Small Wars Journal

14 May SWJ Roundup

Mon, 05/14/2012 - 5:27am

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Real Clear World - RCP

Afghanistan

Obama Welcomes New Stage of Afghan Security Transition - AFPS

Panetta Hails Next Stage of Afghan Security Transition - AFPS

Gen. Allen Hastily Transforming Afghan Mission - WP

ISAF Welcomes Third Stage of Security Transition - AFPS

Military Officials Participate in Pakistan Meetings - AFPS

US, Pakistan Negotiate Reopening NATO Supply Line - AP

Moderate Taliban Speaks of ' Two Kinds of Taliban' - AP

Afghan Peace Council Member Gunned Down - VOA

Ex-Taliban Leader-turned Peace Negotiator Shot Dead in Kabul - WP

Member of Afghan Peace Council Assassinated - NYT

Afghan Peace Negotiator Shot Dead - BBC

Gunman Kills Afghan Peace Council Member in Kabul - AP

ISAF: Murdered Afghan Official Rejected Insurgents’ Agenda - AFPS

US Senator: Assassination Reveals Taliban Strategy - VOA

As Foreign Troops Leave, Afghan Refugees and Poverty Increase - Reuters

8 NATO Forces Killed in 3 Days as Afghanistan Extends Authority - CNN

Afghan Police Kill UK Servicemen - BBC

Bomb Kills 9 at Market in Northern Afghanistan - AP

Idahoan’s Unlikely Journey to Life as a Taliban Prisoner - NYT

Photo Essay: Patrolling for Hearts and Minds - S&S

 

Pakistan

Manifesto Claims Islamist Groups Recruit within Pakistani Military - AP

Secret Case Against Pakistan Officer - AP

Military Officials Participate in Pakistan Meetings - AFPS

US, Pakistan Negotiate Reopening NATO Supply Line - AP

 

Syria

A Month after 'Cease-fire,' Where Does Syria Stand? - CNN

Syrian Troops Storm Rebellious Village; Violence Spills Into Lebanon - VOA

Activists: Syrian Troops Attack Rebel-held Town - AP

Syrian Clashes 'Kill 23 Soldiers' - BBC

Syria Rebels Kill 23 Soldiers in Rastan - Reuters

 

Iran

Iran, Unable to Sell Oil, Stores it on Tankers - WP

UN Nuclear Watchdog Urges Iran Access as Talks Start - Reuters

Drawing Focuses on Iran's Nuke Work - AP

Official Says Israel Familiar with Image From Iran - AP

Iran Says Pressures May Damage Nuclear Talks - Reuters

The Clear Red Line - WP opinion

Iran, the Next Cyberthreat - WT opinion

Tragic Farce of Voting in Iran - TNY opinion

 

Yemen

‘Pursuit of Terrorists Is Irreversible,’ Yemen’s President Says - NYT

28 Dead as Yemen Launches Anti-Qaida Assault - VOA

Drone Strikes Kill Suspected al Qaeda Militants in Yemen - CNN

30 al-Qaida Militants Killed in Fighting in Yemen - AP

Militants Blow Up Yemen Gas Pipeline Again - Reuters

American Drones Will Not Save Yemen - TA opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

Gulf Arab Envoys Study Proposals for Greater Ties - AP

Saudi Arabia and Bahrain Expected to Seek Union - Reuters

Palestinian Forces Seize ex-Fighter in West Bank - AP

Egypt Brokers Palestinian Hunger Strike Deal - Reuters

US May Scrap Costly Efforts to Train Iraqi Police Force - NYT

Period of Relative Calm in Iraq Is Brought to End - NYT

4 Killed in Bombings in Iraq - AP

Two Killed in Sectarian Clashes in Tripoli, Lebanon - BBC

Egypt’s Coptic Christians Fear Rise of Islamists - WP

Thousands of Libyans Struggle With Recovery of Property - NYT

NATO Pressed over Libya Deaths - BBC

Libyans Want Answers over Deadly NATO Airstrikes - AP

Drowned Libya Oil Chief Feared Going Home - Reuters

EU, US Congratulate Algeria on Elections - VOA

Yemen a Lab for Obama's Way of War - FP opinion

Can Islamists Be Liberals? - NYT opinion

It's Not Maliki Pushing Iraq into Civil War - Commentary opinion

Urban Warfare, the Modern Arab Scourge - DS opinion

 

NATO

NATO Chief Says Alliance Moving Forward with Missile Shield - VOA

Can Obama Save NATO from Disaster in Chicago? - CSM opinion

 

US Department of Defense

Domestic Terror Victims Deserve Purple Hearts, Lawmakers Say - S&S

Father Wins ‘Military Spouse of the Year’ Award - WT

 

United States

Lawmakers: Probe, Punish 'Bomb' Leak - WT

Obama Targets New Group in Battleground States: Veterans - WP

More TSA Lies - WT editorial

Diplomats and Dissidents - NYT opinion

 

Africa

US Trains African Soldiers for Somalia Mission - WP

Uganda Captures a Top LRA Commander - VOA

Rebel Officer is Captured by Uganda - NYT

Ugandan LRA 'Commander' Seized - BBC

Time for the US to Arm South Sudan - WP opinion

 

Americas

Mexican Violence Leaves Behind Trail of Doubts - NYT

Mexico Police Find 49 Headless Bodies - BBC

49 Torsos Found Along Mexican Highway - WP

Police Find 49 Bodies by a Highway in Mexico - NYT

Mexico Drug War's Latest Toll: 49 Headless Bodies - AP

Notable Violence in Mexico Over Past Year - AP

Leftist Mexican Presidential Candidate Rises in Poll - Reuters

Colombia: ICRC Says FARC Planning to Free French Journalist - AP

Getting Ready for Life After Castro - FP opinion

 

Asia Pacific / Central

East Asia Nations Seek Regional Trading Pact - AP

China, Japan, S. Korea Warn North to Stop Provocations - VOA

China, S. Korea, Japan Try to Ease N. Korea Tensions - AP

US-Philippine Ties Deepen Amid China Tensions - AP

'No China War Footing' over Shoal - BBC

Analysts Expect China to Broaden Stimulus - NYT

Dalai Lama Alleges Poison Plot; China Cries Foul - AP

S. Korea President in Burma visit - BBC

Ex-Leader’s Detention Tests Mongolia’s Budding Democracy - NYT

Why Philippines Stands Up to China - TD opinion

 

Europe

In German Vote, Social Democrats Rebuke Merkel - NYT

German: Election Blow for Merkel - BBC

Greek Radical Left Leader Refusing Coalition Talks - VOA

More Talks Set as Leaders in Greece Seek Unity Coalition - NYT

Fresh Blow to Greek Cabinet Talks - BBC

Greece’s New Elections Delay Talks - WP

For Many in Greece, Austerity Is a False Choice - NYT

Tens of Thousands Protest in Spain - VOA

Tens of Thousands Protest Austerity in 80 Spanish Cities - NYT

Austerity Bites Deep into Spain - WP

Thousands March in Russian Capital - VOA

Russian Protesters’ Peaceful Stroll - WP

EU Ministers Mull Euro 2012 Boycott of Ukraine - AP

Obama Still Sweet on Putin - WP opinion

 

South Asia

More than 100 Hurt in Bangladesh Clashes - AP