Small Wars Journal

24 July SWJ Roundup

Sun, 07/24/2011 - 7:19am
Afghanistan

Toll Climbs to 80 in NATO Raid on Insurgent Camp - NYT

NATO Hands Control of Mazar-i-Sharif to Afghans - AFP

Report Finds Vast Waste in US War Contracts - WSJ

US Wastes $34 billion in Afghan and Iraq Contracting - Reuters

Sergeant Bragged of Killing Unarmed Man - AP

Pakistan

Pakistan FM Says No Need for Cajoling on Militancy - Reuters

India Eyes Exposure of More ISI-funded Lobbyists in US - GT

Fresh Violence Erupts in Pakistan's Karachi - VOA

Deadly Violence Flares in Pakistan's Karachi - AJ

Suicide Bomber Kills Soldier in NW Pakistan - AP

Iraq

Report Finds Vast Waste in US War Contracts - WSJ

US Wastes $34 billion in Afghan and Iraq Contracting - Reuters

Syria

Syria Blames 'Saboteurs' for Deadly Derailment - VOA

Regime Now Threatens Entire Region's Stability - TN opinion

Libya

Captured Kadafi Soldiers Tell Rebels They Have Doubts - LAT

Libya Wants More Talks as NATO Strikes Hit Capital - Reuters

Yemen

Yemen on the Brink of Hell - NYT

Car Bomb Blast Kills Soldiers in Aden - BBC

Car Bomb Kills 8 Soldiers in Yemen - AP

Egypt

Doubts Grow in Egypt About Trial for Mubarak - NYT

Uprisings in Egypt Take Violent Turn - WP

Clashes at Egypt Demonstrations for Political Change - BBC

Sharaf Seeks Order After Clashes Injure More Than 200 - Bloomberg

Clash Erupts During Egyptian Protest March - VOA

Scores Hurt in Clashes, Rulers Promise Democracy - Reuters

Protesters Clash With Knife-Wielding Men in Cairo - AP

Israel / Palestinians

Abbas: UN Statehood Recognition Is Only Choice - VOA

Turkey PM Demands Israeli Apology for Flotilla Dead - Reuters

Iran

Nuclear Scientist 'Shot Dead' in Tehran - BBC

Iran Blames US, Israel for Killing of Scientist - Reuters

Iran: Slain Man Was Student, Not Nuclear Scientist - AP

Middle East / North Africa

Shiite Mosques Demolished in Bahrain Crackdown - AP

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP

Norway

Slaughter in Paradise: Inside the Norway Attacks - Time

Norway Mourns Twin Attack Victims - BBC

'Right Wing' Man Charged in Norway Massacre - VOA

Christian Extremist Is Charged in Norway - NYT

Norwegian Attacker 'Acted Alone' - BBC

Police Say Oslo Suspect Admits to 'Facts' in Massacre - NYT

Shooting-Bombing Suspect Recently Bought Six Tons of Fertilizer - VOA

Oslo Bomb was 'Oklahoma City-Type' - AP

Norway Police Search Farm for Clues - WP

Norway Survivors Recount Island Horror - LAT

World Leaders Share Sadness, Outrage Over Norway Deaths - VOA

Gunman's Background Puzzles Police in Norway - AP

Scouring the Web for Clues to a Suspected Attacker's Motives - NYT

In Norway, Piecing Together Suspect's Motives - LAT

What Did the Oslo Killer Want? - FP

Fringe Group Barred Suspected Norway Killer From Forum - Reuters

Norway Massacre Suspect Calls Deed Necessary - Reuters

Norway's Island Survivors on 2-Hour Fight for Life - AP

Norway Police Arrive 90 Minutes After Firing Began - AP

Attacks Put Spotlight on Rise of Right Wing in Europe - NYT

US Department of Defense

Gen. John Shalikashvili, Former CJCS, Dies - WP

Gen. John M. Shalikashvili, Former CJCS, Dies at 75 - LAT

Retired Army Gen. John Shalikashvili Dies - AP

Revamped Humvee with Chimney Catches Military's Eye - S&S

Walter Reed to Close After More Than a Century - AP

Navy Secretary Censures Former Squadron Commander - AP

Judge: USMC Must Reconsider Forced O-6 Reserve Removals - MCT

United States

Day After Collapse, Fresh Urgency to Debt Talks - WP

Congress Hopes to Present Debt Package by Monday - LAT

Africa

Al-Shabab Prevents Aid From Reaching 2.2M Somalis - AP

Aid Groups Can't Reach 2 Million Drought Hit Somalis - Reuters

Somalia Central Government Condemns Militants' Famine Denial - VOA

Somali Lawmakers Approve New Cabinet - VOA

South Sudan Rebel Leader Killed - BBC

Rebel Leader Killed in South Sudan - Reuters

War Over but Massacres Continue in Ivory Coast - AP

Congo Party Names War Crimes Indictee Bemba for Poll Bid - Reuters

Zimbabwe Militants Disrupt Human Rights Meeting - AP

Senegal: Dueling Rallies For and Against President - VOA

Protesters Urge President to Step Down in Senegal - NYT

Senegal Rally Backs Wade Campaign - BBC

Protest in Senegal Despite Ban in Some Areas - AP

God, Not Internet, Holds Key to Malawi Protests - Reuters

UN Chief Calls for Malawi to Resolve Differences - AP

Americas

Unraveling Mexico's Sinaloa Drug Cartel - LAT

Gunman Kill Two Mexican Cops Who Guarded US Diplomats - Reuters

6 Presumed Cartel Members Killed in Mexico Battle - AP

Seized Narco Assets Stolen, Lost in Colombia - AP

Chavez Returns to Venezuela From Cuba After Chemo - AP

Venezuela: Coping With Cancer, Chavez Contemplates Nietzsche - AP

Asia Pacific

ASEAN Cites Progress on N. Korea, South China Sea - VOA

Philippines: Freedom of Navigation in S. China Sea Under Threat - VOA

Clinton Issues Challenges on N. Korea, South China Sea - WP

US Tough on North Korea, South China Sea - AP

China Arrests Most-Wanted Fugitive After Canada Deports - NYT

Bullet Train Crashes in China; at Least 35 Killed - LAT

Senior North Korean Diplomat Set to Visit US - Reuters

North Korea Holds Local Elections Amid Succession - AP

Glimpse Into Daily Life in North Korea - AP

Clinton: Indonesia Can Be Democratic Role Model - AP

Burma Minister to Meet Suu Kyi-Official - Reuters

Europe

US Looks to European Allies for Defense Help - NPR

Caucasus Islamists Claim Russian Colonel's Murder - Reuters

Many Latvians Vote to Sack Their Parliament - AP

Protest Marches Converge on Spain's Capital - AP

Norway Attacks Put Spotlight on Rise of Right Wing - NYT

South Asia

Polls Held in Northern Sri Lanka - BBC

Sri Lanka's War-Hit Tamils Vote for Local Councils - AP

Sri Lanka Voting Marked by Skepticism on Change - Reuters

Proxy to Former Rebels Sweeps Sri Lanka Elections - AP