Small Wars Journal

3 October SWJ Roundup

Mon, 10/03/2011 - 7:36am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, West and Allies Fight a Murky Foe - LAT

Americans Raid Byways of Haqqani Insurgents - NYT

Government Ties Killing of ex-President to Pakistan - WT

'Pakistani' Killed Afghan Peace Envoy - BBC

Afghanistan Says Rabbani's Killer Was Pakistani - Reuters

Haqqanis Deny Killing Rabbani - BBC

Afghanistan Urges Pakistan to Take Steps for Peace - AP

Afghan Women Risk Most in Peace Talks - TS

'Threat' to Afghan Women's Rights - BBC

Afghan Bank Crisis Jeopardizes Aid - WP

Bomb Blasts in Southern Afghanistan Kill 3 - AP

 

Pakistan

Pakistan Denies Involvement in Rabbani Assassination - VOA

Spy Agency Role in Afghan Negotiator's Slaying Denied - LAT

Pakistan Denies Spy Agency Tied to Rabbani Assassination - S&S

Pakistan Denies Spy Agency Tied to Afghan Killing - AP

Angry Pakistan Rejects Afghan Charges on Rabbani - Reuters

Pakistan’s Thousands of Missing - WP

Dreaded Militant Hit Squad Goes Rogue in Pakistan - Reuters

 

Israel / Palestinians

Israel Accepts Quartet Proposal to Resume Peace Talks - VOA

Israel Supports Proposal to Restart Mideast Talks - NYT

Israel Welcomes Peace Talks Plan - WP

Israelis and Palestinians Embrace Only Parts of Initiative - LAT

Palestinians Accuse Israel of Trickery - TT

Israel Backs Mideast Talks Plan, With Reservations - AP

Panetta to Arrive in Israel to Discuss Iran Nuclear Program - Haaretz

Panetta Warns Israel Against Growing Isolation - AP

Panetta Encourages Peace Talks - LAT

Mosque Torched in Israel; Extremists Suspected - AP

 

Libya

Libyans Launch Efforts to Stop Deadly Weapons Flow - McClatchy

Civilians Flee Sirte, Red Cross Takes Medicines Into City - TT

Fighting Halts Red Cross Mission Into Libya's Sirte - Reuters

Dire Conditions in Libya Siege City Hospital - VOA

Shortages 'Killing Patients' in Libya Siege Hospital - Reuters

Gaddafi Loyalists Stranded as Battle for Sirte Rages - TT

Hundreds of Civilians Flee Sirte - BBC

Migrants Evacuated From Libyan City to Chad - AP

Many in Sirte Don't Trust Revolutionary Forces - LAT

Libyan 'Revolutionary Jew' to Restore Synagogue - NYT

Gadhafi Son Denies Interpol Allegations - AP

 

Syria

Opposition Groups Create National Council to 'Overthrow' Assad - VOA

Syrian Dissidents Form Council to Unite Groups - WP

Syria Dissidents Form United Bloc - BBC

Syria Opposition Launches National Council - AP

Assad Opponents Unite and Ask World for Help - Reuters

Syrian Lawmaker Criticizes Opposition Council - AP

 

Yemen

US Faces Dilemma with Anti-Terror Ally Yemen - VOA

One Islamist Is Dead, but the Battle Goes On - NYT

25 Yemeni Troops Killed by Apparent Friendly Fire, Militants - VOA

Yemeni Jet Bombs Army Post, Killing 30 Soldiers - AP

Yemen 'Air Strike' Kills Troops - BBC

Yemeni Warplane Mistakenly Bombs Soldiers, Officials Say - Reuters

Yemen Says 1,480 Killed Since Beginning of Unrest - DPA

Official: Al-Qaida Bomb Maker Not Killed in Drone Strike - AP

 

Egypt

Egyptian Military Leader Unfazed by Growing Anger - LAT

In Egypt, Concessions by Military on Politics - NYT

Military Rulers Back Down on Election Law, Concerns Persist - CSM

Egypt Offers Poll Law Concession - BBC

Parties Retract Boycott Threat After Army Concessions - Reuters

Egypt Head Denies Order to Shoot - BBC

Egypt's Ruler Denies Army Told to Shoot Protesters - AP

US Met With Egypt’s Islamists - Reuters

 

Middle East / North Africa

Bombs Kill 4 Anti-Al-Qaida Fighters in Iraq - AP

At Least 13 Killed After Iraqi Hostage Siege - Reuters

Saudi Arabia Tries Seven Al Qaeda-Linked Suspects - Reuters

Bahrain Lawyer: 14 Sentenced to Life in Slaying - AP

UAE Democracy Advocates Refuse to Appear in Court - TT

Case Against UAE Insider Stuns Political Activists - AP

Don't Fear Us: Tunisian Islamist Leader - Reuters

Morocco Dismantles New Militant Cell - AP

Moderation, Saudi-Style - NR opinion

 

Al Qaeda / Terrorism

Al-Awlaki’s Killing Seen as Major Blow - WT

Panetta: Al-Qaida Deaths Hurt Plans for Attacks - AP

Al-Awlaki’s Just Demise - NR editorial

 

US Department of Defense

Economy to Be a Challenge for New Military Chief - NYT

Soldier Not Guilty in Iraq Slaying - KDH

A Broader GI Bill - NYT editorial

 

United States

Cheney Says Obama Owes Apology to Bush - WP

DHS Tries to Shore Up Nation’s Cyber Defenses - WP

New ATF ‘Fast and Furious’ Docs Released by White House - CBS

Anti-Wall Street Group to Continue Protests After Mass Arrests - VOA

Occupy Wall Street Protest 'People Claiming Some Autonomy' - CSM

Obama’s Drone Danger - WP opinion

 

Africa

At Least 18 Killed in Nigeria Village Assault - VOA

19 Killed in Communal Clashes in North Nigeria - AP

ICC to Probe Ivory Coast Killings - BBC

Hague Court to Investigate Ivory Coast Election - Reuters

Kenyan Police Arrest 1 After French Kidnapping - AP

Anger Flares at Kenya Kidnapping Response - Reuters

Cameroon: 126 Arrested Over Independence Protest - AP

Guinea President Renews Offer of Talks After Riots - Reuters

Zimbabwe's Mugabe in Singapore for Check-Up - Reuters

 

Americas

Mexico, US Border: Crossing Over, and Over - NYT

Study: Colombia Anti-Union Violence Undeterred - AP

Guatemalans Live in Fear Again as Drug Gangs Move In - Reuters

Jamaican PM Says Scandal Over Drug Lord Took Toll - Reuters

 

Asia Pacific

The US Politics of Dealing With China - WSJ

China Gaining Upper Hand in Friendship With Russia - Reuters

Why China Won't Conquer the World - TT

China's Bullet Trains Trip on Technology - WSJ

Malaysian Leader Launches Security Law Overhaul - AP

Filipino Militants Free US Woman, Still Hold Son - AP

Filipinos Still Trapped on Roofs; Typhoons Kill 59 - AP

 

Europe

Europe's Leaders Weakened When Bold Action Needed - Reuters

Cameron Calls for 'Urgent' Action on European Debt Crisis - VOA

Russia: Putin’s Return Could Strain ‘Reset’ with West - WT

Russia 'Gave Agents License to Kill' - TT

Watch Out for Putin, and Russia - LAT opinion

Greece to Miss Targets on Deficit - BBC

Toil and Trouble Over the Caldron That Is Greece - NYT

Spanish Judge Frees 5 Terror Suspects - VOA

Spain Judge Frees 5 Suspected of Financing Terror - AP

Germany Detains Four Men Suspected of Unification Day Plot - Reuters

Serbia Police Detain 6 Suspected Extremists - AP

Belarus Opposition Candidate Freed From Prison - AP

 

South Asia

India: Sense of Vindication as US-Pakistan Relations Deteriorate - LAT

India: Gandhi Prayer Ends Public Absence - BBC

Bangladesh Indicts Islamic Leader for War Crimes - AP

Gas Field Found Off Sri Lanka Coast - BBC