Small Wars Journal

28 March SWJ Roundup

Mon, 03/28/2011 - 3:44am
Libya / Operation Odyssey Dawn

Libyan Rebels Push West as Coalition Strikes Hit Gadhafi Forces - VOA

Libyan Rebels March Toward Qaddafi Stronghold - New York Times

Rebels Reclaim Lost Ground; NATO to Expand Role - Los Angeles Times

Rebels Push West Again, but Sirte Awaits - Christian Science Monitor

Aided by Air Strikes, Libya's Rebels Push West - Reuters

Libyan Rebels Capture Key Oil Towns - Washington Post

Rebels Claim Victory in Gaddafi's Hometown - Daily Telegraph

Libyan Rebel Spokesman Says Gaddafi Town Seized - Reuters

Air Strikes Hit Gaddafi's Hometown of Sirte - BBC News

Air Raids Hit Gadhafi Stronghold of Sirte - Associated Press

Pro-Gaddafi Forces Resume Attacks on Misrata - Reuters

Libyan State TV: Gaddafi in Tripoli Compound - Reuters

Libyan Regime Could Collapse from Within - Los Angeles Times

U.S.: Libya Matters, But Not a Vital Interest - Voice of America

U.S. to Cut Libya Role Soon, Focus on Gaddafi Exit - Reuters

NATO Agrees to Lead Airstrikes Against Gadhafi - Washington Times

Gates and Clinton Unite to Defend Libya Intervention - New York Times

White House Defends Mission in Libya - Washington Times

NATO to Assume Command of Libya Air Operations - Associated Press

Forces Accomplish No-fly Zone Mission, Gates Says - AFPS

U.S. Reducing Naval Firepower Aimed at Gadhafi - Associated Press

Rebels' Have Heart But Lack Organization and Training - Washington Post

Libyans Call Woman Who Claimed Rape a Prostitute - New York Times

Mother Proud of Woman who Claimed Rape - Washington Post

Woman Who Claimed Rape Free, 4 Men Questioned - Associated Press

A War By Any Name - New York Times opinion

Egypt

Egyptian Fundamentalist Sect Gains Strength - Washington Post

Rumsfeld Worries Brotherhood Will Hijack Revolution - Washington Times

Yemen

Yemen's Leader Drops Offer to Leave by Year's End - Associated Press

Yemen Islamists Seize Southern Town, Kill 6 Troops in Center - Voice of America

Yemeni Militants Seize Control of Weapons Factory - Associated Press

Syria

In Syria, a Test of Bashar Assad's Leadership - Los Angeles Times

Repression or Reform? - Christian Science Monitor

Syria's President Assad Deploys Army - Washington Post

Syria Tries to Ease Deep Political Crisis - New York Times

Syrian Leader to Address Nation - Reuters

Syrian Demonstrators Blame Government for Violence - Voice of America

Syrian Rebels Don't Want U.S. Aid, at Least for Now - Washington Times

2 Killed in Anti-Government Unrest in Syria - Voice of America

Syria Unrest: Twelve Killed in Latakia Protest - BBC News

Syria's Assad Deploys Army in Port to Keep Order - Reuters

Groups of Armed Young Men Roam Syrian Seaside City - Associated Press

Syria Detains Egyptian-American Blogger - New York Times

Reuters Says 2 Reporters Missing in Syria - Associated Press

Iran

Israel Questions Argentina Over Iran-Backed Attacks - BBC News

Israel Seeks Argentine Clarifications Over Iran Attacks - Associated Press

Iraq

Factbox: Security Developments in Iraq - Reuters

Israel / Palestinians

Israel Launches Deadly Air Strike on Gaza; Deploys Anti-Rocket System - VOA

Israeli Air Strike Kills Two Militants in Northern Gaza - BBC News

Israel Deploys 'Iron Dome' Missile System - New York Times

Israel Deploys Anti-missile System - Washington Post

Israel Deploys Rocket Defense System Against Gaza - Associated Press

Why so Tough on Israel? - Washington Post opinion

Middle East / North Africa Unrest

U.S. Products Help Block Mideast Web - Wall Street Journal

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - Associated Press

Is It 1848 in the Arab World? - Boston Globe opinion

Afghanistan

Spring Could Prove Test of Anti-Taliban Effort - Los Angeles Times

40 Afghans Kidnapped by Insurgents - New York Times

Taliban Seize Group of Would-be Afghan Police Recruits - BBC News

Taliban Claims to Have Kidnapped 50 Afghan Police - Associated Press

Truck Bomb Explodes in Afghanistan, Killing 20 - Associated Press

Taliban Bomb-planters Walk Free Due to Lack of Evidence - Daily Mirror

Russia Envoy: NATO Not Helping Enough to Intercept Afghan Drugs - VOA

Soldiers Accused of Taking $1.3M in Afghanistan - Fayetteville Observer

Pakistan

Clinton Hints at Strained U.S. Ties with Pakistan - Daily Telegraph

India and Pakistan to Discuss Anti-terrorism Measures - BBC News

Japan Earthquake / Tsunami

Radiation Levels at Nuclear Plant Hit New Highs - Washington Post

Disaster-Hit Japan Faces Protracted Nuclear Crisis - Reuters

Tainted Water at 2 Reactors Increases Alarm - New York Times

Japan Nuclear Plant Data Error 'Unacceptable' - BBC News

Confusion Over Radiation Levels at Japan Nuclear Plant - Voice of America

Japan Says High Radiation Due to Partial Meltdown After Quake - Reuters

Use of Robots to Handle Nuclear Accident Lagging - Washington Post

Radiation Scare Highlights Perils of Information - Los Angeles Times

A New Obsession Sweeps Japan: Self-Restraint - New York Times

Yokota: Hub of U.S. Military's Relief Operations - Stars and Stipes

U.S. Helps Clear Vital Japan Harbor - Washington Times

Social Media

Ethical Quandary for Social Sites - New York Times

U.S. Department of Defense

More Powerful IEDs Lead to Increase in Spinal Injuries - Stars and Stripes

Billions to Fight Roadside Bombs, with Little Success - McClatchy Newspapers

United States

Virtual War a Real Threat - Los Angeles Times

Napolitano's Comments on Border 'Wrong' - Washington Times

Investigation Urged Into Federal Security Contractors - Los Angeles Times

Little Progress as Govt. Shutdown Deadline Looms - Washington Times

Anti-this, Pro-that... All Convene at the White House - Stars and Stripes

Our Misguided Faith in Strength - Boston Globe opinion

World

Amnesty International: Global Death Penalty Trend Falls - BBC News

Africa

Ouattara Rejects New Ivory Coast Mediator - Voice of America

A.U.'s Ivory Coast Envoy 'Rejected' - BBC News

Nigeria President Appeals to Muslim Leaders Before Vote - Reuters

Nigerian Youth Leader Killed in Troubled Northeast - Associated Press

Somali Gov't Extends Term Despite Int'l Opposition - Associated Press

Indian Navy Captures 16 Somali Pirates on Iranian Ship - BBC News

Americas

Mexico City Unlikely Draw for Those Fleeing Violence - Los Angeles Times

Leftist Former Soldier Rises in Peru Election Poll - Associated Press

Humala Has Narrow Lead in Peru Race - Reuters

Chavez Urges Venezuelans to Cut Calorie Intake - Associated Press

Honduran President Threatens Striking Teachers - Associated Press

Jailed U.S. Man Likely Focus of Carter Cuba Trip - Reuters

Cuba Dissidents March Again After Relatives Freed - Associated Press

Asia Pacific

BBC Poll: China's New Economic Power Fans Fear - BBC News

China: Mcroblogging Becomes Free-speech Platform - Washington Post

South Korea Repatriates 27 North Koreans, Keeps 4 - Voice of America

U.S.-Philippine Military Drills May be Scaled Back - Associated Press

Burma Marks Unusually Low-key Armed Forces Day - Associated Press

Cambodia: Ex-Khmer Rouge Prison Chief Appeals Sentence - Associated Press

Europe

Merkel Loses Key German State on Nuclear Fears - New York Times

Merkel's Party Suffers Defeat in German State - Associated Press

France: Sarkozy's Party Takes Drubbing in Test Elections - Associated Press

Sarkozy Squeezed by Left and Right in French Polls - Reuters

Italy PM Berlusconi Expected at Corruption Trial - BBC News

Russian Site Smokes Out Corruption - New York Times

Belarus: Crackdown Extends to Those Outside Politics - New York Times

South Asia

India and Pakistan to Discuss Anti-terrorism Measures - BBC News

Indian Navy Captures 16 Somali Pirates on Iranian Ship - BBC News