Small Wars Journal

31 December SWJ Roundup

Fri, 12/31/2010 - 9:17am
Afghanistan

U.S. Fights to Open School in Taliban Area - Associated Press

U.S. Homeland Security Chief Arrives in Afghanistan - Associated Press

ISAF Condemns Bomb Attack in Helmand Province - AFPS

Grenade Attack Kills Afghan Child, Wounds 6 - Associated Press

Pakistan

Pakistan to Fight U.S. Mumbai Lawsuit Against Spy Agency - BBC News

Pakistan on Strike Against Bill to Amend Blasphemy Law - BBC News

Islamists Lead Pakistan Strike In Political Crisis - Reuters

Bomb Kills 1, Wounds 2 Near Pakistan Police Office - Associated Press

Iraq

Iraq Civilian Casualties for 2010 Lowest Since U.S. Invasion - Voice of America

Christians Are Casualties of 10 Baghdad Attacks - New York Times

Series of Baghdad Bombings Target Christians - Washington Post

Iraq Christians Bury Their Dead After More Attacks - Associated Press

Two Killed In Attacks on Christians In Iraq Capital - Reuters

Iraq in Review: The Great Game and a New Dawn - New York Times video

Iran

Tehran Warns Opposition Leaders Will Stand Trial - Associated Press

India And Iran to Discuss Oil Payments In Shadow Of Geopolitics - Reuters

Al Qaeda

Al-Qaeda Bomb Manual Published on Internet - Daily Telegraph

Korean Peninsula

South Korea Again Describes North Korea as 'Enemy' - Voice of America

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

S. Korea Names Strategist to New N. Korea Crisis Post - Associated Press

South Korea Names Crisis Chief to Boost Defence Against North - Reuters

WikiLeaks

Leak Reveals Flaws of State's Information-sharing Tool - Washington Post

WikiLeaks Backers Say Zimbabwe Websites Shut Down - Reuters

U.S. Department of Defense

Medical Research is Part of Military's Combat Mission - Washington Post

Families Bear Brunt of Deployment Strains - New York Times

Vets of Recent Wars Confront Grim Employment Landscape - Washington Post

VFW Seeks to Diversify, Reaches Out to Young Vets - Associated Press

U.S. Military Has No Time to Train for Big Wars - Politics Daily

Language Training Detachment Stands Up in Europe - AFPS

New York National Guardsmen on Watch New Year's Eve - AFPS

United States

Lone-Wolf Plots Alter Anti-Terrorism Strategy In U.S. - NPR

As Frustration Grows, Airports Consider Ditching TSA - Washington Post

Vatican

The Vatican Creates a Financial Watchdog - New York Times

Africa

U.N. Chief Warns Supporters of Ivory Coast's Gbagbo - Washington Post

Ivory Coast: Attack on Rival Could Lead to Civil War - Associated Press

U.N. Advisers Fear Ivory Coast Ethnic Strife - Reuters

Sanctions Increase Against Stubborn Ivorian President - Voice of America

Ivory Coast Diplomat Warns Crisis Threatens to Bring Genocide - Voice of America

Gbagbo Backers Threaten Opposition at Abidjan Hotel - Voice of America

Ivory Coast: U.K. 'Would Back' U.N. Gbagbo Military Action - BBC News

U.K. Would Back Troop Deployment to Ivory Coast - Associated Press

U.K. Says Would Back Force to Oust Ivory Coast's Gbagbo - Reuters

Peace Hovers in Sudan, but Most Soldiers Stay Armed - New York Times

Nigerian Police Arrest 92 Over Islamist Sect Attacks - Reuters

Zimbabweans Rush for Documents Before S. Africa Deportation Deadline - VOA

South Africa Relaxes Zimbabwe Deportation Paperwork - BBC News

S. Africa: Zimbabweans in Line to Be Legally Counted - Associated Press

Parliament Takes on Contractors in Somalia - New York Times

Americas

Police Officers, Doctor Killed in Mexico Shootings - Associated Press

Venezuela's Chavez Devalues Bolivar Currency Again - Reuters

Bolivians In Streets to Protest Fuel Hikes - Reuters

Cubans Stock Up as Reforms Take Toll on Ration - Reuters

Haiti Suffers Year of Crisis With Nobody in Charge - Associated Press

Haiti's Vote - New York Times editorial

Asia Pacific

China Calls for U.S. to Play 'Constructive' Role in Asia - Voice of America

Report: Torturing Suspects 'the Norm' in Indonesia - Associated Press

Europe

Last of 12 Somali Suspects in Alleged Dutch Terror Plot Freed - VOA

Iraqi Suspect Says Unaware of Danish Terror Plot - Associated Press

Harsh U.S. Words For Russia, But Little Impact on Ties - Reuters

Former Russian Oil Tycoon Gets More Jail Time - Voice of America

Russian Judge Extends Term for Tycoon by 6 Years - New York Times

Russian Spy? Maybe So. TV Darling, Absolutely. - New York Times

As Euro Struggles, Estonia Readies for Entry in Currency - New York Times

Estonia Joins Euro Club Riven By Crisis, Others Wary - Reuters

Poll Shows Slide In Support For Greek Government - Reuters

Turkish Police Detain 10 Al Qaeda Suspects - Reuters

Middle East

A New Ambassador to Syria, but Little Hope of Change - New York Times

Palestinian Leader Wants U.S. Backing in U.N. Proposal - Associated Press

WikiLeaks Show U.S. Frustrated With Egypt Military - Associated Press

South Asia

Report on New Indian State Filed - BBC News

Sri Lanka Bans BBC Again From War Inquiry Panel - BBC News