23 July SWJ Roundup

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Real Clear World – RCP

Afghanistan

Top Afghans Tied to ’90s Carnage, Researchers Say - NYT

Allen: 2012 US Troop Drawdown Halfway Done  - AP

'Sticky Bombs,' ala Iraq, Now Appearing in Afghanistan - S&S

Eight Killed in Deadly 24 Hours for NATO in Afghanistan - Reuters

Afghan 'Kills Foreign Trainers' - BBC

5 NATO Troops Killed in Afghanistan - AP

Rockets Fired From Pakistan Pound Villages In Afghanistan - NYT

NATO Trucks Remain Stalled in Pakistan’s Southern Port - VOA

Afghan Social Media War Steps Up With New Campaign - Reuters

Afghanistan Maps Natural Mineral Resources - VOA

UN, Clerics Urge Afghan Peace During Ramadan - VOA

Lost Boys of Bagram Still Live in Prison's Shadow - Reuters

Syria

Syria’s Largest Cities Rocked by Clashes - WP

Both Sides Claim Progress as Violence Continues in Cities - NYT

Syrian Clashes Home in on Crucial City - CNN

Syria Rebels' Gains in Damascus Surprise Even Them - LAT

Rebels Face Heavy Shelling in Syrian Capital - AJ

Fresh Clashes Rock Syria Cities - BBC

Activists: Syrian Helicopters Strike Damascus - VOA

Assad's Forces Overrun Two Damascus Districts - Reuters

Defector: Rebels Seize Syrian Army Infantry School - Reuters

Syrian Forces Execute 20 Unarmed Men in Damascus - Reuters

Syria Crisis Spills Over into Lebanon - VOA

What Would Assad's Fall Mean for Lebanon? - VOA

Britain Vows to Support Syrian Opposition - VOA

Israel: Assad Still in Damascus and Retains Army's Loyalty - Reuters

Netanyahu: Israel Prepared to Deal with Syrian Chemical Weapons - VOA

Israel Leader Ready to Act to Secure Syria Arsenal - AP

Netanyahu: Hezbollah May Get Chemical Arms if Assad Folds - Reuters

World Braces for Fallout from Syria - SMH editorial

How Long Can the Syrian Regime Last? - Economist editorial

Bet on More Violence in Syria - Slate opinion

Battle for Syria Is a Battle for the Mideast - Guardian opinion

Syria Marks the End of Colonialism - DS opinion

No Sanctuary for Assad - WS opinion

Sectarianism Divides Syria's Rebels - TI opinion

What We Know, and Don't, About Syria - CNN opinion

Life During Wartime - NYT opinion

Middle East / North Africa

Official: Iran Can Produce Nuclear Fuel for Ships - AP

Iran Adds Batch of Fuel to Reactor - Reuters

Al Qaeda: We’re Returning to Old Iraq Strongholds - AP

Car Bombings Kill Dozens in Iraq - VOA

Wave of Deadly Bombings hits Iraq - BBC

18 Killed in Sundown Bombings in 2 Iraqi Towns - AP

Israel Alert for Attacks Abroad, Eyeing Olympics - AP

Fresh Israeli Immolation Protest - BBC

Senior Yemen Army Officer Survives Roadside Bomb - Reuters

Egypt Allowing Palestinians Entry Without Permits - AP

Morsi Faces Economic Challenges Amid Textile Strikes in Egypt - WP

Egypt President: 1952 Coup Fell Short on Democracy - AP

Gunmen Free Libya Olympic Chief - BBC

Hold Iran Accountable for Terror - WP editorial

Obama Must Better Navigate Perils of Arab Spring - NYDN editorial

Israel’s Embattled Democracy - NYT editorial

The Mythical Islamist Tide - TNI opinion

Regime Change Needs to be Endgame for Iran - WT opinion

The Muslim Brothers Worry the Saudis - FP opinion

So Much for Obama's "Asia Pivot" - WPR opinion

US Department of Defense

Military Has to Fight to Purchase Lauded IED Buster - WT

Army Destroyed Buried Bombs Detection Report - WT

Marine Corps Creates Law Enforcement Battalions - AP

Trial of Soldiers Accused of Hazing Pvt. Chen Draws National Interest - TFO

A Spiteful New Policy at Guantánamo Bay - NYT editorial

United States

Privacy Rights Violated by Intelligence Agencies, Official Says - WP

Officials Admit Surveillance has Crossed Legal Threshold at Times - AP

Bill Would Clip Wings of Private Drone Use - WT

Colorado Shooting Claims Lives of Sailor, Airman - AFPS

The Spy Hunt for Whistle-Blowers - NYT editorial

The Moral Hazard of Drones - NYT opinion

Does Obama Have a Foreign Policy Edge? - Commentary opinion

Fast and Furious Stonewalling Looks Like Guilt - WT opinion

United Kingdom

Britain Vows to Support Syrian Opposition - VOA

Britain Will Be the Winner of the London Olympics - Telegraph editorial

Africa

US Cuts Military Aid to Rwanda - VOA

West African Defense Chiefs Meet Over Mali Crisis  - VOA

Famine Danger Continues in Parts of Somalia - VOA

Somali Militants Execute 3 Said to Inform CIA, MI6 - AP

Somalia's Al Shabaab Executes Three of Its Own for Treason - Reuters

Sudan Wants S. Sudan Deal but Pins Impasse on Juba - Reuters

Madagascar 'Quells Army Mutiny' - BBC

Madagascar Army Quells Mutiny, Kills Rebel Leader - Reuters

Blast Near North Nigeria Beer Garden Kills Boy - AP

What the Islamist Takeover in Mali Really Means - TNR opinion

Americas

Latin America’s Elected Authoritarians - WP

Thousands March in Mexico Against Election Results - AP

Mexicans in New Election Protest - BBC

Colombian Rebels Blow Up Cano-Limon Oil Pipeline - Reuters

Venezuela: Chavez Says Opponent, Romney Share Agenda - AP

Venezuela: Chavez Will Not Stop Taking Over Airwaves - AP

'Crash Kills Top Cuban Dissident' - BBC

Cuban Dissident Oswaldo Paya Dies in Car Crash - AP

Asia Pacific / Central

Scandal, Economy, Unrest Mar China's Leader Change - AP

China to Formally Garrison Disputed South China Sea - Reuters

China: Heavy Rains Blamed for at Least 37 Deaths in Beijing - NYT

US Osprey Aircraft Arrive in Japan Amid Protests - AP

Japan Begins Radiation Inquiry - AP

Carter Meets With Officials in Thailand - AFPS

Leaf for Drug Cocktail Adds to Thailand’s Woes - NYT

Burma's President Visits Thailand - VOA

Europe

Greek PM: Country’s Plight Like US Great Depression - VOA

Sicily’s Fiscal Problems Threaten to Swamp Italy - NYT

3 Face Negligence Charges in Reaction to Russia Flood - NYT

Norway Remembers Victims of Bomb, Shooting Attacks - AP

South Asia

In Pakistan and India, Hopes for Cricket Diplomacy Take Hold - WP

India's Mukherjee Claims Presidential Poll Victory - VOA

Congress Veteran Wins Indian Presidency - BBC

Political Veteran Elected as India’s President - NYT

Carter’s India Visit to Focus on Defense Cooperation - AFPS