Small Wars Journal

25 August SWJ Roundup

Thu, 08/25/2011 - 4:03am

Libya News Update:

Libyan Rebels Continue Holding Tripoli - VOA

Rebels Set Gadhafi Bounty as Tripoli Fighting Goes On - WSJ

Rebels: $1.6m Bounty for 'Sick with Power' Gaddafi - SMH

Rebels Tighten Hold on Tripoli - WT

Battle in East Rages On as Gaddafi Holdouts Fight Back - TT

Rebels Hunt Qaddafi; Journalists in Hotel Are Free - NYT

In Libya, Focus Turns to Finding Gaddafi - WP

Regime Holdouts Battle Rebels in Libya - LAT

Libya’s Missiles, Chemicals Worry US - WT

For Now, Chaos Reigns in Tripoli - USAT

Rebels Pushing to Secure Tripoli - BBC

Libyan Rebels Hunt Gadhafi, Try to Secure Capital - AP

UK SAS Leads Hunt for Gaddafi On the Ground - TT

Gadhafi Still an Elusive Target - TS

Rebels Appeal for Gaddafi Capture - BBC

Price on Gaddafi's Head as Fighting Goes On - Reuters

Can the ICC Successfully Try Qaddafi? - CSM

Burkina Faso Offers Gaddafi Exile - Reuters

Qatar Hopes for Returns After Backing Libyan Winners - Reuters

Journalists Say They Are Freed From Tripoli Hotel - AP

Rebel Leaders Promise Elections Next Year - TT

4 Italian Journalists Abducted in Libya - AP

World Powers Consider Next Move With Libya - VOA

Qaddafi Leaves Behind Little to Guide Libya in His Absence - NYT

US to Ask UN Council to Unfreeze Libyan Assets - AP

UN Security Council Eyes Unfreezing Libyan Assets - AP

France Vows to Help Libyans as Long as Needed - Reuters

Rebels’ Equipment Includes at Least One Drone - NYT

Rebels Share Firepower as Snipers Menace Tripoli - Reuters

NATO Partnership in Libya Serves as Model, Panetta Says - AFPS

Could NATO's Libya Mission be its Last Hurrah? - CSM

Rebel Propaganda Helped Takeover of Gadhafi Site - AP

West Looks to Avoid Iraq Errors in Post-Gaddafi Libya - Reuters

What the Libya Rebels Learned from Iraq - CNN

New Libya Faces New Challenges - TS

Libya Oil Industry May Fast Recover - USAT

Rebuilding Libya Poses Tough Challenges - Reuters

Lingering Gaddafi Networks Pose Threat - Reuters

Libyans Face a New Challenge: Expelling Fear - NYT

'Die, Gadhafi': Libya's Embassies Abroad Defect - AP

What's the Deal with the New Libyan Flag? - CSM

Q&A: Gadhafi's Options, Future Scenarios, More - CNN

Latest Updates on the War in Libya - NYT

Left Out in Libya - WP opinion

When Libya Grew Wings - NYT opinion

 

Syria

Syrian Forces Launch Raids, Make Arrests - VOA

Pressure Increases on Syria Regime - CNN

EU Accuses Iranian Force of Aiding Syrian Crackdown - NYT

EU Imposes New Sanctions on Iran, Syria - LAT

EU Expands Syria Sanctions to Target Iranians - AP

EU Embargo on Syrian Oil Likely Next Week - Reuters

Unified Syrian Opposition Council Hit by Delay - Reuters

 

Afghanistan

Afghan Leader Meets Would-Be Child Suicide Bombers - Reuters

ISAF Operations Roundup - AFPS

Good Morning, Afghanistan - WP

 

Pakistan

Taliban Fight Takes Heavy Toll on Pakistani Troops - AP

Pakistan Denies Link to Chinese Terror Group - VOA

3 Arrested in Pakistan Over US Man's Abduction - AP

 

Iraq

US Believes Ties to Iraq Stronger than Iran's - S&S

Car Bomb in Iraq Kills 7 at a Ramadi Checkpoint - NYT

 

Iran

Luring Israel into War - WT opinion

 

Israel / Palestinians

Cease-fire Tested by Israeli Airstrike, Palestinian Rocket Fire - WP

Israel Kills Gaza Islamic Jihad Leader - BBC

Israel Claims Hit on Islamic Jihad Militant - CNN

Israeli Air Strikes Kill Gaza Militants - Reuters

Gaza Militants Fire Rockets, Israel Hits Back - AP

Palestinian-style Silence of the Lambs - WT opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

After Arab Revolts, Reigns of Uncertainty - NYT

Can Blossom Come from Arab Spring? - TT

Libyan Uprising Boosts Morale in Mideast - VOA

Airstrikes Kill 36 Suspected Militants in Yemen - AP

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP

 

NATO

After Libya, the Question: To Protect or Depose? - LAT opinion

 

US Department of Defense

Robots and the End of War as We Know It - WP

Panetta: Language Training Critical to US Interests, Security - AFPS

 

United States

Cheney Says He Urged Bush to Bomb Syria in ’07 - NYT

Quake Leaves Cracks in Washington Monument - NYT

Damage to Historic DC Buildings - USAT

Why Is That a Secret? - NYT editorial

America’s Sweatshop Diplomacy - NYT opinion

NASA on the Blocks - WT opinion

 

United Nations

UN Launches Campaign to End Stateless 'Limbo' - AP

UN Warning Over 12m Stateless People - BBC

 

Africa

Africa Heads to Pledge Famine Aid - BBC

African Leaders Meet to Tackle Growing Famine Crisis - TT

Sudan's Unfinished Business: Fighting in S. Kordofan - TG

Satellite Images Reveal Signs of Mass Graves in S. Sudan - TT

S. Sudan Says Khartoum-backed Raiders Kill 15 - Reuters

South Sudan Currency Deadline Looms - VOA

Nigeria clout to rise in post-Qaddafi Africa - CSM

ICC Accused Kenya Minister Sacked - BBC

Zimbabwe VP Calls for Death Probe - BBC

Congo: 3 Years for UN Driver Trafficking Minerals - AP

 

Americas

1 Dead, 5 Wounded in Mexico Border School Shooting - AP

Gunmen Kidnap Mexican Journalist - BBC

Mexico Announces Court Proceedings on the Internet - AP

Colombia Sees Surge in Violent Crime Against Oil Workers - LAT

Venezuela's Chavez May Undergo More Chemotherapy - AP

Salvadoran Court Blocks Arrests for Priest Murders - Reuters

Salvadoran Court Won't Detain Accused Officers - AP

Clashes, Disruptions as Strike Begins in Chile - AP

Trinidad and Tobago Declares Emergency Over Drug Crimes - NYT

More Than 140 Arrests in Trinidad's Gang Crackdown - AP

 

Asia Pacific

US Official Warns About China’s Military Buildup - NYT

China Still Focused on Taiwan, Pentagon Finds - WP

Worry over Chinese Military's Increasing Capabilities - S&S

Pentagon: China Closer to Matching Modern Militaries - WT

China Report Notes Military Modernization - AFPS

Pentagon: China on Track for Modern Military by 2020 - Reuters

China’s Cyber-Weaponry on Display - WP

China Media Dismiss Pentagon 'Cock-And-Bull' Report - Reuters

The US-China War: Hot or Cold? - WT opinion

N. Korea Said to Consider Nuclear Weapons Test Moratorium - NYT

N. Korea: Ready for New Nuclear Talks - WP

US: N. Korean Nuclear Concessions Welcome, But Insufficient - VOA

5 Killed, 11 Wounded in Thailand's Violent South - AP

UN Envoy Meets Burmese Political Prisoners, Aung San Suu Kyi - VOA

Burma's Suu Kyi Calls UN Envoy Visit Encouraging - AP

Vietnam Marks Legendary General's 100th Birthday - AP

 

Europe

Croatian Serb Leader Hadzic Pleads Not Guilty - AP

Protests for Ex-PM on Ukraine Independence Day - AP

Russian Spaceship Fails to Reach Orbit - AP

Military Convoy Blast in Southeast Turkey, Some Wounded - Reuters

 

South Asia

India: Activists Report No Progress on Anti-graft Law - WP

Indian Corruption Hits All Aspects of Life - AP

India Govt to Discuss Law Proposed by Fasting Activist - AP

India Anti-Graft Talks Break Down - BBC

Indian Govt, Protesters Stalemate on Reform Bill - AP

Routine Interactions Build US-India Defense Relations - AFPS

Call for Kashmir Graves' Inquiry - BBC