Small Wars Journal

31 October SWJ Roundup

Mon, 10/31/2011 - 12:04am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Real Clear World - RCP

Afghanistan

Deadly Attack in Kabul Gets Network’s Message Across - NYT

Deadly Attack Reflects Taliban Strategy - WP

Afghan Violence Comes During Coalition Crackdown - USAT

NATO Convoy Bomb Adds Urgency to Protecting Kabul - AP

US Had Advance Warning of Abuse at Afghan Prisons - WP

Advanced War Games Bring Afghanistan to Camp Lejeune - N&O

In Herat, the Young are Restless as War Grinds On - S&S

Blast Near UN Building in Afghan City Kandahar - Reuters

Aiming Low at Istanbul Meeting on Afghanistan - Reuters

US Changes Tack Towards Taliban - AT opinion

 

Pakistan

US Seeks Aid From Pakistan in Afghan Peace Effort - NYT

Massive Rally Caps Weekend of Demonstrations in Pakistan - WP

Political Shift Seen in Rally in Pakistan - NYT

Anti-US Pakistani Cricketer Rallies 100,000 People - AP

Suspected US Drones Kill 6 in Pakistan - AP

 

Iraq

US Planning Troop Buildup in Gulf After Exit From Iraq - NYT

Report: US Plans Post-Iraq Buildup in Gulf - VOA

Challenges Ahead for Iraqi Forces' Counterterror Efforts - USAT

Turkey Ready to Train Iraqi Forces - KNA

Iran Praises Iraq as US Withdrawal Nears - LAT

Khamenei: Iraqi 'Resistance' Forced US Pull-out - AFP

Obama's Tragic Iraq Withdrawal - WSJ opinion

After US Forces Exit Iraq Will My Brothers Be Killed? - FOX opinion

Troop Increase in Gulf Won't Make Up for Withdrawal - Commentary opinion

Departure of Forces from Iraq Will Have Consequences - GBPG opinion

 

Syria

Arab League Hands Syria Plan to End Unrest - Reuters

Syria's Assad Warns West Against Intervention - AP

Syria’s Assad Warns Western Powers - BBC

Syrian President Thanks Russia for Support - AP

Danger of Civil War in Syria - TN opinion

 

Libya

Libyan Leader Wants Elections Sped Up - WP

Clinton Credited with Key Role in Success of NATO Air Campaign - WP

NATO Set to Finish Libya Mission - BBC

Libya Mission Ends, but NATO’s Direction Still Up in the Air - S&S

Libya's PM Confirms Presence of Chemical Weapons - AP

With Future for Saif Al-Islam Unknown, Niger Wary - Reuters

Hunt is on for Treasures Looted in Libyan Uprising - Reuters

Libya: The End of the Beginning - AE opinion

 

Israel / Palestinians

Truce Effort Follows Deadly Violence on Israel-Gaza Border - VOA

Islamic Jihad Announces Gaza Cease-fire - CNN

Fragile Gaza Cease-fire Off to a Rocky Start - LAT

Gaza Violence Simmers After Truce Announced - Reuters

Israel Strikes Gaza After 'Truce' - BBC

Israeli Airstrike Kills Palestinian Militant - WP

Hamas Caught in Bind as Gaza Violence Heats Up - AP

Israeli Army Whistleblower Gets 4 1/2 Years - AP

 

Iran

Iran Formally Complains to US Over Plot Charges - AP

Iran Parliament to Question Ahmadinejad Over Fraud - AP

Iran Says Wants Relations with US, But Not Now - Reuters

 

Yemen

Yemeni Forces Shell Pro-Opposition District, 4 Killed - VOA

Blast at Yemen Air Base Temporarily Shuts Sana'a Airport - VOA

Airport Hit by Shells as Attacks in the Capital Widen - NYT

Yemen Airport Shut after Blasts - BBC

 

Middle East / North Africa

Saudi Royal Offers Bounty to Catch Israeli Soldier - AP

Saudi Arabia Jails Woman for Funding Al Qaeda - Reuters

Egypt: Mubarak Trial Postponed - BBC

Egypt Military Detains Activist Over Clashes - Reuters

No Need to Fear Decline of Western Power in Arab World - TE editorial

The Arab Intellectuals Who Didn't Roar - NYT opinion

 

US Department of Defense

The US Army's Rock 'N' Roll Past - NPR

Military Works on Making MREs Actually Edible - WP

Don’t Gut Defense - WP opinion

 

United States

Reports: Prosecutions Going Up for War Zone Crime - AP

Congress’s Chance to Rewrite Rules for Fighting Terrorism - WP editorial

 

United Kingdom

Armed Guards to Protect UK Ships - BBC

UK's Cameron: Armed Sailors to Combat Sea Piracy - AP

UK Military in Denial About Defeats - TI opinion

 

World

World Population Grows by 1 Billion in Only 12 Years - LAT

A Lot of People? Yes. Apocalypse? No. - LAT opinion

 

Africa

The Secret War: How US Hunted AQ in Africa - NT

Kenya to Stay in Somalia Until Safe From Al-Shabab Menace - VOA

Kenya Military Chief: Somalia Incursion Could be Long - LAT

Kenyan Jets Bomb Southern Somalia, 10 Dead - VOA

Kenya Kills 10 Shabaab Fighters in Air Strike - Reuters

'Civilians Dead' in Kenyan Somalia Raids - BBC

American Identified as Bomber in Attack in Somalia - NYT

Aid Can't Get Through to Many Somalia Famine Victims - LAT

Students Stage Anti-Government Protest in East Sudan - Reuters

Mali Lawmaker Tells of Threats Over Al-Qaida Talk - AP

Liberia Election Chief Resigns Ahead of November 8 Vote - Reuters

 

Americas

Mexico: Video Threatens to Disclose Zetas Cartel’s Allies - AP

Online Hackers Threaten to Expose Cartel's Secrets - HC

Every Day Is 'Day of the Dead' in Mexico Drug War - AP

Honduras Becomes Western Hemisphere Cocaine Hub - AP

Venezuela: Chavez Orders More Land Taken From British Firm - AP

Colombia Votes in Test for Peace Under Santos - Reuters

Colombia: Former Rebel Wins Bogota Mayor's Election - AP

Colombia Vote Comes Amid Violence, Corruption - MH opinion

 

Asia Pacific

Philippine Offensive Targets Key Terror Suspects - AP

Bombings, Shootings Hit Restive Southern Thailand - AP

Burma Democracy Leader Meets Again with Government Minister - VOA

Floodwalls Keep Bangkok Dry but Provinces Angry - NYT

 

Central Asia

Hopes for Peace as Kyrgyzstan Votes for New President - NYT

Kyrgyz Election Front-Runner Set for Crushing Win - AP

Kyrgyz PM Leads Race for Presidency in Tense Vote - Reuters

 

Europe

Russia 'Close' to WTO Membership - BBC

Serbian Liberals Protest Russian Involvement - AP

Bosnia US Embassy Attacker Says He Acted Alone - Reuters

Bulgaria: Conservative Likely Winner of Presidency - AP

UN's Ban Seeks Lifeline to Flagging Cyprus Talks - Reuters

Europe Will Not Offer China Concessions for Aid - Reuters

Death Toll from Turkey Earthquake Nears 600 - LAT

Panetta Orders Military Support for Turkey Earthquake Relief - AFPS

Neighbors Warily Eye Muscular Turkey - JT opinion

 

South Asia

Protests Awaken a Goliath in India - NYT

Wary of China, Its Neighbors Court India - YG opinion