Small Wars Journal

7 March SWJ Roundup

Mon, 03/07/2011 - 6:26am
Middle East / North Africa Unrest

Rebel Advance in Libya Set Back by Heavy Assault - New York Times

Gaddafi Forces Repel Libyan Opposition - Washington Post

Libya Rebels, Regime Both Claim Victories - Los Angeles Times

Libyan Rebels Try to Regroup After Setback - Associated Press

Violence in Libya Sows Fears of Long Civil War - Washington Post

Gadhafi Could Wage Protracted Civil War - Washington Times

Gaddafi Counter-Offensives Raise Civil War Fears - Reuters

Gaddafi Launches Counter-Offensive on Libyan Rebels - Reuters

Libyan Rebels Continue Drive Toward Tripoli - Voice of America

Rebels Battle Gaddafi Offensive - BBC News

Free of Qaddafi, City Tries to Build a New Order - New York Times

Libyan Rebels Beat Back Attack on Misrata-Residents - Reuters

Gadhafi Forces Attack Rebels Advancing West - Voice of America

U.S. Weighs Options, on Air and Sea - New York Times

America's Secret Plan to Arm Libya's Rebels - The Independent

U.S. Senators Call for No-flight Zone Over Libya - New York Times

Congressional Ldrs. Push for More Aggressive Response - Washington Post

GOP Prods Obama on Libya - Wall Street Journal

British Team Leaves Libya After Being Held by Rebels - Voice of America

U.K. Diplomatic Team Leaves Libya After Problems - Associated Press

In Venezuela, Chavez Tries to Boost Gaddafi - Washington Post

A Libyan Leader at War With Rebels, and Reality - New York TImes

Gadhafi: Shrewd, Eccentric, or Insane? - Voice of America

Egypt Protesters Attacked by 'Armed Civilians' in Cairo - BBC News

State Security HQ Overrun in Cairo - Washington Post

Armed Men Attack Protesters Outside Cairo Police HQ - Reuters

Egypt Gets New Foreign and Interior Ministers - Voice of America

Answering the Public, Egypt Names a New Cabinet - New York Times

New Egypt PM Names Most of New Cabinet - Associated Press

New Egypt FM Likely to be Tougher on Israel - Washington Post

Thousands Protest at Bahrain Prime Minister's Office - Voice of America

Shiite Protesters in Bahrain Besiege PM Office - Associated Press

Bahrain's Promised Spending Fails to Quell Dissent - New York Times

Senior Saudi Clerics Forbid Protests - Voice of America

Saudi Arabia Detains Shi'ites as Clerics Ban Protests - Reuters

In Kuwait, a Long Battle to Oust the Prime Minister - Washington Post

Thousands Protest Against Lebanon's Sectarian System - Reuters

U.S. Warns Americans in Yemen - Washington Post

Government Backers Attack Protesters in Yemen - Associated Press

How to Help Egypt - Washington Post opinion

Israel / Palestinians

Israeli PM: World Conditioned to Back Palestinians - Associated Press

Israel Plans Work at Contested Jerusalem Holy Site - Reuters

Iraq

Neighborhood Celebrates as a Wall Is Taken Away - New York Times

Iraq Blast Kills 6 in Oil-Rich Basra - Associated Press

Iran

Chávez May Be Violating Iran Sanctions - Wall Street Journal

Iran's Opportunity In The Persian Gulf - STRATFOR / Forbes

Afghanistan

Gates in Afghanistan to Assess Troop Withdrawals - New York Times

Gates in Afghanistan to Evaluate War Progress - Associated Press

Casualties Take Focus From Gates's Afghan Trip - Reuters

Afghan Prison an Insurgent Breeding Ground - Washington Post

U.S. Rebuilds Afghan Village it Destroyed - Los Angeles Times

Karzai Condemns Civilian Casualties by NATO Troops - Voice of America

Karzai Rejects U.S. Apology for Deaths of 9 Boys - New York Times

Karzai Rebukes U.S. Over Civilian Deaths - BBC News

Afghan President Rejects U.S. Apology Over Killings - Associated Press

Roadside Bomb Kills Afghanistan Civilians - BBC News

Pakistan

New U.S. Envoy Visits Pakistan Amid Tensions - Associated Press

Piracy

USS Bulkeley Frees Ship, Crew from Suspected Pirates - Virginian-Pilot

U.S. Navy Frees Ship From Indian Ocean Pirates - CNN News

U.S. Commandos Capture 4 Suspected Pirates in Raid - Associated Press

U.S. Department of Defense

Navy Readies for End of 'Don't Ask' - Washington Post

United States

Partisan Divide Continues on U.S. Federal Budget - Voice of America

Obama Considers Tapping Oil Reserve - New York Times

White House Seeks to Allay Muslims' Fears - New York Times

House Panel to Look at Radicalization of U.S. Muslims - Associated Press

New Zealand

Earthquake Could Cost New Zealand $11 Billion - Reuters

Africa

Abyei Clashes Cloud North-South Sudan Talks - Voice of America

Sudan Central Bank Governor Resigns Ahead of Secession - Reuters

Ivory Coast: Clashes and Looting Amid Political Crisis - BBC News

Ivory Coast Rebels Claim to Expand Their Advance - New York Times

Ivorian Rebels Claim Capture of Another Town - Reuters

South Sudan Militia Clashes Kill at Least 56 - Reuters

Houses Looted by Police in Ivory Coast - Associated Press

African Union Head Leaves Ivory Coast After Talks With Rival Leaders - VOA

Somali Forces Take Border Town From Rebels - New York Times

Somali Official: Pro-Gov't Force Takes 2nd Town - Associated Press

Kenya Arrests Somali Man With American Passport - Associated Press

Americas

In Mexico's Drug War, Loved Ones Simply Vanish - Los Angeles Times

Mexican Church Takes a Closer Look at Donors - New York Times

Gunmen Kill 3 at Bar Near U.S. Consulate in Juarez - Associated Press

Personality Divides Haiti's Presidential Candidates - Los Angeles Times

Asia Pacific

China Security Tight After New Protest Calls - BBC News

China Tracks Foreign Journalists - New York Times

Beijing Tightens Controls Over Foreign Media - Associated Press

China Sees Positive Trend in Ties With U.S. - Associated Press

China Says U.S. Must Stop Taiwan Arms Sales - Reuters

China's Leadership Cowers - Washington Post editorial

Japanese FM Quits Over Illegal Campaign Donation - Voice of America

Japan Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara Resigns - BBC News

North Korea Proposes Talks on 4 People's Defection - Associated Press

Vietnam Releases Human Rights Lawyer From Prison - Associated Press

Tibet Leader Says Separatism Still a Threat - Associated Press

Agents Say Tibet Closed to Foreigners in March - Associated Press

Europe

German Minister's Comments on Islam Stir Debate - New York Times

Ireland's Opposition Groups Form Coalition Government - Associated Press

Estonia's Center-Right Coalition Wins Election - Reuters

Ex-President Chirac Faces French Corruption Trial - Associated Press

Turkey Charges Five More Journalists Over Coup Plot - Reuters

South Asia

India Ally to Quit Cabinet, Coalition Safe for Now - Reuters