28 September SWJ Roundup

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

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Afghanistan

Most US, NATO Troops Resume Joint Operations with Afghan Forces - WP

Panetta: Partnered Operations with Afghans Back to Bormal - S&S

NATO Resuming More Operations With Afghans, Pentagon Says - Reuters

Afghan Fertilizer Seizures on the Rise - WP

Marine Recalls Camp Bastion Attack - AFPS

Video: US Soldier Survives Firefight with Taliban - S&S

ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS

Report Card Gives Afghan Surge an 'F' - DR opinion

Iran

Netanyahu Calls for 'Clear Red Line' on Iran's Nuclear Program - VOA

Netanyahu: Draw ‘Red Line’ on Iran’s Nukes Program - WT

Netanyahu Has ‘Red Line’ for Iran, but Softer Tone for US - NYT

Netanyahu: Iran May Have Bomb Next Summer Without ‘Red Line’ - WP

Israeli Report Says Sanctions Hitting Iran Hard - AP

Obama Ducks Meeting; Clinton to Meet with Israel’s Netanyahu - WT

Clinton Talks Iran with World Powers, then Israel - AP

China Says Iran Nuclear Talks at 'Crucial Stage' - Reuters

Iran Says It Reserves Right to Retaliate if Attacked - Reuters

Iran Envoy Is Assaulted by Protesters Near the UN - NYT

Once Again, UN Gives Iranian Tyrant a Pass - NYDN editorial

Eight Ways to Deal with Iran - FP opinion

A Legal Hit on Iran - WP opinion

Syria

Syrian Rebels Announce Big Offensive in Aleppo - NYT

UN: Syrian Refugee Exodus to Reach 700,000 - VOA

UN Set for 700,000 Syria Refugees - BBC

Syria Tells Rebels on Mobile Phones: "Game Over" - AP

World Does Nothing While Syria Is Destroyed - DS editorial

Intervention Will Not Save Syria - TNI opinion

Middle East / North Africa

Islamists Unite Under Fresh Name - WP

Attack on US Consulate in Libya Tied to al-Qaeda - WP

US Reduces Staff at Libya Embassy - BBC

Security Fears Hobble Inquiry Into Attack at Libya Mission - NYT

NATO Worried by Libya Armed Groups, Offers Security Help - Reuters

Egyptians Fear Morsi Becoming Authoritarian - AP

Egypt: Christians Flee Town After Militant Threats - AP

Iraq Militants 'Attack Tikrit Prison' - BBC

Over 200 Detainees Escape in Iraq Prison Break - Xinhua

Abbas Says to Seek Upgrade of Palestinian UN Status - Reuters

PA’s Abbas Accuses Israel of 'Ethnic Cleansing' - AP

Nigeria Suspends Hajj Flights over Saudi Women Deportation - BBC

Tunisian Women Fear Rights Curbs - VOA

What Do the Salafists Want? - Time opinion

The Arab Spring Has Become Western Winter - WT opinion

The Arab Spring Still Blooms - NYT opinion

Bumps in Obama’s Mideast Road - WT opinion

Time for Israel to Draw Own Borders - JP opinion

Let the Palestinian Authority Collapse - JP opinion

Morocco: What a Real US Ally Looks Like - Dispatches opinion

United Nations

Netanyahu Calls for 'Clear Red Line' on Iran's Nuclear Program - VOA

Netanyahu Has ‘Red Line’ for Iran, but Softer Tone for US - NYT

Netanyahu: Draw ‘Red Line’ on Iran’s Nukes Program - WT

Netanyahu: Iran May Have Bomb Next Summer Without ‘Red Line’ - WP

PA’s Abbas Accuses Israel of 'Ethnic Cleansing' - AP

China Hits Out Over Islands at UN - BBC

China Takes Aim at Japan Over Island Dispute at UN - AP

At UN, Burma Leader Highlights Steps to Reform - NYT

Iran Envoy Is Assaulted by Protesters Near the UN - NYT

Once Again, UN Gives Iranian Tyrant a Pass - NYDN editorial

United Nations: A Seminar on Failed Leadership - FP opinion

US Department of Defense

Official Warns Pentagon Managers Not to Plan for Budget Cuts - WT

US Navy Tests Mine-seeking Sub During Gulf Drills - AP

Air Force Insiders Foresaw F-22 Woes - AP

Stavridis: Cooperation Key in Tackling Piracy Threat - AFPS

Panelists Brainstorm to Buffer Against Supply Chain Threat - AFPS

Army Pauses Operations for Mandatory Suicide Prevention Training - BS

Army Major Guilty of Drunk & Disorderly, Cleared of Sexual Assault - S&S

United States

Election to Decide Future Interrogation Methods in Terrorism Cases - NYT

Americans Say Curbing Anti-Muslim Speech Would Be 'Slippery Slope' - VOA

Man Tied to Anti-Islam Video Held on Probation Charge - NYT

Anti-Islam Film Maker Nakoula Held for Probation Violations in CA - BBC

NYC MTA Amends Rules After Pro-Israel Ads Draw Controversy - NYT

Obama Makes a Pitch to Veterans, Military Families - AP

NASA: Mars Images 'Show Old Streambed' - BBC

Will Waterboarding Make a Comeback? - NYT opinion

WikiLeaks

Britain, Ecuador Fail to Reach Deal on Assange's Fate - VOA

WikiLeaks’ Assange: Amnesty Calls for Swedish Assurances - BBC

PFC Manning: Speedy Trial Violation in WikiLeaks Case - AP

Africa

US Africa Command Chief in Mauritania to Discuss Military Intervention - AP

Sudans Reach Deals on Oil and Demilitarized Border - VOA

Sudan and S. Sudan Sign Accord, but Several Issues Unresolved - NYT

Sudanese Leaders Bashir and Kiir Sign Oil and Trade Deals - BBC

Kenyan Military Says Captured Somali Rebel Bastion of Kismayu - Reuters

HRW Seeks Justice for Guinea Massacre Victims - VOA

Nigeria Suspends Hajj Flights over Women Deportation - BBC

Sirleaf: Liberia Will not Destabilize its Neighbors - VOA

Americas

Mexico Captures Zetas Drug Lord Ivan Velazquez Caballero - BBC

Ammunition for a Trade War Between US and Mexico - NYT

Some Former Allies Ditch Chavez in Venezuela Vote - AP

Russia: Chavez Gets Russian Oil Investment - AP

Nicaraguan Music Promoter Guilty of Money Laundering - BBC

Asia / Pacific

Clinton Presses China on Maritime Spats - AP

US Call for 'Cool Heads' in China-Japan Island Dispute Goes Unheeded - Reuters

China Hits Out Over Islands at UN - BBC

China Takes Aim at Japan Over Island Dispute at UN - AP

China's Military Buildup Raises Arms Race Fears - KH

Chinese Could Soon Become Most Popular Web Language - VOA

Dalai Lama Hopes for China Change - BBC

Chinese Scientist Raises Doubt on Evidence in Murder Case - NYT

South Korea Denied Japan Port Call Ahead of Exercise - S&S

South Korea: Japan Must Educate its People about WWII - AP

North Korea's Ryugyong 'Hotel of Doom' Pictures Released - BBC

US to Lift Burma Import Ban - VOA

Thein Sein: Burma ‘Now Part of Family of Nations’ - VOA

At UN, Burma Leader Highlights Steps to Reform - NYT

An Alternative US China Policy - FA opinion

Chinese Media Ignored Anti-Japan Protests - TA opinion

Europe

Europe to Seek Sanctions Against US Over Boeing Subsidies - NYT

Spain Imposing Further Austerity - BBC

Spain Unveils Sweeping Spending Cuts - WP

Spain’s 2013 Budget Plan Includes More Austerity - NYT

France Braced for Tough Budget - BBC

Greece Agrees on New Package of Budget Cuts and Taxes - NYT

Slovenia PM: No Bailout Needed - AP

Russian Activists Defy Moves by Putin - WP

Russia: Vladivostok Eyes Chinese Investors - VOA

Russia Threatens YouTube Over Anti-Islam Video - VOA

South Asia

Sri Lanka: Displaced Tamil Families 'Left in Jungle' - BBC

Pakistan Targeted Killing: What to Make of Drone Strikes - TA opinion