Small Wars Journal

19 April SWJ Roundup

Sat, 04/19/2014 - 3:37am

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Ukraine / Russia

US: Russia Responsible for Evacuating Militants from Ukrainian Buildings - VOA

Pro-Russia Radicals Reject Call To Leave Occupied Buildings - RFE/RL

Pro-Russian Militants Ignore Settlement and Dig In - WP

Pro-Russian Insurgents Balk at Terms of Pact in Ukraine - NYT

Pro-Russia Gunmen in Ukraine Defy Geneva Pact, Refuse to Disarm - LAT

East and West, Ukraine Rival Camps Dig In - Reuters

Donetsk Governor Favors Force to Oust Separatists - VOA

Diplomacy Doesn't Move Insurgents in Ukraine - AP

Humiliating Capitulation Dampens Ukrainian Troops' Morale - RFE/RL

Ukrainian Leaders Still Unsure About Russia's Intentions - VOA

Ukraine Government Pledges Russian Language Rights - Reuters

US Raises Ukraine Pressure on Russia - BBC

Obama Rules Out Military Option in Ukraine - VOA

US Plans Military Drills in Eastern Europe - NYT

NATO Boosts Baltic Presence After Ukraine - BBC

Russia Says US Treating It Like 'Guilty Schoolboy' Over Ukraine - Reuters

Ukraine Crisis: Turning Points - AP Overview

Ukraine Agreement Built on Fragile Foundations - Reuters Editorial

How the US Made Its Putin Problem Worse - Reuters Editorial

Putin Steps Back From Ukraine on His Terms - WP Opinion

 

Afghanistan

After Karzai - RFE/RL Interviews and News

Abdullah Vows To Make 'Meritocratic Appointments' - RFE/RL Interview

Top Air Force NCO Hails Afghan Air Force Ops During Elections - S&S

America’s Last Task in Kabul - NYT Opinion

 

US Department of Defense

Next COIN Manual Tries to Take Commanders Beyond Iraq, Afghanistan - S&S

McRaven: Special Ops Troops Committing Suicide at Record Pace - TT

Navy Report Could Clear Way for Marines to Guam - S&S

Projected Cost of F-35, Pentagon's Costliest System, Rises $7.4B - Bloomberg

Army Says it Will Support National Day of Prayer Event Despite Protest - S&S

Yokosuka Sailor Charged in Navy Bribery Scandal - S&S

 

Terrorism / Counterterrorism

Covert Inquiry by FBI Rattles 9/11 Tribunals - NYT

Obama Signs Into Law 'Terrorist' UN Envoy Visa Ban - BBC

Pakistan Library Named 'bin Laden' as Memory Fades - AP

Terror Watch Lists Run Amok - NYT Editorial

 

Snowden

Putin Tells Snowden Russia Doesn’t Collect Citizens’ Data - Time

Snowden Defends Query to Putin on Surveillance - NYT

Snowden Defends His Question to Putin on Spying - WP

The Lies Edward Snowden Tells - Atlantic Opinion

 

United States

Russian Spy Planes in US Skies - DB

Fake Army Ranger Befriended ex-SEAL Marcus Luttrell - HC

 

United Kingdom

State Schools in Birmingham Isolate Non-Muslims - Telegraph

Belfast IRA Figure Killed in Splinter-Group Feud - AP

Dissident Republican's Killing Condemned - BBC

 

Africa

Rebels in South Sudan Massacre Hundreds, Hit Oil Industry - CSM

UN Says 58 Killed in Attack on UN Base in South Sudan - AP

UN: Women, Children Targeted in South Sudan Attack - VOA

UN Outrage at South Sudan Attack - BBC

Nigeria Retracts Statement About Kidnapped Girls - VOA

Nigeria Schoolgirls 'Still Missing' - BBC

Officials: 24 More Abducted Nigerian Students Free - AP

Besieged Muslims Face Murder, Starvation in CAR - Reuters

Mali Opposition: Tuareg Impasse Makes North Unsafe - AP

ICC Calls Kenya Ruto Trial Witnesses - BBC

Malawi Women Intensify Fight for Equal Space in Public Office - VOA

Swaziland: Africa's Game of Thrones - Atlantic

 

Americas / Caribbean

Violence Against Media Report Shows Continued Impunity in LatAm - ISC

Strong Earthquake Shakes Mexican Capital - AP

 

Asia / Pacific

Japan to Break Ground on New Base Near Disputed Senkaku Isles - Bloomberg

Japan to Arm Remote Western Island, Risking More China Tension - Reuters

Trade Deal Eluding US, Japan, Senior US Official Says - Reuters

US, South Korea Wrap Up Foal Eagle Exercise - S&S

South Korea Ferry Search Efforts Hampered for 3rd Day - VOA

South Korean Ferry Captain, Two Crew Members Arrested - WP

South Korean Ferry Disaster Captain 'Arrested' - BBC

Drone Diving to Record Level in Malaysian Plane Search - Reuters

Sub Search for Missing Malaysian Plane to be Done in Week - AP

China Jails Corruption Activists - BBC

7 Die in Shooting at China-Vietnam Border - AP

Navigating the East China Sea - WP Opinion

 

Europe

Turkish President Rules Out Role Swap with Erdogan - VOA

Turkish President Rules Out Job Swap With Erdogan - AP

 

Middle East / North Africa

JBLM Bde HQ Element Heads Overseas for Mission in Undisclosed Country - TN

Deadly Blast Rocks Syrian City of Homs - VOA

Bomb Kills at Least 14 in Homs, Syria - BBC

Syrian State TV: 14 Killed in Car Bombing in Homs - AP

Iran’s Rouhani Talks Peace at Military Parade - VOA

US Freeing Iran Funds as Deal 'Kept' - BBC

Obama Signs Bill to Block Visa for Iran’s UN Envoy - WP

Obama Signs Bill Aimed at Blocking Iran's UN Envoy - AP

Former-Marine Held in Iran Asks Official for Help - NYT

Egypt: Bomb Blast in Cairo Kills Police Officer - Reuters

Libyan Militants Who Kidnapped Tunisian Diplomat Demand Islamists' Release - VOA

Ailing Algerian President Set to Serve 4th Term - VOA

Algeria's Ailing President Bouteflika Wins Reelection - LAT

Algeria's President Gets Fourth Term - BBC

After Algerian Landslide, What Next? - AP

 

South Asia

Pakistan Library Named 'bin Laden' as Memory Fades - AP

Pakistani Police Arrest 6 Suspected Militant Assassins - Reuters

Being Muslim Under India’s Narendra Modi - NYT Opinion

 

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