs Back Unity After Hinting at Iran Threat - Reuters

Bahrain Women Take Pride in Vital Protest Role - NYT

Bahrain Frees Blogger on Bail, to Reinstate Workers - Reuters

Imprisoned Activist's Daughter Freed in Bahrain - AP

Broader Sectarian Rift Feared in Northern Yemen - Reuters

Libya: Qaddafi Son Being Held by Rebels, Rights Group Says - NYT

ICC to Review Libya's Gadhafi Investigation - AP

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP

 

Al Qaeda

Awlaki Video Urges U.S. Muslims to Join Al Qaeda - Reuters

 

WikiLeaks

Hacker Testifies at Manning Hearing - WP

Government Close to Resting Case Against Accused Leaker - AP

 

US Department of Defense

Panetta Issues Message to Troops Following Overseas Trip - AFPS

Dempsey Announces Study on Retirement Reforms Forthcoming - TH

National Guard at Mexico Border Cut to About 300 - AP

Services Announce November Recruiting Numbers - AFPS

 

United States

US Asks Science Journals to Censor How to Make a Deadlier ‘Bird Flu’ - WP

Bird Flu: Research Row as US Raises Terror Fears - BBC

US Citizen Is Convicted in Plot to Support Al Qaeda - NYT

Mass. Man Convicted of Conspiring to Help al-Qaeda - AP

US Man Guilty of Aiding al-Qaeda - BBC

China Hackers Breached US Chamber of Commerce - Reuters

Bills Would Force TSA to Follow USERRA - S&S

Drug Cash Seizures Grow in Puerto Rico - AP

 

United Kingdom

Report: UK Police Need Clearer Riot Tactic Rules - AP

 

Canada

6 People Arrested in Death of Ex-New York Mob Boss - AP

 

Africa

Amnesty: UN Did 'Nothing' to Protect Civilians in Sudan's Abyei - VOA

Kabila Takes Oath in DR Congo - BBC

Congo's Kabila Sworn in After Disputed Poll - Reuters

DRC President Pledges Unity - VOA

South Sudan Rebel Athor 'Killed' - BBC

South Sudan Forces Say Kill Rebel Leader Athor - Reuters

Djibouti Troops Join Somali Force - BBC

Djibouti Bolsters Peacekeepers in Neighbor Somalia - Reuters

Air Strike Hits Rebel-Held Somali Village - Reuters

Ethiopian Court: 2 Swedish Reporters Guilty - AP

Ethiopian Court Finds Swedes Guilty of Aiding Rebels - Reuters

South Africa's Julius Malema Elected to ANC Post - BBC

 

Americas

Mexican Election Favorite Dents Image With Gaffes - Reuters

Colombian to Start Paying Victims of Violence - AP

Peru Allows Paroled US Woman Home - BBC

Clinton-Bush Nonprofit Gives $1.5 Million to Haiti - AP

Haiti Groups See Number of Cholera Cases Drop - AP

 

Asia Pacific

US Probes French Tech Sales to China - WT

Top Provincial Leaders to Meet With Protesting Chinese Villagers - NYT

Protesting Villagers in China Win Rare Compromise - AP

Residents of Another S. China Town Protest Development Plans - TT

Thousands Protest China Town's Planned Coal Plant - AP

North Korea Leader Lies in State - BBC

Kim Jong-un Leads Mourners - TT

North Korea’s Tears: A Blend of Cult, Culture and Coercion - NYT

In Kim’s Undetected Death, Sign of Nation’s Opacity - NYT

N. Korea: Heir Likely to be Influenced by Aunt and Uncle - LAT

N. Korea Military, Uncle to Share Power With Kim Heir - Reuters

China Recognizes Kim Jong Un as North Korea's Next Leader - VOA

N. Korea: China Exerts Influence Nurtured Over Decades - NYT

US and South Korea Cautiously Reach Out to North Korea - NYT

US: More Talks Needed with North Korea on Food Aid - AP

South Koreans Shrug as Kim Lies in State - WP

Life Goes On in South Korea - S&S

Abductees Feud Constrains Japan Diplomacy With N. Korea - Reuters

Seoul: N. Korea Raises Security, Has Troops on Alert - AP

The Power Brokers Behind North Korea's Next Leader - AP

Philippine Floods: President Declares National Calamity - BBC

Political Impasse in Papua New Guinea Appears to End - NYT

 

Europe

Rajoy Takes Over as Spain's New Prime Minister - AP

No Breakthrough on Gas as Russia, Ukraine PMs Meet - Reuters

Russia's Wealth Gap Wounds Putin - Reuters

Phone Hacking Russian Style: Opposition Under Fire - Reuters

2 Jailed Russian Opposition Leaders Freed - AP

US Extradites War Crimes Suspect to Bosnia - AP

Serbia Arrests Alleged Ringleader of Kosovo Violence - Reuters

Turkey's Foreign Policy in Free Fall - WT

Turkey Warns France Over Genocide Draft Bill - VOA

France Genocide Law Angers Turkey - BBC

Turkey Detains Dozens of Pro-Kurdish Activists - NYT

Report: Journalists Detained in Turkey - AP

 

South Asia

Bangladesh Wrestles With Trials From '71 War - AP