Small Wars Journal

5 September SWJ Roundup

Mon, 09/05/2011 - 5:10am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Libya

Libyan Rebels Poised to Attack Gadhafi Stronghold - VOA

Anti-Gaddafi Forces Mass for Attack - WP

Libya Rebels Close in on Kadafi Stronghold - LAT

Gaddafi Stronghold Talks 'Failed' - BBC

Loyalists Stick to Gadhafi - TS

Libya Rebels: Talks for Loyalist Town Have Failed - AP

Talks Fail With Gaddafi Loyalists in Desert Bastion - Reuters

Rebels Poised to Attack Town With Divided Loyalties - AP

Can Fierce Battle for Qaddafi's Home Town be Avoided? - CSM

Libyan Government Forces Identify Gaddafi Whereabouts - Reuters

UN Says Libya Weapons a Major Concern - Reuters

Jihadists Plot to Take Over Libya - WT

Libyans Turn Wrath on Dark-Skinned Migrants - NYT

Libyan Rebels Round up Black Africans - AP

Memos From Inside Gadhafi's Crumbling Regime - G&M

CIA Handed Key Libya Rebel Figure to Gadhafi - S&S

MI6 Worked with Gaddafi Government on Rendition - TT

Extremist’ Britain Allowed to Stay was Link to al-Qaeda in Iran - TT

Gadhafi Leaned on Arab Allies to Stay in Power - AP

Chinese State Companies Offered Arms to Qaddafi - NYT

China Confirms Visit From Gadhafi Representatives - AP

Libya Rebels Open Government Offices to Public - NYT

Libya NTC to Offer Fighters Police Jobs - Reuters

Foreigners Complain of Harassment by Libya Rebels - AP

Algeria Defends Decision to Shelter Gaddafi Kin - Reuters

 

Syria

Opposition Hopes for Coup as Sanctions, Protests Grind On - LAT

Syrian Soldiers 'Killed in Ambush' Near Hama - BBC

Syria Agrees to Arab League Chief Visit - VOA

Wave of Deaths, Arrests as ICRC Visits Syria - AP

 

Afghanistan

Anger After Raid Kills Wealthy Afghan With Murky Past - NYT

Afghan Taliban Releases 4 Kidnapped Turkish Engineers - VOA

 

Pakistan

Pakistan Asks Karzai to Help Secure Release of 30 Kidnapped Youths - VOA

Pakistan Urges Afghanistan to Help Free Youths - AP

Pakistan Kidnap 'to Punish Tribe' - BBC

 

Iraq

A Bellwether of Democracy in Iraq - WP

Wounded Iraqi Army, Police Veterans Face a New Battle - NYT

Mission for Deploying Guard Unclear With Exit in Limbo - S&S

Iraqi Tourists Flock to Kurdish Region for Fun, Safety - Reuters

Turkish Warplanes Bomb Kurdish Militants in Iraq - Reuters

 

Israel / Palestinians

US Plan to delay Palestinian Bid for Statehood - TT

Israeli Army, Settlers Brace for West Bank Unrest - AP

Israel Turkey Relations Worsen After UN Report - VOA

Netanyahu: No Apology to Turkey - WP

PM: Israel Needn't Apologize for Self-Defense - AP

Netanyahu Says Won't Apologize to Turkey - Reuters

Israeli Army: 3 Houses Razed in West Bank Outpost - AP

West Bank Mosque Hit After Settler Outpost Torn Down - Reuters

UN Report on Flotilla Incident Exonerates Israel - WS opinion

 

Egypt

A Global Search for Mubarak Assets - WP

Hosni Mubarak Trial Due to Resume - BBC

Mubarak Due in Court, 1st Witnesses to Testify - AP

First Witnesses to Speak at Mubarak Trial - Reuters

Egypt Sets October 24 to Try Ex-Mubarak Aide for Graft - Reuters

 

Middle East / North Africa

Iran's Nuclear Plant Connected to Grid - VOA

Iran’s First Nuclear Power Plant Goes Into Operation - Reuters

Iran Lawmaker Postpones N. Korea, China Visit - AP

Yemen Security Forces Fire at Protest, Wound 5 - AP

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP

 

WikiLeaks

Leaked Cables Offer Glimpses Into Relations of US and China - NYT

 

US Department of Defense

Military's New Campaign: Cutting its Energy Costs - VP

'Virtual Battlefield' Lets Korea GIs Drive Tanks in Classroom - S&S

Gay Veterans Face Hurdles in Re-enlisting - NYT

 

United States

An Era of Endless War for Americans After 9/11 - WP

Dramatic Growth in Security Guards Visible Reminder of Change - WP

'Lone Wolf' Terror Seen as Biggest Threat - AP

Feds Warn of Small-Airplane Terror Threats - AP

Postal Service Struggles to Stay Solvent, and Relevant - NYT

Black Hawks Boost CT's Sikorsky in Post-9/11 Wars - AP

Foreign Students Flock to US Colleges - WP

It’s Still the 9/11 Era - NYT opinion

 

Africa

UNHCR Calls for Immediate Stop to Fighting in Blue Nile State - VOA

Sudan Says South-Aligned Group Must End Operations - Reuters

Sudan Bars Major Opposition Party - BBC

New Nation of South Sudan to Move to New Capital - AP

South Sudan Planning to Move Its Capital From Juba - Reuters

11 Killed in Violence in Troubled Central Nigeria - AP

Nigerians Appeal for Calm in Jos - BBC

Somali Leaders Meet to Chart Country’s Political Future - VOA

Somali Fighting Leaves 30 Dead - BBC

Somalia Famine Area 'Spreading' - BBC

AU Probes Killing of Malaysian Journo in Somalia - AP

Eritrea Faces Malnutrition Threat - BBC

 

Americas

Haiti Aims to Spread People, Jobs Across Country - AP

UN Haiti Forces Accused of Abuse - BBC

 

Asia Pacific

Chinese State Media Walk a Tightrope in Coverage - LAT

Leaked Cables Offer Glimpses Into Relations of US and China - NYT

Rights Group Urges China to Account for Forcibly Returned Uighurs - VOA

Japan Sets Up Task Force for US Troop Realignment - S&S

Rebels Say Not Ready to Resume Peace With Philippines - Reuters

Filipino Rebels Slam Commander for Anti-US Threats - AP

Gunmen Abduct Businesswoman in South Philippines - AP

Japan’s Latest Prime Minister - NYT editorial

China’s Challenge at Sea - NYT opinion

 

Europe

Ex-Premier Faces Charges for Iceland’s Fiscal Woes - NYT

Kurdish Legislators Push for Autonomy in Turkey - AP

Kurdish Rebels Kill Two at Turkish Police Soccer Game - Reuters

German State Election Deals New Setback to Merkel - AP

Poles March in Protest of Anti-Semitism, Racism - AP

France: Jacques Chirac Corruption Trial Due to Open - BBC

 

South Asia

Ex-Minister Held in Mines Scandal - BBC

India Lawmaker Arrested Over Mining Scandal - AP

India, Bangladesh to Help People Stuck in Enclaves - AP