Small Wars Journal

24 January SWJ Roundup

Tue, 01/24/2012 - 4:57am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Real Clear World - RCP

Afghanistan

East Afghan Frontline Emerges as Major Hurdle - Reuters

Hizb-i-Islami: US, Afghan Officials Flexible on Peace - Reuters

ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS

NATO: Too Early to Say if Taliban Behind French Attack - Reuters

Panel Recommends Court-martial in Soldier's Afghanistan Suicide - S&S

Non-Afghan Detainees May Be Repatriated - WP

All-women Team of Seabees Makes History in Afghanistan - S&S

 

Pakistan

In Pakistan, Coup Looms But Does Not Strike - WP

Pakistan Rejects US Findings on Deadly Border Attack - VOA

Pakistan Rejects US Account of Clash That Ended With Airstrike - NYT

Pakistan Rejects US Account of Airstrike - WP

Pakistan Rejects US Self-defense Claim on Strikes - AP

US Officials Stand Behind Report on Pakistan Border Incident - AFPS

Pakistan Police Suspect Aid Worker Kidnapped - AP

Pakistan Standoff Won't End in Coup - FA opinion

 

Syria

Syria Denies Arab League Call for Power Transfer - VOA

Syria Rejects Call for Assad to Quit - WP

Syria Rejects Power Transfer Call - BBC

Stalemate Deals Grief and Fury in Syria - NYT

Fear Grips Divided Syrian City of Homs - WP

Fear Reigns in Syria City at Center of the Uprising - LAT

Lone Voice Reveals Fear, Division in Syria's Homs - Reuters

Report: Russia to Deliver Combat Jets to Syria - AP

Unrest and American Safety Concerns Strand Iraqis in Syria - NYT

Syria's Stubborn Strongman - LAT editorial

The Fall of the House of Assad - Newsweek opinion

 

Iran

Europe and US Tighten Vise of Sanctions on Iran - NYT

EU Imposes Oil Embargo on Iran - VOA

Europe Sets Iranian Oil Embargo - WP

EU Imposes Iran Oil Embargo - LAT

EU Raises Stakes with Iran Oil Embargo - AP

US Lauds EU for Embargo on Iranian Crude Oil - WT

Russia Slams EU Boycott of Iranian Oil - LAT

Iran Dismisses EU Oil Imports Ban - BBC

Iran Steps Up Threats to Shutter Strait of Hormuz - AP

Iran Slams EU Oil Embargo, Warns Could Hit US - Reuters

Bid for Iran Nuclear Talks Confronts Old Snags - AP

Iranian Adviser Accuses Brazil of Ruining Relations - NYT

An American Caught in Iran’s Spy Game - WP opinion

Nuclear Iran Isn't an Existential Threat - DS opinion

 

Iraq

With US Troops Hardly Gone, Iraq's Gov’t Coming Apart - S&S

Officials: Twin Car Bombs Kill 11 in Baghdad - AP

Two Car Bombs Kill 10 in Iraq Capital - Reuters

Marine's Trial Ends Without Conviction in 2005 Iraq Killings - LAT

Haditha Marine Enters Guilty Plea - BBC

Will Iraq Be an Iranian Satellite? - JP opinion

 

Egypt

Islamist Named Speaker of Egypt House - VOA

Chaotic Start to Egypt’s First Elected Parliament - NYT

Egypt's Islamist-Led Parliament Meets, Rivalries on Display - Reuters

Egypt’s Islamist Parliament - NYT opinion

Egypt: Banana Republic Without Bananas - AT opinion

 

Libya

Four Dead in Fresh Libya Fighting - BBC

Gaddafi Supporters Seize Control of Libyan Town - Reuters

Gadhafi Loyalists Attack Libyan Town, Killing 4 - AP

 

Israel / Palestinians

2 Palestinian Legislators Are Arrested in Jerusalem Protest - NYT

Israel Holds Hamas Jerusalem MPs - BBC

Palestinian Leader Dismisses Presidential Rumors - WT

Israel-Arab Youth Take Peace Talks to Facebook - WP

 

Middle East

Who's Winning the Middle East? Islamists - JP opinion

US Better Get Used to Islamist Governments - WP opinion

Will Politics Moderate Islamists? - TN opinion

Post-Communist Lessons for the Arab Spring - CNN opinion

 

NATO

NATO US Official Previews Chicago Summit - AP

 

US Department of Defense

New Concept Emphasizes Joint Force’s Speed, Synergy - AFPS

Services Announce Fiscal Year’s First Quarter Recruiting Numbers - AFPS

 

United States

Obama: 'Big Ideas' in Economy-Focused State of the Union Address - VOA

Top US Senators Hope State of Union Delivers Economic Plan - VOA

Former CIA Officer Charged in Alleged Leaks - WP

Ex-CIA Agent Accused of Leaking Identity of Covert Officer - NYT

Former CIA Officer Accused of Terror Leaks - AP

DC Fights Congress on National World War I Memorial - WT

TSA's Intrusions Undermine Security - WT opinion

 

United Kingdom

Lawmakers Ponder Major Repairs to UK's Parliament - AP

UK Trial of 9 on US Embassy Terror Plot Begins - AP

British Police Reveal Close Rapport with Phone-hacking Tabloid - LAT

The Real ‘Iron Lady’ - WT opinion

 

Africa

AU Summit Meetings Underway in Addis - VOA

Kano Prayers Over Nigeria Attacks - BBC

4 Kenyans to Stand Trial at Hague Court in 2008 Violence - NYT

Top Kenyans to Face Hague Trial - BBC

Rwanda War-Crimes Suspect Deported - AP

Canada to Deport Rwanda Suspect - BBC

Truck Bomb Explodes at Ethiopian Base in Somalia - AP

 

Americas

Mexican Strike on Sinaloa Cartel - BBC

Mexico Navy Takes Over Traffic Police in Top Port - AP

Brazil Police Storm Illegal Slum - BBC

Panama Canal Strike Called Off - BBC

UN: Allegations of Abuse by UN Police in Haiti - AP

Haiti Dreams of Tourism Revival - WP

Haiti Leader Launches Power Program - AP

Ecuador: An Assault on Democracy - NYT editorial

 

Asia Pacific

Chinese Vice President to Visit White House - VOA

Tibetan Killed in China Protest - BBC

Tibetans Fired Upon in Protest in China - NYT

Report: China Police Fire on Tibetans, Killing 3 - AP

Japan Task Force Kept No Records of Nuclear Crisis Response - Reuters

Gunfight Kills 15 in Philippines - BBC

Gunmen Fire on Fishermen in Philippines, Kill 15 - AP

 

Europe

Major US Military Pullout Could Start in October - AT

New US Envoy Steps Into Glare of a Russia Eager to Find Fault - NYT

Russian Candidates Allege Bias - WP

Putin Warns Ethnic Tensions Risk Tearing Russia Apart - Reuters

French Senate Passes Armenian Genocide Bill, Turkey Outraged - VOA

Genocide Bill Angers Turks as It Passes in France - NYT

Turkey Vents Fury at French Vote - BBC

Turkey Slams France Over Armenian 'Genocide' Bill - AP

UK High Court Clears Way for Basque Extradition - AP

Romanian PM Fires Foreign Minister for Insulting Protesters - VOA

Divers Find 2 More Victims of Italian Cruise Ship Disaster - VOA

Greece on the Brink - WP editorial

How to Integrate Europe’s Muslims - NYT opinion

The Sarkozy Effect - NYT opinion

 

South Asia

Hundreds of Ex-Rebels Lay Down Weapons in India - AP

7 Indian Soldiers Missing in Kashmir Avalanche - AP

Nepal: Drugs Smuggled Into US Inside Prayer Wheels - AP

21 Injured in Sri Lankan Prison Riot - AP