Small Wars Journal

30 December SWJ Roundup

Thu, 12/30/2010 - 7:57am
Afghanistan

NATO: Militant Leaders Captured, Killed in Afghanistan - Voice of America

Coalition Attacks Sap Key Insurgent Group - USA Today

Fighting Erupts in Afghanistan's Tora Bora Mountains - Los Angeles Times

U.S. Troops Clash with Taliban in East Afghanistan - Associated Press

Airstrike Stops Enemy Attack in Afghanistan - American Forces Press Service

NATO Strikes Kill Taliban In Afghanistan's Tora Bora - Reuters

Afghanistan: Roadside Bomb 'Kills 14 Civilians' - BBC News

Blast Kills at Least 10 Civilians in Afghanistan - Associated Press

An Election Gone Wrong Fuels Tension in Kabul - New York Times

War Crimes Case Against U.S. Soldiers Has Vulnerabilities - Seattle Times

Assigning Blame for Wanat - National Review opinion

Pakistan

Disappearances With Reported Ties to Pakistan Worry U.S. - New York Times

U.S. Worried By Reports Of Pakistan Detentions - Reuters

Official: Pakistan Army Kills 20 Alleged Militants - Associated Press

Iraq

Violent Deaths in Iraq Reach Lowest Level Since War Began - Washington Post

Monitoring Group: Iraq War Deaths Drop in 2010 - Associated Press

U.S. Mission Objective in Iraq: Irrelevance - New York Times

Suicide Bombings Kill 4 Iraqi Police Officers - Voice of America

Suicide Bombers in Iraq Kill Police Commander - New York Times

Iraqi Police Commander Killed in Triple Suicide Attack - Washington Post

3 Suicide Bombers Used to Kill Tenacious Iraqi Cop - Associated Press

Murder Trial for British Contractor Opens in Iraq - Associated Press

Iran

Iran Remains Key Foreign Policy Issue for Obama - Voice of America

Israel: Iran Nuclear Bomb 'Still Three Years Away' - BBC News

U.S. Praises Reserve Bank Of India In Iran Dispute - Reuters

Korean Peninsula

Lee Expresses Desire for Talks with North Korea - Voice of America

South Korean President Open to Talks With North - New York Times

S. Korea's Lee Wants to Renew Six-party Talks - Washington Post

N. Korea Boosts Tanks and Special Forces, South Says - New York Times

South Korea: North Korea Builds Up Special Forces - Associated Press

Seoul's Message to North Korea on Nukes is Mixed - Washington Times

Russia Calls on Koreas to Stop "Muscle Flexing" - Reuters

WikiLeaks

Web Attack Takes Anonymous Activists Offline - BBC News

4Chan, a Breeding Ground for Hackers, Crippled by Hackers - FOX News

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Army Waiting List Near Record Levels - ABC News

Navy Awards Two Contracts to Build New Combat Ships - New York Times

Army Artist Captures Life on Canvas - American Forces Press Service

United States

Terrorist Watch List: One Tip Enough to Put Name in Database - Washington Post

United Kingdom

English-language Magazine Provided Bomb Tips - Washington Post

SAS 'For Hire' after Iranian Embassy Siege in 1980 - BBC News

Africa

African Unity Faces a Test in Ivory Coast - New York Times

Ivory Coast Tensions at Fever Pitch - Voice of America

Ivory Coast U.N. Ambassador Warns of Genocide Risk - BBC News

Thousands Flee Ivory Coast Stand-Off - Voice of America

Neighbors Put Ivory Coast Military Option on Hold - Associated Press

West African Envoys to Return to Ivory Coast Next Week - Reuters

U.S. Growing More Optimistic about Fate of Sudan Referendum - Washington Post

Policing of Clothes in Sudan's South Reflects a Culture Clash - New York Times

War-Weary South Sudanese Exiles Reluctant to Return - Reuters

Sudan Threatens to Withdraw From Darfur Talks - Voice of America

Sudan's President Bashir Calls Time on Darfur Talks - BBC News

Sudan President Gives Ultimatum on Darfur Talks - Associated Press

Sudan's Bashir Sets Thursday Deadline For Darfur Talks - Reuters

China Covers Bases in Sudan - Associated Press

Bombs, Shootings Hit Nigeria Before Election Year - Reuters

Explosion Wounds 2 People at Rally in Nigeria - Associated Press

Liberia Prepares for Election Despite Challenges - Voice of America

Somali Shabaab's Threat to Strike U.S. Seen Empty - Reuters

Tunisia Names New Youth Minister After Riots - Reuters

ICC Trial May Harm Kenya's Reform - Washington Post editorial

Americas

Mexico Army's Failures Hamper Drug War - Los Angeles Times

Mexico: Countless Juarez Residents Flee 'Dying City' - Associated Press

Armored Car Sales Jump as Drug War Batters Mexico - Reuters

Mexico Drug Shootout Leaves 5 Dead, 13 Detained - Associated Press

Honduras: 10,000 Migrants Kidnapped in Mexico - Associated Press

U.S. Revokes Venezuelan Ambassador's Visa - Associated Press

U.S. Says Having Ambassador in Venezuela Important - Associated Press

Ex-Official: Venezuela Leader Aided Sandinistas - Associated Press

Colombia: Drug Lord Pedro Guerrero Killed - Los Angeles Times

Brutal Drug Lord Dies in Clashes in Colombia - Associated Press

Bolivia Raises Wages to Defuse Fuel Hike Tensions - Reuters

Haiti Frees U.S. Aid Worker Accused of Kidnapping - Associated Press

Asia Pacific

Admiral: China Progressing on Anti-carrier Missile System - Stars and Stripes

Indonesian Terror Suspect Goes on Trial - Voice of America

Thai Court Convicts 'Yellow Shirt' Protesters - Associated Press

Europe

Danish Security Foils 'Imminent' Terror Attack - Voice of America

Denmark Terrorism Plot Thwarted - Los Angeles Times

Police Arrest 5 in Danish Terror Plot - New York Times

Denmark: Attack Over Prophet Cartoons Thwarted - Associated Press

Terror Suspects to Appear in Scandinavian Courts - New York Times

Sale of French Warships to Russia Raises Alarm in NATO - Los Angeles Times

Russia: Putin Says Hopes Not to Change Govt Before Election - Reuters

Russia: Putin Praises START Treaty, Warns on WTO - Reuters

Suspects in Attack on Russian Activist Arrested - Associated Press

Bomb Blast Damages Athens Court Building - New York Times

Hungary's Tough New Laws Worry Other E.U. Countries - Associated Press

Riot Charges for Opponents of Belarus Leader Lukashenko - BBC News

Turkish President Visits Kurds - Voice of America

Armenia Says It Has S-300 Air Defense Missiles - Associated Press

Germany's Responsible Military Reform - New York Times editorial

Middle East

Palestinians Target Settlements in U.N. Resolution - Associated Press

Palestinians Seek More Than A "Facebook State" - Reuters

Israeli Settlers Aim to Repel Palestinian - Wall Street Journal

Former Israeli President Convicted of Rape - New York Times

Israel ex-President Moshe Katsav Found Guilty of Rape - BBC News

Obama Taps Robert Cole as Ambassador to Syria - Washington Post

Syria Encouraged Anti-Cartoon Protest - Reuters

South Asia

India Digs In Its Heels as China Flexes Its Muscles - New York Times

Sri Lanka Says U.N. Panel Can Not Conduct Own War Crimes Probe - Reuters